Lewis is currently a Du Bois Fellow at Harvard University, where she has been appointed assistant professor of art history. She is author of The Rise: Creativity, the Gift of Failure, and the Search for Mastery, which the New York Times called “strikingly original.” She has worked as a curator at the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Tate Modern in London, and served on President Obama’s Arts Policy Committee. In 2010, she was selected for Oprah’s “Power List”.
Getty Perspectives is an occasional series that brings distinctive voices to the Getty to discuss the arts and the relationship of visual culture to our broader public culture. Past participants include artist John Currin, philosopher Alain de Botton, and photographer Taryn Simon.
Getty Perspectives: Sarah Elizabeth Lewis is held on Sunday, May 3, at 3:00pm at the Getty Center in the Harold M. Williams Auditorium. Tickets are free, but reservations are recommended.