BMike & Marsha Reid Unveil Caliban’s Hands Monument & Discuss How to Use Art as Social Action
About this event
As part of Monumental Tour, Kindred Arts presents acclaimed American artists Coby Kennedy, Christopher Myers, and Hank Willis Thomas in a group showing of sculpture across the city of New Orleans. Christopher Myers' work will be on display at the Baldwin & Co. / NOLA Art Bar Courtyard starting June 17th. We invite you to attend the unveiling ceremony, artist’s talk and a celebration of black culture. Complimentary food & drinks will be passed.
Situated on carefully considered public sites, the works call attention to each artist’s distinct visual voice and engage with one another in a curated discourse. Collectively, the works honor and examine aspects of the Black American experience, from the first enslaved people brought over in the 16th century to the present-day prison pipeline, and the struggle for liberation in between. Each individual work is an invitation to viewers to learn about and connect with a narrative or era that continues to impact the African American experience.
Join us On June 17, 2022 at 7:00pm as we unveil Christopher Myers’ monumental work ‘Caliban’s Hands’ which will be exhibited in the Baldwin & Co. / NOLA Art Bar Courtyard through mid July
The sculpture is symbolic of the indigenous cultures occupied and suppressed by European colonial societies, and speaks to the dynamics of privilege, oppression, and forced servitude. The title references a character from Shakespeare's Tempest. Many consider the play an allegory of European colonization, and throughout the centuries,
Monumental Tour is a touring exhibition empowering social change through the arts, offering the public an opportunity to engage with questions of symbolism, history, the genealogy of artifacts, and the sedimentation of power through visual culture. The presentation works to build spaces where inclined citizens may participate, be affirmed, become informed, and to exemplify how American public art can honor multiple lived experiences and simultaneously inspire equitable commemorative landscapes