6:30 – 7:00pm: Registration
Milbank Chapel, Teachers College, Columbia University
7:00 - 7:30pm:
Opening Remarks: Professor Judith Burton and Doctoral Student, Daniela Fifi
Film Screening
Geoffrey Holder Film Screening
7:30 – 8:30pm: Panel I: Curating for Diverse Audiences
Geoffrey Holder’s (1930—2014) artistic practice and being exceeded the labels and limits of his time. As a visual artist, dancer, choreographer, actor and director, Holder recognized the vital role of museums in connecting art with the people. He once said, "I walk through doors. If I'm not wanted in a place then something is wrong with the place, not me". However, rather than simply, though sharply, recognizing the problem of illegibility, neglect and consequent absence of diverse or alternative voices in these spaces, Holder was committed to working with and within them to expand their reach, making them accountable to the whole community they claimed to serve.
After the screening of the new short film, the film’s director and chief curator of the Holder Estate, Léo Holder, will be in conversation with Professor Erica Moiah James. They will discuss elements of the film and Geoffrey Holder’s work and legacy in the fine and performing arts, as well as the museum space.
A conversation between:
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Erica James, Assistant Professor, History of Art and African American Studies at Yale University
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Leo Holder, Chief Curator of the Geoffrey Holder Estate.
Moderator: Yasmine Espert, PhD Candidate Art History, Columbia University