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Member Book Club—Wild Thing: A Life of Paul Gauguin
Member Lecture and Book Club events are available exclusively to Museum Members. Join today!
Join curatorial assistant Abigail Yoder for a journey into the life and work of artist Paul Gauguin.
Beginning with the book Wild Thing: A Life of Paul Gauguin by Sue Prideaux, Yoder will follow the artist’s remarkable travels and the profound influence they had on his art. Focusing on key locations including Brittany, Arles, the Caribbean, and French Polynesia, this talk will highlight major works from the Museum’s collection created during these periods and explore the development of Gauguin’s radical artistic style over the course of his career.
Book Selection
Wild Thing: A Life of Paul Gauguin by Sue Prideaux is a nuanced and deeply researched biography that reexamines the life, art, and myths surrounding the controversial French post-Impressionist painter. Drawing on newly available primary sources—including Gauguin’s long-lost manuscript “Avant et après”—Prideaux moves beyond the simplified narrative of the tortured rebel to portray a complex, restless figure shaped by a vivid childhood in Peru, personal grief, and relentless artistic ambition.
This book is available to purchase at the Museum Shop. Members always save 10% on Museum Shop purchases.
Ticket information
Advance tickets can be reserved in person or through MetroTix using your Member ticket code. All tickets reserved through MetroTix incur a service charge; the service charge is waived for tickets reserved at the Museum. For your ticket code or more information, visit slam.org/MemberLectures.
What is the Member Lecture Series?
Member Lectures are exclusive, live, in-person events held in the Museum’s Farrell Auditorium. Members enjoy a deeper look at the fascinating changes and ongoing scholarship by the Museum’s curators and researchers. Learn more here.