Tuesday, September 21, 2010, 6:30 p.m., at Christie’s

New York, NY (August 11, 2010)-The American Federation of Arts (AFA) is
pleased to announce that artist Will Cotton is the first featured
speaker in the 2010/11 ArtTalks series, to be held at Christie’s on
Tuesday, September 21, at 6:30 p.m. ArtTalks, the AFA’s lecture series,
features notable figures in the art world. Following Cotton’s lecture,
audience members are invited to participate in a question-and-answer
session and a wine reception hosted by Christie’s.

Cotton’s work is represented by Mary Boone Gallery in New York and by
Daniel Templon in Paris. His work has been shown in group exhibitions at
Kunsthalle Bielefeld, the Seattle Art Museum, the Flag Art Foundation,
and the Columbus Museum of Art. Other projects have included a pop-up
French bakery at Partners & Spade, New York, and a set of
limited-edition pajamas designed for the 2009 Creative Time Slumber
Party. Cotton recently served as the artistic director for the
California Gurls music video for pop singer Katy Perry: the video places
Perry in a world completely made of the confectionary elements found in
his paintings. Cotton lives and works in New York.

About the American Federation of Arts: Celebrating its 100th
anniversary, the AFA is a nonprofit institution that organizes art
exhibitions for presentation in museums around the world, publishes
exhibition catalogues, and develops various educational programs. The
AFA’s mission is to enrich the public’s experience of art and
understanding of culture by organizing and traveling a diverse offering
of exhibitions embracing all aspects of art history. Over the years,
millions of visitors in museums around the world have viewed more than
3,000 AFA exhibitions. For more information about the AFA’s exhibitions,
publications, ArtTalks, and online resources, visit www.afaweb.org
<http://www.afaweb.org> .

When: Tuesday, September 21, 2010, 6:30-8:00 pm

Where: Christie’s, 20 Rockefeller Plaza, 49th
Street between 5th and 6th Avenues

Getting There: Subway: B, D, F, V to Rockefeller
Center; E to 53rd Street

Tickets: $15; $10 for AFA members and students
with valid ID. Seating is limited and reservations are required. For
reservations, please call 212.988.7700 ext. 210 or e-mail
arttalks@afaweb.org <mailto:arttalks@afaweb.org> .

Press Contacts: Michaelyn Mitchell, Director of
Publications and Communications, 212.988.7700 ext. 228 or
mmitchell@afaweb.org <mailto:mmitchell@afaweb.org>

(Image: Will Cotton, Consuming Folly, 2010. Oil on linen, 72 × 96
inches. Courtesy the artist and Mary Boone Gallery, New York)

Lauren Palmor
Publications and Communications Assistant
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF ARTS
305 East 47th Street, 10th Floor
New York, NY 10017
212.988.7700 ext. 249 Fax 212-861-2487
www.afaweb.org

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