“A study of ritual and its influential role within the improvisational and assemblage practices developed by black artists in Los Angeles in the late 70s and early 80s… While rooted in the prismatic urban experiences of Los Angeles, Barbara McCullough’s Shopping Bag Spirits and Freeway Fetishes: Reflections on Ritual Space (1981) draws upon numerous ancestral mythologies of the African diaspora… In this incisive and interminable manner, McCullough’s definition of ritual as a way of moving “from one space and time to another” remains potent.” Harry Burke, Spike Art Magazine, https://spikeartmagazine.com/en/articles/film-3
Synopsis:
This video investigates the use of ritual in the work of artists using different media. Here ritual is defined as the creation and utilization of objects, words or tones used in a repetitive or habitual way to generate a spiritually cathartic experience. Through this catharsis, the artist is able to transcend one level of reality to touch upon her/his cultural past. This experimental documentary features the artists: David Hammons, Betye Saar, Houston and Kinshasha Conwill, N'Senga Nengudi, K. Curtis Lyle, Ojenke, Kamaau Da'oud, Kenneth Severin and Freedom in Expression.
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Roselly Torres
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