McKnight and Sands will discuss the legacy of acclaimed twentieth-century photographer Frederick Sommer and McKnight’s long-standing interest in Sommer’s life and work. The conversation will look at works by both artists and explore a range of overlapping themes and intersections, including: desert modernism, landscape, influence, education, the erotics of formalism, surrealism, sexuality, and the body. There will be a live Q&A at the end of the program where audience members will have an opportunity to contribute questions.