Dr Robert Reid-Pharr (New York City) Critic, Author and Distinguished Professor of English and American Studies at the City University of New York Graduate Center

photo by: Derek Brueckner

Dr Robert Reid-Pharr discussed his recent Art in America article Putting Mapplethorpe in His Place and issues surrounding the article as well as discussing his new forthcoming book Archives of Flesh: African America, Spain and the Post-Humanist Critique.  (Image above of Robert Reid-Pharr taken at the Brooklyn Museum  February 2016)

Archives of Flesh: African America, Spain and the Post-Humanist Critique
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Grant Guy, Founder and Artistic Director of Adhere and Deny

Art Collective CONSTELACIONES: Monica Martinez, Christina Hajjar, Doris Difarnecio, Helene Vosters and Roewan Crowe

(left to right) Monica Martinez, Christina Hajjar, Doris Difarnecio (San Cristobal, Mexico), Helene Vosters (Toronto) and Roewan Crowe discussed "Return Atacama" their upcoming project and performance in Chile. 

Ian Mozdzen Dancer and Performance Artist, Jolene Bailie Artistic Director of Gearshifting Performance Works, Choreographer and Dance Artist and Leelee Davis (Toronto) Dancer and Multimedia Performance Artist

Ian Mozdzen, Jolene Bailie and Leelee Davis discussed collaborative process and HAPPYLAND a new creation by Jolene Bailie