Uploaded June 2021 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago
"Become all you know yourself to be, including the parts you've never met"
Watch and listen as Ashley Nicole combines her charismatic energy with Ramesses and presents to us her favorite original poem, "Do."
Ashley Nicole chose this piece in particular because he was an emperor of men as well as his civilization, which he transformed and brought to grand heights bringing grand wealth to his civilization.
Virtual SDMA+ are unique online experiences offered by The San Diego Museum of Art in collaboration with other local arts institutions to inspire a robust appreciation of the arts and a deeper exploration of the SDMA permanent collection.
Enriching communities through creative development and education, Black Xpression is a community-based platform created to “Xpress” individual passions. Join the talented poets, musicians, and spoken-word performers of Black Xpression as they reinterpret classic works of art from the Museum’s collection through the multifaceted lenses of their own creative expression.
Featured: "Do" written and performed by Ashley Nicole
"Ramesses II," 1279 BCE-1212 BCE. Quartzite. Museum purchase with funds from Helen M. Towle Bequest. 1949.62.1-2.
Website | SDMArt.org
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Ashley Nicole | instagram.com/authorashleynicole
Instagram | instagram.com/sandiegomuseumofart
Facebook | facebook.com/TheSanDiegoMuseumOfArt
Twitter | twitter.com/SDMA
"Become all you know yourself to be, including the parts you've never met"
Watch and listen as Ashley Nicole combines her charismatic energy with Ramesses and presents to us her favorite original poem, "Do."
Ashley Nicole chose this piece in particular because he was an emperor of men as well as his civilization, which he transformed and brought to grand heights bringing grand wealth to his civilization.
Virtual SDMA+ are unique online experiences offered by The San Diego Museum of Art in collaboration with other local arts institutions to inspire a robust appreciation of the arts and a deeper exploration of the SDMA permanent collection.
Enriching communities through creative development and education, Black Xpression is a community-based platform created to “Xpress” individual passions. Join the talented poets, musicians, and spoken-word performers of Black Xpression as they reinterpret classic works of art from the Museum’s collection through the multifaceted lenses of their own creative expression.
Featured: "Do" written and performed by Ashley Nicole
"Ramesses II," 1279 BCE-1212 BCE. Quartzite. Museum purchase with funds from Helen M. Towle Bequest. 1949.62.1-2.
Website | SDMArt.org
Virtual SDMA+ | sdmart.org/virtual-sdma-plus
Black Xpression | instagram.com/xpress_it
Ashley Nicole | instagram.com/authorashleynicole
Instagram | instagram.com/sandiegomuseumofart
Facebook | facebook.com/TheSanDiegoMuseumOfArt
Twitter | twitter.com/SDMA
