Uploaded August 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
On the occasion of the opening weekend of “Denzil Forrester: We Culture,” ICA Miami screened Julian Herinques’s 30-minute film Denzil’s Dance, followed by a Q&A between Forrester and Gean Moreno, curator of the exhibition.
In this Q&A session, we delved into Forrester’s newfound fascination for Jamaican dancehalls and how they relate to the London dub clubs that gave him a space to both draw inspiration from and find community in. Along the way, we try to decipher how music, how basslines, and vibes, become vibrant paintings.
Although Denzil Forrester began his career painting in the dub clubs of London in the late 1970s and early 1980s, Denzil’s Dance takes Forrester to Jamaica to sketch for the first time in the dance halls. The vibe of Kingston Dub Club, Uptown Mondays, and Weddy Weddy Wednesdays is captured by Forrester in his sketchbook as it is also captured by the camera. Through his method of gesture drawing Forrester develops a dynamic language to express the musical performance of the sound system sessions as a composition of texture, color, light and perspective. In the film, Forrester soaks up new inspiration for his paintings, while enjoying every moment of Kingston’s ever energetic dancehall scene.
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On the occasion of the opening weekend of “Denzil Forrester: We Culture,” ICA Miami screened Julian Herinques’s 30-minute film Denzil’s Dance, followed by a Q&A between Forrester and Gean Moreno, curator of the exhibition.
In this Q&A session, we delved into Forrester’s newfound fascination for Jamaican dancehalls and how they relate to the London dub clubs that gave him a space to both draw inspiration from and find community in. Along the way, we try to decipher how music, how basslines, and vibes, become vibrant paintings.
Although Denzil Forrester began his career painting in the dub clubs of London in the late 1970s and early 1980s, Denzil’s Dance takes Forrester to Jamaica to sketch for the first time in the dance halls. The vibe of Kingston Dub Club, Uptown Mondays, and Weddy Weddy Wednesdays is captured by Forrester in his sketchbook as it is also captured by the camera. Through his method of gesture drawing Forrester develops a dynamic language to express the musical performance of the sound system sessions as a composition of texture, color, light and perspective. In the film, Forrester soaks up new inspiration for his paintings, while enjoying every moment of Kingston’s ever energetic dancehall scene.
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