Friends of Fenway Court Patron Preview

Since the 1920s, artists have used photography to create and share alter egos. Persona: Photography and the 
Re-Imagined Self gathers historical and contemporary images by artists who engage with a persona. Ranging from playful to political to aspirational, these images examine culture, gender, or stereotypes, and ask us to expand our perceptions of society and ourselves.

This exhibition is co-curated by Pieranna Cavalchini, Tom and Lisa Blumenthal Curator of Contemporary Art and Melissa Harris, editor-at-large, Aperture Foundation.

THE EVENING WILL INCLUDE

Remarks by Peggy Fogelman
Norma Jean Calderwood Director

Curatorial insights from Pieranna Cavalchini 
Tom and Lisa Blumenthal Curator of Contemporary Art

Special programming in Calderwood Hall

Cocktails and light bites


Space is limited.
 Please reply by February 3 to patrons@isgm.org or 617 264 6045. 

Valet parking is available for a fee.

This reception is a benefit of the Friends of Fenway Court Patron Program. To learn more about the program and its year-round engagement opportunities, please click here.

Yasumasa Morimura (Japanese), An Inner Dialogue with Frida Kahlo (Skull Ring), 2001. Digital chromogenic print mounted on aluminum. 
© Yasumasa Morimura; Courtesy of the artist and Luhring Augustine, New York

Claude Cahun (French, 1894–1954), I am in training don't kiss me, 1927. Gelatin silver print. Courtesy of the Jersey Heritage Collections

Claude Cahun (French, 1894–1954), Self-portrait (reflected image in mirror, chequered jacket), 1928. Gelatin silver print. Courtesy of the Jersey Heritage Collections

Adolf de Meyer (French, 1868–1949, active in the United States), Isabella Stewart Gardner, 1906. Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston

Jamie Diamond: Monstra Te Esse Matrem, 2026, © Jamie Diamond. Image courtesy of Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston