Martin Scorsese Department of Cinema Studies

the art of blackness: a symposium

poster for symposium

the art of blackness: a symposium
April 25, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Michelson Theater, 721 Broadway

What does blackness mean in the context of art criticism? Formal element? Lived experience? Race? How might blackness be conceived in terms not exclusively bound to the sociological and questions of positive/negative, authenticity, truth, or essence? Centering the work of scholars devoted to black visual and expressive culture, this concentration of black study considers the multivalence and critical consequence of blackness as an aesthetic and cultural idea enacted through and across the arts (e.g., literature, film, performance, contemporary art, and music).

Co-sponsored by: the Center for Black Visual Culture, the NYU Department of Photography and Imaging and the Martin Scorsese Department of Cinema Studies.

This is an in-person event, open to the public. Prior registration is required at least 24 hours before the start of the event. Non-NYU attendees will receive emailed instructions for building access and may be asked to present a government-issued photo ID upon arrival. NYU attendees must present their NYU ID.

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