Talk: "Plumbago: Graphing the Indescribable (for Audre Lorde)" by Alexis Pauline Gumbs
- Event Date: Thursday, March 2, 2023
- Time: 6:00 pm–8:00 pm (CST)
- Location: Online via Zoom
It is with immense gratitude that we welcome this artist, poet, editor, theorist, activist, and aspirational cousin to all sentient beings! Dr. Alexis Pauline Gumbs is the author of Spill: Scenes of Black Feminist Fugitivity, M Archive: After the End of the World, Dub: Finding Ceremony, and Undrowned: Black Feminist Lessons from Marine Mammals. As stated on her website, Dr. Gumbs's "work has inspired artists across form to create dance works, installation work, paintings, processionals, divination practices, operas, quilts and more."
If you are interested in learning more about Dr. Alexis Pauline Gumbs (external link), visit her website.
This event is taking place on Zoom with the following meeting information:
- Webinar ID: 863 7157 9346
- Password: 673619
Hosted by: Minor Aesthetics Lab
In conjunction with: Mellon Foundation through the Minoritarian Aesthetics Across Difference grant, the Chancellor's Call to Action grant to Address Racism & Social Injustice, and The Spurlock Museum.
Contact
For further information on this event, contact the Museum Information Desk at spurlock-museum@illinois.edu (email link) or (217) 333-2360
All participants are welcome. To request disability-related accommodations for this event, please contact Brian Cudiamat at cudiamat@illinois.edu (email link) or (217) 244-5586.