A lecture by photographer Awol Erizku about the drawings of Muhammad Ali, originally published in Avant Garde magazine in 1968.
Erizku is a conceptual artist who works in photography, film, sculpture, and installation. He explores the cultural, historical, and cosmological connections of the African and Black digital diaspora, both in the real world and online, using what he calls “Afro-Esotericism.” He also applies this approach to curating exhibitions, where he looks at how African and diasporic histories are shared, shown, and understood.
This is the first talk in the Open Flat File lecture series. Ten designers, artists, and researchers were invited to select a single object from Herb Lubalin Center's archive to respond to. Lecturers have designed a commemorative poster that will distributed for free at the event.