Thirty Years of Meaning and Influence
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A conference in celebration of the 30th anniversary of the book Flash of the Spirit.
Jean-Michel Basquiat, CPRKR, 1982. Acrylic, oil-stick, and collage on canvas mounted on wood. Courtesy the Donald Baechler Collection, New York.
The Ogden Museum of Southern Art and Prospect New Orleans are organizing a conference celebrating the 30th anniversary of the publishing of Flash of the Spirit: African & Afro-American Art & Philosophy by art historian Robert Farris Thompson. The conference will take place December 11 - 12 at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art. It will be held in conjunction with the exhibition "Basquiat and the Bayou," by artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, who was greatly influenced by Thompson's book.
Events are free and open to the public, but registration is required.
A schedule of activities can be found here. To register for the free conference, email your name and email address to conference@ogdenmuseum.org.
