About this event
LearningFrish Brandt was Richard Avedon’s longtime dealer at San Francisco’s Fraenkel Gallery before becoming a “letter midwife.” She joins Dr. Samir Sinha, one of Canada’s foremost geriatricians and a leading expert on societal aging for a conversation presented in conjunction with the exhibition Richard Avedon Immortal. Brandt will share stories from her years working with Avedon, as well as insights from her current practice helping people write important letters to the people they care about most. As she puts it, “A letter, like a photograph, is a contemporaneous note, a time machine, with the power to articulate something now for the future.” Drawing on her new book, Unfinished Business: The Five Essential Letters to Write in Your Lifetime, Brandt will explore the what, why and how of writing these letters, while Sinha will offer his perspective on end-of-life care and what he calls the “art of negotiating the surrender.” Together, Brandt and Sinha will consider how we communicate, reflect and prepare for the later stages of life, and the importance of addressing the things that are often left unsaid. A book signing will follow.
Richard Avedon Immortal will be open from 6–7 pm before the talk, and again after the talk until 9 pm.