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Moon Medicin Live at The Contemporary Austin Jones Center

The Contemporary Austin 700 CONGRESS AVENUE, Austin, TX, United States

Performance on the Jones Center Roof Deck Moon Medicin is an aural and optical experiment conducted by interdisciplinary artist Sanford Biggers. This live work weaves found images and the music of jazz, funk, punk, animation, film noir, and sci-fi with original video art and songs. The result is an evocative music concert that is as much jam session as performative film screening. Begins 8:30P. General $20, Members $15

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Bring in the Reality

Nathan Cummings Foundation 475 Tenth Avenue, New York, United States

Bring in the Reality presents works in a variety of media that embody the rhetorical role of parrhesia: works that speak candidly, freely and boldly; works that “speak truth to power.” The title of the exhibition is taken from Cornel West's 2014 book Black Prophetic Fire, in which he speaks to the enduring resonance of blues, jazz, hip-hop discourse and the writings of Malcolm X within the tradition of parrhesia, saying that […]

She Sells Seashells By The Seashore

Eric Firestone Gallery 4 Newtown Lane, East Hampton, NY, United States

Eric Firestone Gallery Presents: She Sells Seashells By The Seashore A group exhibition that brings the beach to the gallery in East Hampton, NY. July 11, 2015 – August 2, 2015 Opening Reception: July 11, 6 – 9 PM Through various means, each artist in the exhibition emphasizes symbols of Summer. FriendsWithYou’s sculpture, Raisin Bran Sun, depicts Kellogg’s familiar mascot, Sunny, an icon of the brand introduced in 1966. Since […]

The Freedom Principle: Experiments in Art and Music, 1965 to Now

Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago 220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL, United States

The Freedom Principle: Experiments in Art and Music, 1965 to Now is a multigenerational group exhibition on view at Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago July 11 through November 22. It includes Sanford’s work. Curated by Naomi Beckwith and Dieter Roelstraete, the exhibition was recently reviewed in The Guardian and has a comprehensive microsite that explores a rich cultural context. The exhibition will travel to ICA Philadelphia in 2016.