Tuesday Night Lecture Series: Azza El Siddique

Azza El Siddique, that which trembles wavers, 2023. Steel, water, bisque fired clay, water pump, Sandiliya
  • Starts: 7:00 pm on Tuesday, October 15, 2024
  • Ends: 8:30 pm on Tuesday, October 15, 2024

As part of the Tuesday Night Lecture Series (TNLS) BU College of Fine Arts School of Visual Arts presents a lecture with artist Azza El Siddique, organized by the MFA Sculpture program.

Azza El Siddique (b. Khartoum, Sudan) is known for her room-sized sculptural environments made of welded steel that take up the related themes of entropy, impermanence, and mdortality. El Siddique, received an MFA from Yale University School of Art in 2019 and a BFA from Ontario College of Art and Design University in 2014. She is a recipient of a 2024 Creative Capital Award and has participated in residencies at Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Maine, Amant Foundation, NY, John Michael Kohler Arts/Industry Residency, Wisconsin and Harbourfront Center, Ontario. Her work has been featured in The New Yorker, Artforum, Artpapers, CanadianArt, and Border Crossings. Past exhibitions include In the place of annihilation, MIT List Center, Cambridge MA, Dampen the flame; Extinguish the fire, Helena Anrather, NY, that which trembles wavers, Bradley Ertaskiran, Montreal, Material Tells, Oakville Galleries, Ontario, RAW, The Gardiner Museum, Toronto, and GTA 2021, The Museum of Contemporary Art Toronto.

This event is sponsored in part by Boston University Diversity & Inclusion.

Location:
FLR, RM. 410, 808 Commonwealth Ave
Link:
https://www.bu.edu/cfa/visual-arts/lectures/tnls/