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SUMMARY:Mendi + Keith Obadike Blues Speaker [for James Baldwin]
DESCRIPTION:Mendi + Keith Obadike Blues Speaker [for James Baldwin]\n\
 nSound installation and events  Opening: April 2, 5–7pm, with LeRo
 nn Brooks\nBlues readings: April 10, 17 & 24, noon,  with Melvin Gi
 bbs, Brandon Ross, and Karma Mayet Johnson\nArtists talk: April 17, 
 3–5pm Panel: April 24, 2–4pm, moderated by Julie Napolin\n Vera 
 List Center for Art and Politics Hours: 9am–9pm, free\n\n\n\nBlues 
 Speaker [for James Baldwin] is a public sound art installation and re
 ading series by artists Mendi + Keith Obadike, presented on the occas
 ion of the conference \"What Now? The Politics of Listening.\" It is d
 edicated to James Baldwin (1924–1987). The 12-hour, immersive sound 
 artwork is composed of an elongated blues melody, language from Baldwi
 n's writings, ambient recordings from the streets of Harlem, and an in
 ventory of sounds contained in Baldwin's short story \"Sonnyʼs Blues.
 \"    Blues Speaker / The Dialogues  Weekly readings by master blues
  musicians capture Baldwin's seminal short story \"Sonny's Blues.\" Pr
 esented on Fridays at noon in the Social Justice Hub at 63 Fifth Ave
 nue, 5th floor.\n Blues Speaker / other events\nApril 17, 3–5pm\nMe
 ndi + Keith Obadike engage in an artists talk with students and the pu
 blic.\nApril 24, 2–4pm\n\"Taking Listening Seriously: James Baldwin
 \" Panel discussion on literal and ideological noise, race, class and 
 inequality that positions James Baldwin as a key figure in the history
  of political sound making, and launches the conference \"What Now? T
 he Politics of Listening.\" With curators, scholars and artists Mendi
  + Keith Obadike, moderated by Julie Napolin. \n\n\n\n\nFor more info
 rmation visit http://conectom.leimay.org/events/mendi-keith-obadike-bl
 ues-speaker-for-james-baldwin
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CATEGORIES:installation, reading
LOCATION:Vera List Center for Art and Politics The New School  Univers
 ity Center
WEBSITE:http://www.veralistcenter.org
URL:http://www.veralistcenter.org
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