PA R T N E R C O N T E N T
arts G U I D E
contemporary art museum St. Louis
Laume ier sculpture park
T h i s s u m m e r, C A M p r e s e n t s t h e f i r s t m a j o r m u s e u m s u r v e y o f
As p a r t of i t s commi t ment t o s up p or t i ng a nd s how ca s i ng l oca l
P a u l M p a g i S e p u y a , f e a t u r i n g i n t i m a t e p o r t r a i t s o f t h e a r t i s t ’s
a r t i s t s , L a umei er Scul p t ure Pa r k w i l l p res ent “ C a r l os Za mor a :
friends, lovers, partners and collaborators, on view May 17-
cAR T. ” The p roj ect w i l l commi s s i on t he C ub a n- b or n, St . L oui s -
Aug. 18. Sepuya subverts traditional portraiture by way of
b a s ed i l l us t r a t or a nd d es i g ner t o ret rofi t t he Pa r k’s g ol f ca r t s ,
collage, layering, fragmentation, mirror imagery and the
w hi ch p l a y a p i vot a l rol e i n how L a umei er s t a ff cr i s s cros s t he
p e r s p e c t i v e o f t h e b l a c k , q u e e r g a z e . A l s o o n v i e w, L a w r e n c e
ca mp us ,
Abu Hamdan combines overlapping media to explore the
Za mor a w i l l crea t e t hree uni q ue a r t w or ks b y envel op i ng t he ca r t s
politics of listening in “Earwitness Theatre.” Informed by
i n p r i nt ed vi nyl w r a p s , s cul p t ur a l fr a mew or ks a nd or na ment a t i on
his acoustic study of the Syrian prison of Saydnaya, where
i ns p i red b y s ources s uch a s C ub a n ca r cul t ure, nur s er y r hymes ,
detainees are blindfolded and left in darkness, the exhibition
hi s t or y a nd p ol i t i cs . V i s i t t he L a umei er w eb s i t e t o l ea r n more
examines crimes that have been heard but not seen.
a b out i t s s ummer offer i ng s .
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