Steve McQueen Reception: The End of a Retrospective
Artists, filmmakers, producers, and art patrons turned out for a reception at the Walker following Steve McQueen’s dialogue with Museum of Modern Art curator Stuart Comer on November 9. The dialogue and reception marked the end of the Walker’s Steve McQueen retrospective, which also included the regional premier of McQueen’s 12 Years a Slaveas well as screenings of two of his earlier films, Shame and Hunger. In addition to McQueen and Comer, VIPs in attendance included Olga Viso, Sheryl Mousley, Bill Pohlad, Hamza Walker, Nate Young, and Robert Byrd. Walker photographer Gene Pittman was there to document the event.