MFTA: Third Thursdays: Race, Art & Identity: A Conversation with Shaun Leonardo, 7/16

Sean Leonardo, Primitive Games performance at The Guggenheim, September 18, 2018. Photograph by Enid Alvarez. [Image Description: Two sets of couples are touching their palms together as part of a performance, those at the center of the photograph are crouching down on the white floor, and all of the performers are wearing white t-shirts and trousers with trainers.]

Thursday, July 16 at 7:00 to 8:00 pm

Join Materials for the Arts online for a live conversation with NYC artist Shaun Leonardo and MFTA Education Director John Cloud Kaiser. In his work, Leonardo explores systemic oppression and police violence against black and brown boys and men. In this presentation, he will share the motivation behind the drawings, videos, and performance art pieces he creates. In addition, he will discuss his Assembly program done in partnership with the nonprofit Recess, which provides training and creative employment opportunities for court-involved youth.

MFTA invites guests to attend this presentation, as they reflect upon race, equity, and systemic issues. Attendees may take part in the conversation, which will be live streamed to YouTube by submitting questions for Shaun Leonardo during the event.*

*To submit questions during the event, use the chat feature on YouTube. You must log in to your YouTube account to use the chat and download the YouTube app for mobile use. Visit the YouTube sign-in page to create a YouTube login.

You can RSVP for this event here.

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