Santa Barbara Museum of Art (SBMA) presents The Last Days of Roger Federer: Considering Creativity and Aging Parallel Stories with writer Geoff Dyer, 5:30 p.m. Thursday, May 26, in SBMA’s Mary Craig Auditorium, 1130 State St.
In his latest book, “The Last Days of Roger Federer,” the idiosyncratic and indefatigable Dyer turns his wit and wisdom to the consideration of endings.
Taking a closer look at endings of significant events in life, and even life itself, Dyer, in conversation with Sameer Pandya, his friend, fellow author, and professor in UCSB’s Asian American Studies Department, examines the achievements of writers, painters, musicians, and athletes who have meant something to him as he approaches “late middle age.”
With his signature playful charm and intelligence, Dyer considers the intensifications and modifications of experience that come when an ending is within sight, and moves smoothly from the brush strokes of J.M.W. Turner to the tennis strokes of Roger Federer.
Dyer’s book on last things, written while life as we know it seemed to be coming to an end, is a tale about how to go on living with art and beauty.
Tickets are $5 for SBMA members, $10 for non-members. Buy tickets at tickets.sbma.net. A book signing will follow the talk.
Visitors to an event in SBMA’s Mary Craig Auditorium must show proof of being fully vaccinated with a booster (if eligible), or, in some cases, supply a negative COVID-19 medical test result (taken within 72 hours prior to each event), along with an official photo ID, before entering the venue.
All visitors must also follow SBMA’s mask policy and wear a mask while attending events in Mary Craig Auditorium.