Brand Library & Art Center is having its final Art Talks at Brand, formerly titled Art Talk Tuesday, on Thursday, Nov. 7. Art Talks at Brand invites contemporary artists to discuss their work and the issues surrounding it, followed by a moderated Q&A with Brand staff member, artist and writer Jennifer Remenchik. The fall series will feature Los Angeles-based artists Kira Shewfelt, Amie Sillah, Edgar Bryan, and Carrie Cook. The series is sponsored by the Brand Associates, is free and open to the public.

Thursday, Nov. 7 at 7 p.m. – Artist Carrie Cook is featured.

Carrie Cook was born in Nashville, Tennessee and currently lives and works in Los Angeles. Through a rigorous process of mining her archive, Cook’s practice explores the psychological territory of memory, ecstasy and grief. Circling poetic everyday moments into a mystical narrative, the works create a symbolic visual language. The works seek to reassess the tradition of surrealism and employ the symbolism of ancient art history and Eastern and Western religious traditions, resulting in large scale works on canvas as well as intimate icon-like paintings on panel. Cook’s work has been exhibited in galleries around the world and featured in publications such as Bat City Review, Art Maze Magazine and Contemporary Art Review Los Angeles.

Brand staff member and program moderator Jennifer Remenchik is an artist and writer based in Los Angeles. Her work has been exhibited in several institutions and galleries, including No Gallery, VIVO Media Arts Centre, HILDE, basement projects, Industry Lab, and The Contemporary Austin, among others. She is a regular contributor to Hyperallergic and has written for CurateLA, BOMB Magazine, and Contemporary Art Review Los Angeles. Remenchik began organizing art talks at Brand Library & Art Center as a way to showcase artists who reflect the diversity of the art scene of the greater Los Angeles area.

Visit BrandLibrary.org/Art-Talks for more information on artists in the Art Talks at Brand fall series as well as links to recordings of past Art Talk Tuesday programs.

Brand Library & Art Center is located at 1601 W. Mountain St. in Glendale.