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| December 2 at 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM EST | Civic Square Building

Visiting Artist Lecture: Abbey Williams

Artwork of a screenshot of a woman yelling with a caption below that reads, "I don't want your menopausal decay and death."

Visiting Artist Lecture: Abbey Williams
Wednesday, December 2, 2026 at 7 p.m.
Civic Square Building, Room 110

Bio
Abbey Williams is an artist who mostly makes videos. She received her BFA from The Cooper Union, her MFA from Bard College, and was a participant at The Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture.

Her work has been exhibited widely in the US and internationally, including TATE Britain, London; National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne; Reina Sofia Museum, Madrid; Hammer Museum, Los Angeles; The Studio Museum in Harlem, and was a part of the 2005 Greater New York exhibition at MoMA PS1. Her work is up now at the Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt as a part of “The Culture: Hip Hop and Contemporary Art in the 21st Century.”

Image Credit:
Abbey Williams
Fugue, 2026

This lecture is presented as part of the Fall 2026 Visiting Artist Lecture Series, free and open to all.

ASL/CART available on request. Contact Cassandra at 848-932-5399 / coliveras@mgsa.rutgers.edu one week prior to event.
Masks strongly encouraged
Wheelchair accessible with ramps and elevators
Quiet room available