In Common: Romare Bearden and New Approaches to Art, Race & Economy

At the The New School IN NYC NOT AT CLEMENTS

Two generations after the passing of American icon Romare Bearden in 1988, The New School’s Institute on Race, Power, and Political Economy and the Vera List Center for Art and Politics, the Romare Bearden Foundation, and The Institute of Jazz Studies at Rutgers University Newark combine forces to examine Bearden’s legacy under three distinct lenses: the impact of his activist work, especially his prints; the role of music in both his practice at large and the activist projects; and the resonance of his oeuvre in contemporary art making.

In Common Symposium Day One: The Power of Purposeful Creativity
Wollman Hall, 5th Floor
Join us for day one of the In Common: Romare Bearden and New Approaches to Art, Race & Economy Symposium where we will kick off three days of programming with conversation, agenda setting, and performance.

6:35 pm – 7:55 pm

Panel: The Power of Purposeful Creativity: A Conversation and Performance

The evening will close with a conversation on Romare Bearden’s purposeful creativity and its relevance to current times, followed by a complementary live jazz performance evocative of Bearden’s legacy and the main themes to be covered during the balance of the symposium featuring Stefon Harris, a Four-Time Grammy Nominated Jazz Musician, Maurine Knighton, Chief Program Officer, Doris Duke Foundation and Terri Lyne Carrington, NEA Jazz Master and three-time GRAMMY Award-winning drummer, producer, and educator.

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