Cecil McDonald, Jr. on Cuts and Beats
About the Event:
Chicago artist and educator Cecil McDonald, Jr. sees the process of cutting, altering, and reassembling historical images as a metaphor for the complex histories of Black America. His latest body of work Cuts and Beat subverts often racist representation (like Vaudeville- and Minstrel-era publicity stills) by building new images using collage, video, and performance. Join McDonald and Dr. Terri Francis (Director of the Black Film Center/Archive at Indiana University) for a conversation about remixing past and present culture through art.
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This program is presented in partnership with Hyde Park Art Center.
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Cecil McDonald, Jr. on Cuts and Beats
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[Event tile image description: The event image at the top left of the event page is a black and white pigment print montage by Cecil McDonald, Jr. entitled “Let It Alone Watch it Work.” The collage centers a Black woman in profile. Wearing an evening dress and looking down, she may be dancing. A disembodied arm, wearing a suit jacket, watch, and ring hovers above her waist. The women’s profile is positioned over and partly obscures the profile of a Black man from the chest up, wearing a suit and looking towards the central figure. In stylized white letters at the top of the artwork reads “Let It Alone.” Image courtesy of Cecil McDonald, Jr.]