ART AND WINE: A CURATOR'S TALK WITH CHRIS BECK

The Genius & The Ingenious: The Obsession and Influence of Outsider Art

Wednesday, June 13, 6:00 pm - 8:pm

It would be easy to step into this exhibit and label the work of these artists as“uncivilized” or “crude.” And while these artists do not have formal training, many of these artists are the product of lessons from family and community members or life and spiritual experiences.

As such, it would be naive to view the works of Charlie Lucas, Thornton Dial, Mary T. Smith or others without taking into account the complex social structures they came out of. These masterpieces were born in the Jim Crow Era to share-croppers with third grade educations and are records of a visual language developed over generations. They tell the artists’ histories, spiritual journeys, and hopes for America. They are contemporary representations of life in the American South.

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Admission $15

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