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Adam Gopnik to Speak at AFA’s
Annual Spring Luncheon
New York, NY —The American Federation of Arts (AFA)
is pleased to announce that Adam Gopnik will be speaking at
this year’s annual spring luncheon, to be held at the Colony
Club on
Tuesday, May 1, 2012, at 11:30 a.m.
An astute and entertaining interpreter of contemporary life,
Gopnik has been a writer for the New Yorker since
1986. He is also the author of numerous critically acclaimed
books, most recently, The Table Comes First: Family,
France, and the Meaning of Food (2011) and Winter:
Five Windows on the Season (2011). In 1990, he
collaborated with Kirk Varnedoe on the landmark exhibition
High & Low: Modern Art and Popular Culture and co-wrote
the book of the same name, which Robert Hughes called “the
indispensable text on its subject.”
Chairs
Clare McKeon, Elizabeth Rohatyn, and Capera Ryan
Tickets
$250 Individual Ticket • $500 Supporter Ticket
(only available until April 15).
To purchase tickets, click
here or call Tiffany Pak Carney at
212.988.7700
x247. Reservations will be held at the door.
Please reserve your tickets by Monday, April 23, 2012.
About the American Federation of Arts
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
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