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Cameron Visiting Artist Talk: Rico Gatson
Date and Time
Wednesday Oct 29, 2014
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM EDT4:30 PM, October 29, Wednesday
Location
Johnson Memorial Building, Room 304, Middlebury College
Fees/Admission
Free
Contact Information
802.443.2834
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Over the course of almost two decades, Rico Gatson has become celebrated for his confrontational and politically opinionated artworks, often based on significant moments in black history. Images of riots, fires, and confinement pervade his works, which have touched on a range of subjects like the Watts Riots, the presidential election of Barack Obama, and the formation of the Black Panthers. As Gatson once said: "I'm always interested in seducing the viewer and then hitting them on the way out, allowing a delayed response to powerfully charged content". Even though he uses painting, video, sculpture, and installation, Gatson prefers not to be defined by any single medium, rather thinking of himself as an object maker inspired by Conceptualism and Performance Art.
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