Installation view of Undercover: Performing and Transforming Black Female Identities, October 2009. Left: Mequitta Ahuja, Tress I, 2008, waxy chalk on paper, 96 x 45 inches. Courtesy the artist and Artist Pension Trust, New York and Mequitta Ahuja, Tress IV, 2009, waxy chalk on paper, 96 x 45 inches. Courtesy the artist and BravinLee programs. Center: Ellen Gallagher, DeLuxe, 2004/2005, portfolio of 60 etchings with photogravure, spitbite, collage, cutting, scratching, silkscreen, plasticine, offset lithography, and hand building, 13 x 10½ inches each. Courtesy the Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation.
The Spelman College Museum of Fine Art is the only museum in the nation that emphasizes works by and about women of
the African Diaspora.
Undercover: Performing and Transforming Black Female Identities
On view now through December 5, 2009, Undercover is an original exhibition organized by the Spelman College Museum of Fine Art. This exhibition, which explores the social implications of race, gender, and disguise is curated by Andrea Barnwell Brownlee, Ph.D., Director of the Museum, and Karen Comer Lowe, Director of Comer Art Advisory, L.L.C.
Featured Work
Lorraine O'Grady, Mlle Bourgeoise Noire, 1980 - 1983, photographs/performance
documentation, 14 x 14 inches each (total of 14 photographs)
Courtesy the artist and Alexander Gray Associates, New York
UPCOMING PROGRAMS
Closing Reception
Thursday, December 10, 2009, 6:30pm
Don't miss this final opportunity to view Undercover: Performing and Transforming Black Female Identities
RSVP by emailing museum@spelman.edu or call (404) 270-5607.
Location:
Spelman College Museum of Fine Art
in the Camille Olivia Hanks Cosby, Ed.D. Academic Center
350 Spelman Lane
Atlanta, GA 30314
EXHIBITION BUZZ
SPECIAL FEATURE
Renée Cox, Liberation of Aunt Jemima and Uncle Ben, 1998, cibrachrome photograph, 48 x 60 inches
During Renée Cox’s visit to the Museum on October 22, 2009, she explained that her alter ego is Rajé, a larger than life superhero wearing a skintight costume with the colors of the Jamaican flag. Through her heroic actions, she fights damaging racial stereotypes and social injustices.
Patrick L. Riley, Morehouse alumnus, pop culture expert, and arts and entertainment blogger, helped the Museum ask several personalities about their alter egos. Through his blog A Day In “The Life of Riley:” pop culture and possibilities, Riley asked many celebrity friends, Who’s Your Alter Ego? He received enthusiastic responses from actress/singer, Sheryl Lee Ralph; Emmy-award winning journalist and author, Shaun Robinson (C' 84); Grammy-nominated performing artist Ledisi, and others. He recently asked Judge Glenda Hatchett, who has been a special Friend of Spelman for many years, to reveal her alter ego.
 Judge Hatchett explained: “A combination of my mother and my maternal grandmother. My mother who well into her 80s drives a convertible sports car, is sassy, feisty, takes tai chi classes, travels extensively throughout the world, loves to play the slot machines and still supports many charitable causes including the AIDS ministry that she founded in our church and my maternal grandmother who was self educated, as tough a woman as you will find, took no mess, a mother of nine children and a hard nose businesswoman!”
Judge Hatchett is currently preparing to launch Parent Power Now!, the premiere global social networking site for parents (parentpowernow.com). She has also established a production company, Great Day Productions, and is currently developing television, movie and stage projects. Judge Hatchett was the guest speaker at Spelman’s Convocation on Thursday, November 12, 2009.
See Patrick's blog for more celebrity interviews and find out who else we asked, "Who's Your Alter Ego?"
SPONSORS
Major support for Undercover: Performing and Transforming Black Female Identities was provided by the Fulton County Board of Commissioners under the guidance of the Fulton County Arts Council.
Visitor Information
MUSEUM HOURS:
Tuesdays - Fridays,
10:00am - 4:00pm
Saturdays,
Noon - 4:00pm
Closed Sunday, Monday, holidays and official Spelman College breaks.
Suggested donation $3.00
Spelman College Museum of Fine Art
in the Camille Olivia Hanks Cosby, Ed. D. Academic Center
350 Spelman Lane
Box 1526
Atlanta, GA 30314
404.270.5607
museum@spelman.edu
spelman.edu/museum or spelmanmuseum.org
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