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      Curator Conversation: Andrew Gn: Fashioning the World

      Curator Conversation: Andrew Gn: Fashioning the World

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      In-person event
      Location: Morse Auditorium

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      Join Petra Slinkard, Chief Curator and The Nancy B. Putnam Curator of Fashion and Textiles, for an in-depth talk about Andrew Gn: Fashioning the World. Learn how Gn’s works display a convergence of Asian and Western influences and feature reinterpretations of Asian cultural elements, including Chinese, Indian, Malay, Indonesian influences and his Peranakan heritage. Explore how Gn’s — and Singapore’s — story echoes Salem’s history as a cross-cultural port city.

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      Petra Slinkard
      Petra Slinkard

      Petra Slinkard joined PEM in 2018 as the inaugural Nancy B. Putnam Curator of Fashion and Textiles. She fosters the growth and inclusive spirit of the museum’s significant and diverse collection by developing a vibrant array of exhibitions, installations and programs that celebrate the global reach and impact of fashion and textiles. Slinkard oversees the museum’s Fashion and Design gallery and served as the coordinating curator for Andrew Gn: Fashioning the World. Previously, Slinkard worked at the Chicago History Museum and the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields. She is an active member of the Costume Society of America (CSA), the Textile Society of America (TSA) and the American Association of Museum Curators (AAMC). Slinkard is a graduate of Indiana University, Bloomington, where she earned a B.S. in Fashion Merchandising, a B.A. in Art History with a concentration in Modern and Contemporary Art and an M.S. in Fashion/Textile History. Follow @pslinks on Instagram.

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