Leslie Odom, Jr., Questlove and Dr. Jessica Harris, connect in conversation for the premiere of RECOVERING BLACK HISTORY, a Curator Culture talk hosted by Tom Healy and presented by The Bass and The Studio Museum in Harlem, Wednesday, April 7 at 6 p.m. on The Bass Museum of Art YouTube Channel.
How does Black art and music inspire activism? Despite its power, why has so much of Black cultural history been hidden or forgotten? How is that history being recovered? In a wide-ranging, personal conversation, three of America’s most prominent creative talents talk about their recent work recovering some of the extraordinary events, people and stories of the Black experience in America.
The program will be introduced by Silvia Karman Cubiñá, Executive Director & Chief Curator of The Bass, and Thelma Golden, Director and Chief Curator of The Studio Museum in Harlem.
About the Curator Culture series at The Bass
Over the past two years, the Curator Culture series at The Bass has brought together prominent artists and leading architects, scientists, journalists and influential leaders from many fields for public conversations about fostering creativity in a complicated world. The world has suddenly become much more complicated. We now ask questions such as – How do we respond to the profound economic and cultural disruptions that are unfolding during this global pandemic? What actions are being taken in the dismantling of systemic racism amid protests and outrage over police brutality?
Generous support for Curator Culture provided by The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. Additional support for this project provided by Art Bridges. If would like to support this series and future programming, please consider making a 100% tax-deductible donation to the museum.