Join Saint Louis Art Museum associate curator of modern and contemporary art, Hannah Klemm, and curatorial research assistant, Molly Moog, AB ’12, for a presentation of highlights from SLAM's current exhibition, Currents 118: Elias Sime. Hannah and Molly will discuss the work of important Ethiopian artist Elias Sime (b. 1968). For over a decade, Sime has created large-scale, modular artworks from discarded technological materials such as electrical wires, circuit boards, motherboards, and computer keys. Sime sources his materials from the Merkato in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the biggest open-air market in Africa, where hundreds of vendors sell objects passed down a long line of global trade. These materials, as well as his artworks, tell a story of globalization and an interconnected world. His projects transform formerly functional items into something new, transcending their original utilitarian purpose.
For those of you living in St. Louis, we encourage you to see Elias Sime's work in person. The Currents 118: Elias Sime exhibition ends on January 31, 2021 at the Saint Louis Art Museum.
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