EXHIBITION & SYMPOSIUM 
In Common: Romare Bearden and New Approaches to Art, Race & Economy

The Institute on Race, Power and Political Economy, the Vera List Center for Art and Politics, the Romare Bearden Foundation, and the Institute of Jazz Studies at Rutgers University are pleased to present a multi-tier initiative—including a symposium, exhibition and forthcoming publication—examining American icon Romare Bearden’s work as an artist, educator, scholar, songwriter, and social activist.

The symposium, In Common: Romare Bearden and New Approaches to Art, Race & Economy, will take place November 30-December 2 and examine Bearden’s legacy under three distinct lenses: the impact of his activist work, especially his prints; the role of music in both his practice at large and the activist projects; and the resonance of his oeuvre in contemporary art making.

The upcoming exhibition, In Common: New Approaches with Romare Bearden, brings together Bearden's works alongside six contemporary artists—Black Quantum Futurism, Kahlil Robert Irving, Lorraine O’Grady, Hank Willis Thomas, Mickalene Thomas, and Charisse Pearlina Weston, whose visions resonate with those of Bearden and contribute to a multigenerational dialogue on the political agency of art. The exhibition opens Thursday, November 9 and will be on display at the Parsons School of Design and Sheila C. Johnson Design Center’s Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Gallery until Monday, January 15, 2024.

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