ATLANTA (Feb. 20, 2020) — The Spelman College Museum of Fine Art and Art Papers are collaborating once again to present the most notable voices in the art world. ART PAPERS LIVE: Theaster Gates will provide a special opportunity to delve into the evolution of “Black Image Corporation;” the power and agency of images of Black people; the unique and important ways that Theaster Gates’ practice promotes the equitable dissemination of those images; and the enduring significance of this living archive. Gates will be joined by Linda Johnson Rice, the daughter of John H. and Eunice W. Johnson and CEO of Johnson Publishing Company, and Gail O’Neill, writer, broadcast journalist, and former model, for this landmark conversation on Thursday, April 2, 2020.
