Enrico Riley Keep on Breathing, 2022, oil on canvas 42 x 36 in
Enrico Riley Keep on Breathing, 2022, oil on canvas 42 x 36 in
Lecture
1275 Minnesota St / Jenkins Johnson Gallery
Wed. Oct 12 6:00PM to 7:00PM
10/12/2022 6:00pm 10/12/2022 7:00pm Artist Talk: The Ritual of Breath is the Rite to Resist

*PLEASE NOTE THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

A special talk between Riley and composer and Stanford Professor Jonathan Berger in the atrium on October 12 from 6-7 pm. Concurrently with Riley’s solo exhibition, his captivating paintings will provide the visual canvas for the opera The Ritual of Breath is the Rite to Resist, which premieres at the Hopkins Center for the Arts at Dartmouth on September 16 & 17 and travels to Stanford University on October 14 & 15. The interdisciplinary opera, produced and commissioned by the Hop and co-commissioned by Stanford Live, responds to the murder of Eric Garner. Braiding music, text, visuals and movement, the work invites audiences to rise up against the theft of Black breath and to meditate on our shared humanity. The highly collaborative work was initiated by Riley and composer and Stanford Professor Jonathan Berger in 2017.

Jenkins Johnson Gallery

1275 Minnesota St America/New_York public

Artist Talk: The Ritual of Breath is the Rite to Resist

*PLEASE NOTE THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

A special talk between Riley and composer and Stanford Professor Jonathan Berger in the atrium on October 12 from 6-7 pm. Concurrently with Riley’s solo exhibition, his captivating paintings will provide the visual canvas for the opera The Ritual of Breath is the Rite to Resist, which premieres at the Hopkins Center for the Arts at Dartmouth on September 16 & 17 and travels to Stanford University on October 14 & 15. The interdisciplinary opera, produced and commissioned by the Hop and co-commissioned by Stanford Live, responds to the murder of Eric Garner. Braiding music, text, visuals and movement, the work invites audiences to rise up against the theft of Black breath and to meditate on our shared humanity. The highly collaborative work was initiated by Riley and composer and Stanford Professor Jonathan Berger in 2017.

Jenkins Johnson Gallery

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