After two months of residency exploring Atlanta, a city often considered “unwalkable,” Geoffroy Mathieu comes to Atlanta Contemporary as part of their Villa Albertine Resident Artist Talk series in partnership with Flux Projects. Join us as he shares captivating photographs and insights from his explorations of urban walking in this vibrant city. Geoffroy will be in conversation with Anne Archer Dennington, Executive Director of Flux Projects.
“My photography questions the way environmental and political issues are made tangible in the landscape. Alone, with a partner, or as part of a collective, I complete travel- or immersion-based projects to document shifting territories, in-between spaces, and objects and actions that reveal resistances in the ways in which places are used.” — Geoffroy Mathieu
For his residency project with Villa Albertine, Geoffroy wants to get to know “the landscapes of Atlanta through the bodies and figures of those who travel by foot because they do not own a car, because there is no public transport, or because sometimes in the city it is smarter to keep moving.
The figure of the walker has ultimately been canceled by a city that relegates those without cars to outcasts, vagabonds, or criminals. Fuel has supplanted muscle. Yet, for some people, walking is still the most economical, available, and reliable means of transport. Who are they? How do they walk? What places and communities do they link together? Which itineraries, passages, and landscapes do they walk through each day? What must they endure? What dangers do they face?”
Parking is always free at Atlanta Contemporary! Please park in the Carriage Works lot at the intersection of Bankhead Ave and Means St.
Geoffroy Mathieu’s photography questions how environmental and political issues are made tangible in the landscape. Whether working alone, with a partner, or as part of a collective, he engages in travel- or immersion-based projects to document shifting territories, in-between spaces, and objects and actions that reveal resistances in the ways places are utilized.
Reinventing artists’ residencies, Villa Albertine is creating a network for arts and ideas spanning France and the United States. It offers tailor-made residencies for global creators, thinkers, and cultural professionals.
Anne Archer Dennington is the founding Executive Director of Flux Projects, an organization commissioning public art that invites audiences in Atlanta to explore the city’s sites and stories as a means to imagine its future possibilities. Inspiring wonder and imagination, these projects support artists at all career levels to take risks and grow their practices. Prior to Flux Projects, Dennington led three previous organizations—Atlanta Celebrates Photography, the Masur Museum, and The Cooley House—and worked across the commercial, government, and nonprofit art sectors.
This is more than just a yoga class—it's an exploration of rhythm, breath, and energy. As Sydney guides you through a mindful flow, while DJs shape the soundscape in real-time, creating a fully sensory, meditative environment designed to ground the body and expand the mind.
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Join us for a conversation with Jiha Moon, acclaimed artist and 2023 Guggenheim Fellow, as she reflects on her exhibition Ten Moon and her evolving practice.
After relocating from Atlanta to Tallahassee, Moon’s work has shifted to embrace new environments and influences. Ten Moon features her signature blend of paintings, ceramics, and mixed-media works that draw from Korean folk traditions, American pop culture, and digital iconography. At its center is the Shrine series, where paintings and ceramic objects merge into intimate, dreamlike spaces exploring memory, identity, and transformation.
Moon will share insights into her practice, the symbolism of the moon as a marker of resilience and change, and her exploration of in-betweenness—where the familiar meets the surreal.
Her work is held in major collections including the Hirshhorn, the High Museum of Art, and the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.
This event is free and open to the public.
with a Special Performance by Atlanta Korean Cultural Center (AKCC)
Free
Join us for a special curator talk with Youmi Efurd, curator of the Richardson Family Art Museum at Wofford College, as she discusses two exhibitions currently on view: Shaping Identity: Korean Print in Diaspora and Ten Moon by Jiha Moon.
Shaping Identity explores the relationship between cultural heritage, migration, and identity through the lens of printmaking. Featuring works by Tschang Yeul Kim, Kakyoung Lee, U-fan Lee, Jiha Moon, Yoonmi Nam, Nam June Paik, Jean Shin, Joo Yeon Woo, and Jayoung Yoon, the exhibition highlights how Korean and diasporic artists have used printmaking to navigate traditions, hybridity, and belonging across generations.
Ten Moon presents a new body of work by Jiha Moon that reflects her transition from Atlanta to Tallahassee and her ongoing exploration of identity, memory, and transformation. Incorporating paintings, ceramics, and mixed media, Moon blends Korean folk traditions, American pop culture, and digital imagery into a vibrant, dreamlike language of resilience and renewal.
Efurd will share insights into the curatorial vision behind these exhibitions and discuss how they together reflect themes of cultural continuity, migration, and the evolution of identity.
To close the event, the Atlanta Korean Cultural Center (AKCC) will present a Nanta performance, a high-energy percussion show that celebrates Korean culture and traditions through rhythm and movement. Founded in 2008 by HyunSuk Yang, AKCC has performed at national, state, and local festivals with a mission to build community connections through performing arts and education.
This event is free and open to the public.
