Below are past events from the Oxy Live! Speaker Series. Some listings include a recording of the event.

Tavares Strachan in a black suit with cosmic imagery behind him on a black background
Oxy Live! Presents: A Conversation with Tavares Strachan

Acclaimed artist Tavares Strachan will appear on Sept. 24, 2024 at 7 p.m. in conversation with acclaimed interviewer and cultural interlocutor Paul Holdengräber.

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Laurie Anderson
Oxy Live! Presents: A Conversation with Laurie Anderson

Writer, director, composer, visual artist, musician and vocalist Laurie Anderson will appear on April 10, 2024 at 7 p.m. in conversation with acclaimed interviewer and cultural interlocutor Paul Holdengräber.

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Portrait of Julie Mehretu with a black top in semi-profile
Oxy Live! Presents: A Conversation with Julie Mehretu

Internationally acclaimed artist Julie Mehretu appears Feb. 21, 2024 at 7 p.m. to discuss the sociopolitical inspiration behind her work with cultural interlocutor Paul Holdengräber.

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Portrait of Rebecca Solnit in the sunlight with a white top
Oxy Live! Presents: A Conversation with Rebecca Solnit

Writer, historian, and environmental and political activist Rebecca Solnit joins us Nov. 28, 2023 at 6:30 p.m., in conversation with acclaimed interviewer and cultural interlocutor Paul Holdengräber.

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Ruha Benjamin speaker portrait
Oxy Live! Presents: A Conversation with Ruha Benjamin

Sociologist Ruha Benjamin appears in New York City on Nov. 20, 2023 in conversation with acclaimed interviewer and cultural interlocutor Paul Holdengräber.

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ALOK portrait with long black hair and a white top
Oxy Live! Presents: A Conversation with ALOK

The inaugural season of Oxy Live! opens Oct. 3, 2023 at 6 p.m. with internationally celebrated writer, artist and non-binary activist ALOK, in conversation with acclaimed interviewer and cultural interlocutor Paul Holdengräber.

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