William Villalongo
In Search of Black Atlantis

William Villalongo will introduce his artistic practice and share research from his ongoing In Search of Black Atlantis project, highlighting his process, finished works, and collaborations done while in residence at AAR.

William Villalongo is the Jules Guerin/Harold M. English Rome Prize Fellow in Visual Arts and associate professor in the School of Art at Cooper Union.

SA Smythe

SA Smythe is the Rome Prize Fellow in Modern Italian Studies and assistant professor in the Department of Gender Studies and African American Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles.

You can watch William Villalongo’s shoptalk live. Please register for Zoom in advance. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the event.

Notice

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