Guest curators Christopher Bennett and Alma Ruiz, and photographer/filmmaker Randi Malkin Steinberger, who documented the Afghan women who embroiderered Boetti’s works, come together for this opening program celebrating Order and Disorder: Alighiero Boetti by Afghan Women. An introductory talk about the artist by Boetti scholar Bennett is followed by a conversation about the exhibition with all three speakers, moderated by MOCA curator Ruiz. Priority seating for members at 4:45 pm. Remaining seats will be filled at 4:50 pm on a first-come, first-served basis. Our opening celebration follows.

Image: Alighiero Boetti, Mappa, 1990, Embroidery on fabric, 118.1 x 229.3 cm, Private Collection, Rome, Photograph  by David Regen, New York, © Alighiero Boetti Estate by Artists Rights Society (ARS) and Società Italiana di Autori ed Editori (SIAE) 2011.Courtesy Fondazione Alighiero e Boetti, Rome.