Collages of the Classical: The Hallucinatory Brilliance of Elliott Hundley

Helen Morales, Argyropoulos Professor in Hellenic Studies at UC Santa Barbara, will give a talk at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art titled “Collages of the Classical: The Hallucinatory Brilliance of Elliott Hundley.”

Professor Morales’ presentation will address art in the exhibition By Achilles’ Tomb: Elliott Hundley and Antiquity @ SBMA and how the artist uses Greek myth to comment on contemporary concerns. She will consider stories about the tomb of the tragic hero Achilles and make comparisons between Hundley’s art and recent collages by Kara Walker and Lynne Huffer, which also use the classical to raise urgent contemporary questions.

Admission is free for students and teachers, $10 for SBMA members, and $15 for non-members. Tickets are available through the Santa Barbara Museum of Art.

Image: Elliott Hundley, Collection, 2025. Photo: Brian Forrest. Courtesy Santa Barbara Museum of Art.