VIRTUAL: Yasmin Spiro in conversation with Danielle Roper

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Artist Yasmin Spiro is joined by Professor in Latin American Literature, Danielle Roper, to discuss her current Garden Project.

Saturday September 30Program: Arts Club Garden ProjectsYasmin Spiro with Danielle RoperProgram 1:00 pm (refreshments provided)Yasmin Spiro’s (b. Kingston, Jamaica 1974) installation and semi-transparent weaving, Groundation, currently on view in the Arts Club Garden, is an homage to Jamaican wicker weaver Sylvester Ivy, and explores the creation of sacred spaces, vernacular architecture, and craft. Spiro is joined by Neubauer Family Assistant Professor in Latin American Literature at the University of Chicago, Danielle Roper, to discuss the work, Jamaican and Caribbean visual culture, spiritualism, and the history embedded in creative practices.Free and open to all

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