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Tomorrow Friday July 18th I will hosting HOME  poetry Series at the HIllyer Artspace (9 Hillyer Court NW) featuring Jason Reynolds. I will be filling in for the regular host Simone Jacobson for tomorrow’s reading.

HOME featuring Jason Reynolds

HOME featuring Jason Reynolds

July 17, 2008 Posted by fjoiner | lit stuff, visual art | | No Comments

Late Pass….

I don’t know how I missed this…but maybe I should take more late night walks down by the monuments and galleries…

The National Gallery of Art is showing Martin Puryear from June 22–September 28, 2008Ladder for Booker T Washington - Martin Puryear

Although I am ashamed to admit it I was not familiar with his work until seeing it on the latest issue of Callaloo…so i guess i get a double late pass.

It is exciting to see as you look around the city and see African American artists at some of the major venues here in DC: Jacob Lawrence at the Phillips Collection, Aaron Douglass at The Smithsonian American Art Museum and Martin Puryear and The National Gallery of Art. However, a little gender balance would be nice, i think Henry Thaggert’s she’s so articulate is an awesome start, but it would be nice to see alarge show of say ….Elizabeth Catlett. Who else is missing?

June 30, 2008 Posted by fjoiner | visual art | | No Comments