Lecture with artist Awol Erizku
Attend:
| Free with general admission |
*General museum admission is FREE for residents of Macomb, Oakland and Wayne counties.
Location:
Lecture Hall
5200 Woodward Ave
Detroit, MI 48202
United States
Join us for a public lecture and book signing with Los Angeles–based artist Awol Erizku. Born in Gondar, Ethiopia, in 1988, Erizku attended Cooper Union before receiving his MFA from Yale. He developed a multi-disciplinary practice encompassing photography, sculpture, painting, installation, film, and sound.
Referring to and reimagining African and Black American cultures from Nefertiti to hip-hop vernacular, Erizku rejects Eurocentric notions of art and beauty in favor of building his singular Afrocentric aesthetic, something he refers to as “Afro-esotericism.”
Following the lecture, Erizku will sign copies of his most recent publication Awol Erizku: Mystic Parallax, the first comprehensive monograph of his career to date.
This program is sponsored by Lisa Applebaum and the Friends of Prints, Drawings, and Photographs auxiliary group.
Join us for a public lecture and book signing with Los Angeles–based artist Awol Erizku. Born in Gondar, Ethiopia, in 1988, Erizku attended Cooper Union before receiving his MFA from Yale. He developed a multi-disciplinary practice encompassing photography, sculpture, painting, installation, film, and sound.
Referring to and reimagining African and Black American cultures from Nefertiti to hip-hop vernacular, Erizku rejects Eurocentric notions of art and beauty in favor of building his singular Afrocentric aesthetic, something he refers to as “Afro-esotericism.”
Following the lecture, Erizku will sign copies of his most recent publication Awol Erizku: Mystic Parallax, the first comprehensive monograph of his career to date.
This program is sponsored by Lisa Applebaum and the Friends of Prints, Drawings, and Photographs auxiliary group.