Performa announce Get Ready for the Marvelous: Black Surrealism in Dakar, Fort-de-France, Havana, Johannesburg, New York City, Paris, Port-au-Prince, 1932–2013, a groundbreaking conference exploring historical Surrealism in the African Diaspora and its relevance to contemporary art. The conference will elaborate on the international black artists who were involved in Surrealism, engaging with it as an ideology, artistic movement, and a state of mind—a way of being in the world—and their influence on contemporary art and culture throughout the African Diaspora.
Presented by The Performa Institute
Conference
Friday, February 8, 1–5:30pm
Saturday, February 9, 1–5:30pm
Special breakfast film program
Saturday, February 9, 10am–noon
NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development
Einstein Auditorium, Barney Building, 34 Stuyvesant Street, New York
Free admission with reservation: [email protected]
www.performa-arts.org
