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Presented by Black Speculative Arts Movement and the Department of Africology and African American Studies, Temple University
Funk-tastic: The Art and Futuristic Vision of George Clinton and Paul Miller aka DJ Spooky
Tuesday, March 1, 2022
7 PM
Online
George Clinton by Black Kirby
This roundtable discussion explores the career and work of George Clinton in relation to Afrofuturism, his artistic influence on the genre, and connection to the hip-hop motifs and Afrofuturist work of Paul Miller aka DJ Spooky. The discussion also touches on Clinton’s current success as a visual artist and how he linked his “flow” as a futuristic Funk innovator to his artistic practice. DJ Spooky discusses his work and current projects with art and education institutions in Africa.
Part of: Afrofuturism
Free