Unsettling the City: Julie Mehretu’s “Epigraph, Damascus”
"Unsettling the City: Julie Mehretu’s Epigraph, Damascus" centers on Julie Mehretu's monumental print Epigraph, Damascus, which reimagines urban landscapes through layered mark-making techniques. Employing photogravure, sugar lift aquatint, spit bite aquatint, and open bite, Mehretu reflects on the complexities of city life and the impact of conflict on urban environments. Saint Louis Art Museum, One Fine Arts Drive, Forest Park, St. Louis, MO 63110. Runs from November 21, 2025, to April 12, 2026.
This exhibition will take place at the Saint Louis Art Museum, One Fine Arts Drive, Forest Park, St. Louis, MO 63110. Runs through November 21, 2025 to April 12, 2026.
Exhibition Description
"This exhibition will create space for close looking and consideration of this monumental work and the experimental processes used to make it. It will further contextualize Mehretu’s active engagement with the description and meaning of place through a selection of other works depicting cities." -SLAM
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