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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231209T140000
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URL:https://www.handson.org/events/symposium-god-made-my-face-a-collective
 -portrait-of-james-baldwin/
SUMMARY:Symposium: God Made My Face: A Collective Portrait of James Baldwin
DESCRIPTION:Tickets to only the talks are $25 ($15 for Members). Tickets to
  only the performance are $40 ($24 for Members). Tickets for the talks a
 nd performance are $50 ($30 for Members). Discounts are applied at checko
 ut. Not a Member? Join today!\n\nRegister in advance and pay what you w
 ish to join us on YouTube for the 2–5 pm programming (the performance wi
 ll not be livestreamed). Your contribution supports our dynamic public pro
 grams.\n\nThis program will include ASL interpretation. For access needs\,
  email us at access@brooklynmuseum.org.\n\nIris and B. Gerald Cantor Audi
 torium and Beaux-Arts Court\, 3rd Floor\n\nCelebrate the new publication 
 God Made My Face: A Collective Portrait of James Baldwin\, edited by accla
 imed curator\, author\, and educator Hilton Als\, during this symposium. A
 rt historians and fellow artists will gather to reflect on Baldwin’s pro
 found legacy through a full afternoon of talks. The day culminates with a 
 performance by bassist\, vocalist\, and songwriter Meshell Ndegeocello and
  her band of The Gospel of James Baldwin\, a tribute that at once evokes 
 a church service\, celebration\, and call to action.\n\nSchedule\n\n2 pm: 
 Welcome\nAuditorium\, 3rd Floor\nAnne Pasternak\, Brooklyn Museum\, and Da
 rren Walker\, Ford Foundation\n\n2:15 pm Opening invocation\nAuditorium\, 
 3rd Floor\nJacqueline Woodson\n\n2:30–3:30 pm: Sex in the City: James Ba
 ldwin and the Politics of the Queer Life Then and Now\nAuditorium\, 3rd Fl
 oor\nStephen Best\, Daphne Brooks\, John Keene\, and Hilton Als\n\n3:30–
 4:30 pm: God Made My Face: Visual Artists on Baldwin\nAuditorium\, 3rd Flo
 or\nGarrett Bradley\, Glenn Ligon\, Kandis Williams\, and Thelma Golden\n\
 n4:30 pm: Closing remarks\nAuditorium\, 3rd Floor\n\n5–6:30 pm: Receptio
 n and book signing \nBeaux-Arts Court\, 3rd Floor\n\n7–8:30 pm: Perform
 ance: The Gospel of James Baldwin\nBeaux-Arts Court\, 3rd Floor\nMeshell 
 Ndegeocello\n\nThe publication and symposium are made possible through lea
 dership support from\n\nAdd a copy of God Made My Face: A Collective Port
 rait of James Baldwin at checkout.\n--\nImage caption and credit: Glenn L
 igon (American\, born 1960). [Untitled] (Crowd/The Fire Next Time)\, 2000
 . Screenprint with coal crystals on paper\, 12 × 18 1/8 in. (30.5 × 46 c
 m). Brooklyn Museum\; Alfred T. White Fund\, 2000.56. © Glenn Ligon\, Cou
 rtesy of the artist\, Luhring Augustine\, New York\, Regen Projects\, Los 
 Angeles. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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