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Surface Tension: Sandy Skoglund in Conversation
, October 4, 2025 2:00PMEvent Summary
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October 4, 2025 2:00PM
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Surface Tension: Sandy Skoglund in Conversation
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Saturday, Oct. 4 | 2-3 pm
Tickets: $3 | Atkins Auditorium
For more than 50 years, artist Sandy Skoglund has merged sculpture, installation, and photography to create fantastical scenes for the camera. Her elaborate scenarios— constructed by hand and inhabited by live models and an overabundance of objects—bend reality and suspend us in an uncanny logic where two worlds, seemingly at odds, converge. Playful yet puzzling, Skoglund’s work taps into pop culture and American consumerism, the psychology of space, and our subconscious anxieties.
Join Sandy Skoglund in conversation with Senior Curator of Photography April Watson for a lively discussion about her creative process, the inspiration behind such iconic works as Revenge of the Goldfish (on view at the Nelson-Atkins this fall), and the evolution of a career that has continually pushed the limits of constructed imagery.
Skoglund’s visit includes a workshop with local teachers on Oct. 3. Their resulting collaborative installation will be on view for the day, and during Night/Shift at the Nelson-Atkins on Oct. 9.
Skoglund’s work has been exhibited, collected, and commissioned by museums across the globe and featured in numerous publications. Parallel to her artistic practice, Skoglund has taught generations of students; she serves as Distinguished Professor of Arts, Media, and Culture at Rutgers University.
This program is made possible through a generous gift from Suzie Aron and Joseph Levin.
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Sandy Skoglund, American (born 1946). Revenge of the Goldfish, 1981; printed 2024. Inkjet print, 29 × 36 1/2 inches. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. Purchase: acquired through the generosity of the Hall Family Foundation, 2024.37.3.