Art, Galleries & Museums during the Plague (Backyard Musings): Thank you, Badir

Last week I did an Instagram Live session with Badir McCleary the founder of Art Above Reality. Badir and I met first at a session he participated in around an exhibition at the Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD) entitled Digitalia: Art & the Economy of Ideas (2018), curated by Lady Phoenix. Badir and I met again later that year at Miami Beach in the UNTITLED tents.

In the video here below we talk about a lot of subjects, including my going on a bit about Michael Eric Dyson's writing about Jay Z; and I get *really* excited about Paula Cooper.

I got my copy of Jay Z: Made in America at Marcus Books, an independent, Black-owned bookstore in Oakland. You can support their Go Fund Me campaign here.

A link to the Paula Cooper article "‘I’ve always been wary of big business" is here; as well as one to the Magda Sawon article "This Is the Toughest Challenge My Business Has Ever Faced. But Here's Why Small Galleries Like Mine Will Come Out Alive," linked here.

Badir posted the entire video of us in conversation here. I am in my backyard, holding the phone. Maybe for the next one I should formalize my Zoom set up?

I'd love to hear your further comments and thoughts. I will post more links and thoughts later this week about museums and COVID-19. 'Til then, stay focused on Intentional Practice.

View video here: https://youtu.be/MkEMnQ8qXjY

Peace & Love.

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