#IRAAS panel discussion on the exhibition “We Wanted a Revolution: Black Radical Women, 1965–85” which focuses on black women artists, examining the political, social, cultural & aesthetic priorities of women of color during the emergence of second-wave feminism. ***Panelists: Co-Curators- @rjkhckly (CC’05) and Catherine Morris @catherinejanetmorris Contemporary Artists- @simoneyvetteleigh & Jordan Casteel @jordanmcasteel Moderated by @doctorkelliejones Art History & Archaeology; Faculty Fellow, IRAAS- Columbia University ***Co-curated by Rujeko Hockley (CC’05) & Catherine Morris, the exhibition 'We Wanted a Revolution: #BlackRadicalWomen, 1965–85' focuses on #BlackWomen artists, examining the political, social, cultural, & aesthetic priorities of #WomenofColor during the emergence of second-wave feminism. ***On view at the Brooklyn Museum @brooklynmuseum April 21- September 17, 2017, it presents a diverse group of #artists & #activists who lived & worked at the intersections of avant-garde art worlds, radical political movements, & profound social change***#ContemporaryArtist #SimoneLeigh & #JordanCasteel join the exhibition curators for a conversation on #feminism, #politicalaction, #art production, #arthistory. #WWAR #WOCArtists #Feminism "IF #BlackWomen would be #free Everybody would be FREE!" #WeWANTEDaRevolution makes us look back But also look at where we are today. Not enough has changed has it, some things are even getting worse under the present state of affairs in America under the present government! A time when ALL Women come together for ALL women & the greater good for what is RIGHT as #WomensRights are #HumanRights! and right for the World, women have always been the moral pillars of society #WeWANTaRevolution #WeNEEDaREVOLUTION #IntersectionalFeminism #iAMaFEMINIST #EmpoweringWomen ALL #women "It's an artist duty to reflect the times." ~ Nina Simone, rings as true then as it does today. (at Faculty House | Columbia University)
