Chicago Humanities Festival | Cecil McDonald, Jr. on Cuts and Beats @ChicagoHumanitiesFestival | Uploaded June 2021 | Updated October 2024, 1 day ago.
Chicago artist and educator Cecil McDonald, Jr. sees the process of cutting, altering, and reassembling historical images as a metaphor for the complex histories of Black America. His latest body of work Cuts and Beat subverts often racist representation (like Vaudeville- and Minstrel-era publicity stills) by building new images using collage, video, and performance. Join McDonald and Dr. Terri Francis (Director of the Black Film Center/Archive at Indiana University) for a conversation about remixing past and present culture through art.
Explore McDonald's current exhibition at the Hyde Park Art Center: hydeparkart.org/exhibition-archive/cecil-mcdonald-jr-cuts-and-beats
This program is generously underwritten by The Richard Gray Endowment for the Visual Arts and presented in partnership with Hyde Park Art Center.
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Chicago artist and educator Cecil McDonald, Jr. sees the process of cutting, altering, and reassembling historical images as a metaphor for the complex histories of Black America. His latest body of work Cuts and Beat subverts often racist representation (like Vaudeville- and Minstrel-era publicity stills) by building new images using collage, video, and performance. Join McDonald and Dr. Terri Francis (Director of the Black Film Center/Archive at Indiana University) for a conversation about remixing past and present culture through art.
Explore McDonald's current exhibition at the Hyde Park Art Center: hydeparkart.org/exhibition-archive/cecil-mcdonald-jr-cuts-and-beats
This program is generously underwritten by The Richard Gray Endowment for the Visual Arts and presented in partnership with Hyde Park Art Center.
Donate now to support programs like this: chicagohumanities.org/donate
Explore upcoming events: chicagohumanities.org
Connect on Twitter: twitter.com/ChiHumanities
Connect on Facebook: facebook.com/chicagohumanities
Connect on Instagram: instagram.com/chihumanities