Sat. May 2, 2026
12:00 PM – 1:15 PM
AIA New York | Center for Architecture – Tafel Hall
536 LaGuardia Pl, New York, NY 10012
Free
Four people are shown in colorful circular cutouts on a black background with bright green and pink borders. Two women and two men face forward, each circle filled with a different bright color.

Secrets & Lies: The Hidden Lives of Families

What are the secrets that lurk behind the closed doors of a family’s history, unknown or unexplored even to the family itself? And how far must one run to escape them?

Carol Bensimon’s Diorama (tr. Zoë Perry and Julia Sanches), Rodrigo Hasbún’s The Invisible Years (tr. Lily Meyer), and Bsrat Mezghebe’s I Hope You Find What You’re Looking For all examine attempts to flee buried pasts—whether in Brazil, Bolivia, or Eritrea—and come to terms with their repercussions in a foreign land.

Moderated by writer and critic Anderson Tepper.