In the first two installments of the trio of conversations with dynamic artist duo Grace Kisa and Maurice Evans, Layla Felder spoke to each artist alone to talk about their art journey and processes. Now, Layla speaks to the both of them to get more detail on their series ‘The Nu Africans’, understand what it […]
Category Archives: IN CONVERSATION
March
22
KAOP IN CONVERSATION EPISODE 5: FAHAMU PECOU PART 2
posted by Layla
Dr. Fahamu Pecou is an Internationally exhibited, interdisciplinary artist and scholar whose works combine observations on hip-hop, fine art and popular culture. Pecou’s paintings, performance art, and academic work addresses concerns around contemporary representations of Black men and how these images impact both the reading and performance of Black masculinity. Pecou’s work is featured in […]
March
15
KAOP IN CONVERSATION EPISODE 4: FAHAMU PECOU PART 1
posted by Layla
Dr. Fahamu Pecou is an Internationally exhibited, interdisciplinary artist and scholar whose works combine observations on hip-hop, fine art and popular culture. Pecou’s paintings, performance art, and academic work addresses concerns around contemporary representations of Black men and how these images impact both the reading and performance of Black masculinity. Pecou’s work is featured in […]
March
08
KAOP IN CONVERSATION EPISODE 3: Michael Rooks ON Julie Mehretu
posted by Layla
Wieland Family Curator of Contemporary and Modern Art at The High Museum of Art, Michael Rooks takes Layla Felder through world-renowned artist, Julie Mehretu’s retrospective at the High Museum of Art. Julie Mehretu is an Ethiopian LGBT abstract artist whose work has been shown all over the world at world-famous museums. He takes Layla through […]
February
15
KAOP IN CONVERSATION EPISODE 2: Charly Palmer
posted by Layla
Renowned artist Charly Palmer opens the doors of his studio for an intimate, inter-generational art conversation. We talk about how he started out as an artist, his process, inspiration, technique and more. 2020 was a spectacular year for Charly. We uncover how his historic “Time” Magazine Cover of 2020 came to be, and how he […]
February
01
KAOP IN CONVERSATION EPISODE 1: Fabian Williams
posted by Layla
Join us as Fabian Williams @occasionalsuperstar and I visit his 130 ft.Morehouse College Black History and Morehouse College History Mural on campus that he has been working on for the past 2 years. We delve deep into his mural and talk content and artistic technique. We go through each section of his mural and discuss […]
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