Opening Reception: Floyd D. Tunson Ascent and the Black Power Tarot Exhibitions
June 10th, 6-9 pm MST at RedLine Contemporary Art Center
Floyd D. Tunson - Racial/Facial Recognition
WHEN
Friday, June 10, 6-9 pm MST
WHERE
RedLine Contemporary Art Center - 2350 Arapahoe Street, Denver, CO, 80205
WHAT
Join us for the opening reception of Floyd D. Tunson: Ascent and the Black Power Tarot exhibitions. Food, and drinks will be provided. Free and open to the public!
About Floyd D. Tunson: Ascent
This major survey exhibition will feature works from the past five decades by artist Floyd D. Tunson.
Two major arts centers in the Denver metro area—the Arvada Center for the Arts & Humanities and Redline Contemporary Art Center—will present the exhibition simultaneously, collaboratively curated by Wylene Carol, Daisy McGowan and Collin Parson.
Floyd Tunson is one of Colorado’s most important contemporary artists. Over the past 50 years, he has prodigiously, fearlessly and innovatively created art from his keen cultural perspective, taking on identity, race, and history in a number of series.
An incredibly influential educator over 30 years in the public school system, Tunson’s impact extends beyond the art world to the students fortunate to work with the artist in that context.
Stop by The Arvada Center’s Opening Reception for “Ascent” on Thursday, June 9th!
About the Black Power Tarot
This exhibition includes 22 maximal scale fabric printed tarot cards that comprise the Black Power Tarot, created by King Khan & Michael Eaton under the supervision of Alejandro Jodorowsky.
A playlist accompanies the exhibit with a song for each tarot card curated by King Khan, to be played throughout.
Additionally, RedLine will screen “The Invaders” documentary by Pritchard Smith as a closing event of the exhibition in July. The documentary will be followed by a talk back with John B. Smith. Exact date TBD - check back soon!
About the Afrofuturism + Beyond Exhibition Program
Every year, RedLine hosts exhibitions that fall under a specific social justice-centered theme. These powerful and poignant shows are the final exhibitions within our 2021-2022 Afrofuturism + Beyond exhibition program.
