Join the artist for a panel discussion celebrating Denzil Forrester's MBE (Grenadian-British, born 1956) first major U.S. solo exhibition, Duppy Conqueror.
Taking inspiration from London’s dub reggae culture and clubs of the 1980s, Forrester’s working process is analogous to creating versions or reconfigurations of the same music track. Forrester’s numerous sketches from this period, made in the semi-darkness of urban dancehalls, continue to inform his paintings today. References to the diaspora, dub reggae, and the policing of Black cultural expression in Britain reverberate like a refrain throughout his practice. These figures and expressions read like a visual dub mix, echoing one another, and reconstituting themselves while projecting the transformative energy of the music.
Panelists: Denzil Forrester, artist, Erin Dziedzic, director of curatorial affairs at Kemper Museum and curator of Duppy Conqueror; and Gean Moreno, director of the Knight Foundation Art + Research Center at ICA Miami and curator of We Culture, an exhibition featuring Forrester's works from 1978–1985.
Watch the Panel
Recorded January 25, 2023 at Kemper Museum
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Who Recommended for Ages 13+ Where Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art When Wednesday, January 25 Time 5 p.m. Bar Opens Tickets FREE! Registration Encouraged