Thelma Golden is the director and chief curator of the Studio Museum in Harlem, an appointee to then President Obama's Committee for the Preservation of the White House, and the recipient of the 2016 Audrey Irmas Award for Curatorial Excellence. In this conversation, Golden discusses being taught canon revision with her father growing up, her first memories of seeing the world through art, and the rituals she need to get through the day.
"I exist perpetually, but also for me, very beautifully, constantly in motion. And I love that and it's how I think of myself and see myself. So in order to be with myself, I need to find some stillness." -Thelma Golden
Learn more about New Sounds at <a href="https://www.newsounds.org/">newsounds.org</a>.

Thelma Golden is the director and chief curator of the Studio Museum in Harlem, an appointee to then President Obama's Committee for the Preservation of the White House, and the recipient of the 2016 Audrey Irmas Award for Curatorial Excellence. In this conversation, Golden discusses being taught canon revision with her father growing up, her first memories of seeing the world through art, and the rituals she need to get through the day. "I exist perpetually, but also for me, very beautifully, constantly in motion. And I love that and it's how I think of myself and see myself. So in order to be with myself, I need to find some stillness." -Thelma Golden Learn more about New Sounds at newsounds.org.

Thelma Golden is the director and chief curator of the Studio Museum in Harlem, an&nbsp;appointee to then President Obama's&nbsp;Committee for the Preservation of the White House, and the recipient of the&nbsp;2016 Audrey Irmas Award for Curatorial Excellence. In this&nbsp;conversation, Golden discusses being taught canon revision with her father growing up, her first memories of seeing the world through art, and the rituals she need to get through the day.
"I exist perpetually, but also for me, very beautifully, constantly in motion. And I love that and it's how I think of myself and see myself. So in order to be with myself, I need to find some stillness."&nbsp;-Thelma Golden
Learn more about New Sounds at&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newsounds.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer">newsounds.org</a>.

Studio Museum in Harlem's Thelma Golden

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