Jamal Cyrus: The End of My Beginning—Opening Reception

Blaffer Art Museum

Join us for the opening reception of Jamal Cyrus: The End of My Beginning, on view June 5–September 19, 2021 at Blaffer Art Museum.

The reception will feature sounds by DJ Flash Gordon Parks, light bites and refreshments will be provided. Admission to the Blaffer is always FREE. Occupant capacity is limited, please register to reserve your FREE tickets.Visitors are required to complete a <a href="https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=vboLF_CikEytSw6PDwxCWYdnonvwGO1PvF5eJZ9ewPNUNjlUWUhYQUVUTkxUMkxPSUJCVVJENEQwUC4u" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">COVID-19 Screening.</a>

The Blaffer Art Museum, in partnership with Texas Southern University (TSU), is proudly organizing the first survey exhibition of artist Jamal Cyrus, which will span fifteen years of this artist’s prodigious career. As a singular maker, a former member of the pioneering collective Otabenga Jones &amp; Associates, a current professor at TSU, the recipient of the 2020 David C. Driskell Prize, an occasional curator, and steadfast mentor, Cyrus and his influence reverberate throughout his native city of Houston.The End of My Beginning will include approximately 50 objects, images, and installations produced from 2005-2020 that demonstrate the breadth of Cyrus’s consistently cross-disciplinary practice from his MFA studies to the present.Learn more about the exhibition: <a href="https://blafferartmuseum.org/jamal-cyrus/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">blafferartmuseum.org/jamal-cyrus</a>

Jason Woods aka Flash Gordon Parks is an ethnomusicologist from the city of Houston, TX. He earned a Bachelor&#x27;s Degree in Photography at Sam Houston State University in 2001. In 2005 Flash Gordon Parks published a book of photography and poetry called The Beautiful Side of Ugly with Eric Blaylock. TBSOU combined the poetic words of Blaylock with the striking images of FGP to document the beauty of urban areas of Houston, Texas. He&#x27;s also maintained several DJ residencies which range from Blues to Jazz to Soul/Funk to Hip Hop since 2004. As a DJ, he strives to educate the audience through carefully thought out selections. Flash Gordon Parks often collects, documents and lectures on the importance of Houston&#x27;s Rich Music History. He has lectured at such institutions as Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, Rice University, Art League Houston and more.In 2015 Flash Gordon Parks directed the documentary This Thing We Do Houston DJ Culture Revealed which is an introduction to the world of Deejaying in the City of Houston. In 2019 Flash Gordon Parks directed the documentary Archie Bell celebrating the achievements of Soul Music Icon Mr. Tighten Up (Archie Bell).Most notable events include Motown On Mondays Houston and A Fistful Of Soul.

Image: Jamal Cyrus, Lights from the Garden, 2019. Bentwood chairs, stainless steel rods, oak flooring. Image courtesy of the artist and Inman Gallery, Houston.

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