Exhibits & Events

Kris Graves is lecturing about his Privileged Mediocrity series, a collection of photographs that explore the history and meaning of American monuments. Graves will also discuss his publishing companies, Kris Graves Projects and Monolith Editions, which focus on publishing work by emerging and mid-career artists.

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Kris Graves (b. 1982 New York, NY) is an artist and publisher based in New York and California. Graves creates artwork that deals with societal problems and aims to use art as a means to inform people about cultural issues. Using a mix of conceptual and documentary practices, Graves photographs the subtleties of societal power and its impact on the built environment. He explores how capitalism and power have shaped countries -- and how that can be seen and experienced in everyday life. Graves also works to elevate the representation of people of color in the fine art canon; and to create opportunities for conversation about race, representation, and urban life. He photographs to preserve memory.