New York University will host “How to Look at Art: Black Arts, Black Cultures, and Black Aesthetics,” on Sat., Feb. 4, 3:30-5:30 p.m. at NYU’s Lipton Auditorium in D’Agostino Hall (108 West 3rd Street, betw. MacDougal and Sullivan Sts.). Renowned photographer Deborah Willis, a professor at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts and Faculty of Arts and Science, will provide the introduction. Panelists include: Lisa Collins, associate professor, Art History and Africana Studies, Vassar College; Deborah Cullen, director of curatorial programs, El Museo del Barrio; Ed Guerrero, associate professor, Cinema Studies, Tisch School of the Arts. The discussion will be moderated by Angela Dillard, an associate professor at NYU’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study and director of Africana Studies.
- WHO: Photograher Deborah Willis, a professor at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts and Faculty of Arts and Science; Lisa Collins, associate professor, Art History and Africana Studies, Vassar College; Deborah Cullen, director of curatorial programs, El Museo del Barrio; Ed Guerrero, associate professor, Cinema Studies, Tisch School of the Arts; and Angela Dillard (moderator), an associate professor at NYU’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study and director of Africana Studies.
- WHAT: Panel Discussion: “How to Look at Art: Black Arts, Black Cultures, and Black Aesthetics”
- WHEN & WHERE: Sat., Feb. 4, 3:30-5:30 p.m. at NYU’s Lipton Auditorium in D’Agostino Hall (108 West 3rd Street, betw. MacDougal and Sullivan Sts.) [Subway Lines: A, B, C, D, E, F, V (West 4th Street); N, R, W (8th Street); 6 (Astor Place)]
Reporters interested in attending should contact James Devitt, Office of Public Affairs, at 212.998.6808 or james.devitt@nyu.edu. The public may RSVP at 212.998.3973 by January 27.
The panel is part of a series organized by the Museum of Contemporary Diasporan Arts. The full schedule of events can be accessed at www.blackfineartshow.com.