Artist Matt Mullican to Present Lecture “Mirrors and Melted Telephones” on April 27
The Archives of American Art presents the Holt/Smithson Foundation 2026 Lecture with artist Matt Mullican.
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On Monday April 27th, the Archives of American Art is pleased to present the 2026 Holt/Smithson Foundation Annual Lecture Series featuring conceptual artist Matt Mullican. The Archives holds the papers of Nancy Holt and Robert Smithson, as well as those of Matt Mullican.
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In his talk, “Mirrors and Melted Telephones,” Mullican will reflect on Holt’s system of vision and Smithson’s attention to matter and entropy through his own work and practice, followed by a conversation with Lisa Le Feuvre, Executive Director of Holt/Smithson Foundation. In his five decades of artmaking, this will be the fourth time Mullican gives a talk on art that is not his own.
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This program is held in conjunction with the special exhibition Best Laid Plans: Unrealized Projects from the Archives of American Art, on view from April 4–October 18 in the Archives’ Lawrence A. Fleischman Gallery in Washington, D.C. and features the work of all three artists.
Monday April 27, 2026
Light refreshments at 5pm
Program at 5:30pm
McEvoy Auditorium
Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture
8th and G Streets, NW Washington, D.C.
Free and open to the public Registration is encouraged but not required by emailing [email protected]