Tuesday, October 28, 2008

KERRY JAMES MARSHALL'S ARTIST TALK: THE ZABAR ARTIST TALK LECTURE SERIES @ AT HUNTER COLLEGE NYC, OCT 28, 2008

TUESDAY AFTERNOON I HAD PLANNED ON GOING DOWN TO MY FRIEND SANA MUSASAMA'S JOB TO HELP HER AND HER STUDENTS OUT WITH A ONLINE PROJECT THEY WERE WORKING ON.... I CALLED SANA TO FIND OUT WHAT WOULD BE A GOOD TIME TO COME,... SHE TOLD ME THAT HER PLANS HAD CHANGED,.... THAT SHE AND HER STUDENTS WERE GOING TO HEAR THE ARTIST KERRY JAMES MARSHALL SPEAK AT HUNTER COLLEGE, WHERE SHE TEACHES CERAMICS.... I TOLD HER I WANTED TO GO AND THAT I WOULD MEET HER AT THE SCHOOL.

THIS WAS THE MOST ARTIST CAREER BASED ENPOWERING LECTURE THAT I HAVE EVER HEARD FROM AN ARTIST THAT SPOKE DIRECTLY RO MY MISSION AS A ARTIST.

THIS LECTURE SERIES IS SPONSORED BY THE ZABAR FAMILY OF ZABAR'S DELI & GOURMET FOODS IN NEW YORK CITY.

MR. ZABAR IS IN THE PHOTO BELOW, THE MAN ON THE FAR LEFT TAKING THE PHOTOGRAPH OF THE LECTURE.... I WAS EXTREMELY EMPRESSED TO SEE MR & MRS. ZABAR THERE AND ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN THE EVENING.

KERRY JAMES MARSHALL IN THE BLUE SHIRT, SANA MUSASAMA PINK SCARF AND BRAID, AND A GUEST AND STUDENTS ASKING KERRY JAMES MARSHALL QUESTIONS, AFTER HIS SCHORLARLY AND THE BUSINESS OF ART TALK.

THIS TALK LASTED 3 HOURS,... NOT ONE PERSON LEFT THE ROOM DURING THIS TIME.


BLACK ARTIST IN THE DARK,.... TALKING ABOUT BLACK ART TO STUDENTS,.... THEY TURNED THE LIGHTS OUT IN THE AUDITORIUM TO MAKE EVERYONE LEAVE,... BUT THE STUDENTS STAYED AND KERRY KEPT TALKING IN THE DARK.... IT LOOKED LIKE ONE OF KERRY'S LIVE WORKS OF ART IF YOU ASK ME.

THE ARTIST KERRY JAMES MARSHALL AND ONE OF HIS WORKS OF ART.

KERRY JAMES MARSHALL HAD DEFINATELY CREATED A PLACE IN INTERNATIONAL ART HISTORY FOR HIS WORKS OF ART,.. THE STYLE HE CREATED WITH HIS AFRICAN-AMERICAN SENSIBILITY, AESTHETIC AND HISTORICAL NARRATIVE,... THE INTELLECTUAL CONTENT,... THE QUESTIONING & EXPLORATION OF CONDITIONS,.... THE SIZE, HOW HIS ART WORK RELATES TO OTHER CONTEMPORARY ART. KERRY JAMES MARSHALL HAS MASTERED SEVERAL LEVELS.

MY ADVISE TO ANY ARTIST OF WHAT EVER COLOR IS, IF YOU HEAR OR SEE THAT KERRY JAMES MARSHALL IS GOING TO BE SPEAKING IN YOUR AREA, MAKE PLANS TO BE THERE, IF HE IS NOT SCHEDULED TO SPEAK AT A COLLEGE OR CULTURAL INSITITUTION IN YOUR AREA. PLEASE MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR HIM TO ENLIGHTEN YOU WITH HIS WISDOM AND EXPERIENCE..



THIS WAS A MASTERFUL EVENING... WE ALL SHOULD HAVE BEEN PRESENTED A MARSHALL DEGREES AS WE LEFT THE AUDITORIUM.... TOTALLY EMPOWERING.

THANK YOU KERRY JAMES MARSHALL,... YOU GOT A NEW FAN.!!!!
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  1. AnonymousNovember 10, 2008 at 3:55 PM

    Hello Zenobia, I had the privilege & pleasure of working with Kerry James Marshall on an exhibition of his work in the UK a few years ago. The exhibition itself was stunning but having the opportunity as a curator to talk to KJM about his work and then, months later, once the show had opened, hearing him give a public talk with many artists in the audience, many of them young black artists, is something I will never forget. Because Chicago has been in the news this past week or two, I've been thinking a lot about my experience of meeting KJM, and your blog brought those memories back to me so clearly. Thank you so much for that. I can only agree with your advice to artists (and curators!) everywhere.

    emilia

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