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Collage of five diverse artworks from the Hammer Museum Collections side by side. From left to right: 1) Contemporary painting of two embracing figures with surreal elements. 2) Post-impressionist style painting of trees with vibrant blues and greens. 3) Black and white illustration of a face with intricate patterns. 4) Japanese woodblock print style image of a figure in a checkered robe. 5) Photograph of a couple dancing, the woman in a black dress and the man in white

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Acts of Politics and Becoming

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Acts of Politics and Becoming
5/13/2014---Art historians Rhea Anastas and Huey Copeland, artist and writer Malik Gaines, and poet and critic Fred Moten present their ideas on individual works of art by artists featured in Take It or Leave It. A dialogue moderated by Anastas, director, MA Art and Curatorial Practices in the Public Sphere, Roski School of Art and Design, University of Southern California, will follow the presentations. http://hammer.ucla.edu/programs-events/2014/05/acts-of-politics-and-becoming/

Art historians Rhea Anastas and Huey Copeland, artist and writer Malik Gaines, and poet and critic Fred Moten present their ideas on individual works of art by artists featured in Take It or Leave It. A dialogue moderated by Anastas, director, MA Art and Curatorial Practices in the Public Sphere, Roski School of Art and Design, University of Southern California, will follow the presentations. 

In conjunction with Take It or Leave It: Institution, Image, Ideology.

Links

Zoe Leonard in conversation with Rhea Anastas

Huey Copeland biography

Made in L.A. 2012 Curator Walkthrough: Malik Gaines

A conversation with Malik Gaines and Alexandro Segade of My Barbarian

"Fred Moten–A Look at Duke's Preeminent Poet," The Chronicle

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