A writer, art historian, and curator. Currently, she is Professor of Critical and Curatorial Studies in the Department of Art at the University of California, Irvine. She is also Director of the University Art Galleries, which hosts an annual rotation of professional and student shows.  Carson's academic research focuses on the effect that legacies of 1960s Minimalism and 1970s Conceptualism has had on a branch of contemporary art informed by psychoanalysis and post-colonial discourse. From 2018-19, Dr. Carson is the Philippe Jabre Endowed Professor in Art History and Curating in the Department of Fine Arts and Art History at AUB. 

A Piano Played by Five Pianists at Once (First Attempt) (Film Still)

Koki Tanaka, 2012