What do you call a group of visual artists inspired by the death of Michael Brown and the social-justice movement it spawned? St. Louis curator Freida Wheaton calls them the 鈥淪weet 16.鈥�
It鈥檚 a nod to their numbers as well as a reference to their niche. On Feb. 26-27, you can see the work of these St. Louis artists at the Touhill, in conjunction with
Dance St. Louis鈥� annual event presents three world premieres this year, inspired by legendary St. Louisans Maya Angelou, Miles Davis, Dick Gregory and gospel singer and pastor Cleophus Robinson.
The accompanying art exhibition, 鈥淰isualizing Life: Social Justice in Real Time,鈥� includes 鈥淪weet 16鈥� artist , whose recovery from a brain injury launched his work. In our latest we talk with Barry and Wheaton about the show of large-scale works, which will remain on display long after the dance is over, in a second exhibition at the Vaughn Cultural Center.
Here鈥檚 some of what you鈥檒l hear in the podcast:
- Barry, on the sentences and other secrets hidden in his artwork: 鈥淔or the people who are nosy like me, I always hide things.鈥�
- Barry, on painting with coffee: 鈥淥ne day I accidentally dipped my brush into the coffee 鈥� and before I caught myself, I had painted on this picture.鈥�
- Wheaton, on some people wearying of the ideas of 鈥淔erguson鈥� and 鈥渟ocial justice.鈥� 鈥淲hether the name 鈥楩erguson鈥� is used or not, the issues that preceded Ferguson and that continue, and that will continue, quite honestly, will be with us.鈥�
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