Sculpture professor Selve Aparicio to give artist talk at MCA Chicago

Selve Aparicio, assistant professor of sculpture in Alfred University's School of Art & Design, will present an artist talk at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA), Chicago, on April 8.

In the Sara Albrecht Emerge Artist Talk, Aparicio will discuss her practice in which she often uses natural materials such as oyster shells, leaves, and cicada wings to delve into questions regarding death, memory, mourning, and grief.

Sharing points in the arc of her work, Aparicio will provide context for the MCA's new Emerge acquisition, her "Ode to the Unclaimed Dead" (2022), consisting of a pine casket-synonymous with pauper's graves and potter's fields-delicately studded with dandelion seeds, the ultimate symbol of hope and potential. The annual Emerge-sponsored artist talk honors Sara Albrecht, MCA Trustee and former Chair of Emerge.