Explore the powerful connections between art, history, and land in this thought-provoking lecture. Discover how contemporary artists like Imani Jacqueline Brown, Monique Verdin, and Tuan Andrew Nguyen are confronting the legacies of colonial mapping, plantation geographies, and environmental extraction in the Gulf. From the survival of African American burial sites along Cancer Alley to the revival of Indigenous mound-building traditions and the examination of Vietnamese American memory in New Orleans, these artists challenge the racial and spatial hierarchies that continue to shape the Gulf’s landscapes today. Don’t miss this eye-opening conversation on art, history, and the environment.
Free and open to the public.
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