RE: Ebony and Jet

As a complement to Lorna Simpson’s use of Ebony and Jet magazines in her CAM exhibition Lorna Simpson: Heads, this RE: takes interest in the role of these preeminent publications in Black visual culture and media. Moderated by art historian and curator Bridget Cooks (University of California, Irvine), this program will take the format of a public seminar and community celebration. Cooks will provide context and facilitation, which will invite contributions from both invited guests and the general public in response to the question: What do Ebony and Jet mean to you? Participation with a range of voices are welcome, including scholars, artists, historians, journalists and readers of Ebony and Jet. A reception and art-making station will be available following the event. Presented by Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis and the Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity & Equity at Washington University.

Black Anthology 2022: Asifuye Mvua Imemnyeshea

Black Anthology is dedicated to telling stories from across the Black diaspora. In keeping with that tradition, this year’s production explores issues of the diasporic divide, as well as navigating life within systems of oppression. Black Anthology is a student-written, choreographed, directed and designed production with the goal of leaving the audience wrestling with questions of their own. This year, we ask: How am I shaped by the systems (and people) around me? How does one contend with/make sense of tradition in a changing society? 

Tickets are $10. You must be fully vaccinated to attend and the theatre will be sold at reduced capacity. There will be a free live-streamed version on Saturday, February 19 in the evening. For more information on that experience, please sign up here.

Film Screening + Q&A: Dario Robleto

A Conversation on Race and Computing