BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Detroit X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Detroit BEGIN:VEVENT UID:10550@cranbrookartmuseum.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20220804T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20220804T190000 DTSTAMP:20260123T140208Z URL:https://cranbrookartmuseum.org/events/bleacher-talk-tyrrell-winston-ja mmie-holmes/ SUMMARY:Bleacher Talk: Tyrrell Winston & Jammie Holmes\, moderated by Matt Black DESCRIPTION:Bleachers are inherently linked to both community and intimacy. On top of the bleachers\, you have the raucousness of fandom that brings people together for the love of the game. Underneath\, the bleachers are w here whispered voices and more intimate interactions happen. Bleacher Tal ks activate the temporary sculpture The Kiss\, featuring two bleachers bo rrowed from Cranbrook Schools campus. Typically staged on opposing sides o f the field\, Winston brings them together to bridge a conversation within Tyrrell Winston: A Tiger’s Stripes\, join us for an intimate exchange o f ideas between Tyrrell Winston and painter\, Jammie Holmes\, moderated by curator and filmmaker Matt Black.\n\nThis talk is free and open to the pu blic\, please register using the form below.\n\n[gravityform id="28" title ="true"]\n\n \;\n\nCalifornia-born\, Detroit-based artist Tyrrell Wins ton’s artwork is a result of years of collecting\, organizing\, and reco nfiguring discarded objects. Winston has obsessively collected found objec ts from the streets of Manhattan\, Brooklyn and now Detroit\, as a public service\, examination of\, and fascination with the permanent energy left behind within the objects. Winston’s work also revolves around drawing p arallels in the absurdity between the symbolism of contrasting objects. Th e intentional mixture of these elements examines hope and hopelessness\, r esurrection and regeneration\, vitality and recklessness. \n\nWinston is well known for his basketball wall sculptures that explore the concept of embedded history and how an object’s past can become abstracted. All of the basketballs in this series are found objects which Tyrrell manipulates into sculptural shapes as he links them together into a set of predetermi ned compositions. In an age where connections are intangible and we’ve l ost sight of material consequence\, Winston’s assemblages are a reminder that the things we neglect don’t disappear simply because we’ve moved on. His works nudge us to remember the persistent energy that remains wit hin seemingly insignificant records of human existence. \n\nWinston’s n ew sculptural works from outdoor bleachers\, serve as a forum for conversa tions\, transforming the object’s typical function of seating opposing t eams into a space of dialogue and creative exchange. \n\nJammie Holmes is a self-taught painter from Thibodaux\, Louisiana\, whose work tells the s tory of contemporary life for many black families in the Deep South. Throu gh portraiture and tableaux\, Holmes depicts stories of the celebrations a nd struggles of everyday life\, with particular attention paid to a profou nd sense of place. Growing up 20 minutes from the Mississippi River\, Holm es was surrounded by the social and economic consequences of America’s d ark past\, situated within a deep pocket of the Sun Belt\, where reminders of slavery exist alongside labor union conflicts that have fluctuated in intensity since the Thibodaux Massacre of 1887. His work is a counterpoint to the romantic mythology of Louisiana as a hub of charming hospitality\, an idea that has been perpetuated in order to hide the deep scars of pove rty and racism that have structured life in the state for centuries. \n\nD espite the circumstances of its setting\, Holmes’ work is characterized by the moments he captures where family\, ritual\, and tradition are celeb rated. His presentation of simple moments of togetherness and joy within t he black population that nurtures the culture of Louisiana has made him an advocate for this community. Holmes’ paintings fall somewhere between r ealistic depiction and raw abstraction\, incorporating text\, symbols\, an d objects rendered in an uncut style that mirrors a short transition from memory to canvas. He often references photographs from home but also draws heavily on his own recollection of moments and scenes and works quickly t o translate his emotions to paint.\n\nMatt Black is a Paris-born\, New Yor k-based Curator\, Art Advisor\, Filmmaker\, and author. Founder of REFLECT IONS\, Matt Black seamlessly intertwines art\, film\, and culture for proj ects around the world. \n\nREFLECTIONS began as an insightful series of f ilms focusing on art world luminaries\, produced for the award-winning cul tural website NOWNESS. The series\, which has profiled Rashid Johnson\, Je ff Koons\, and José Parlá\, among many others\, captures the vision and inspiration of each globally renowned artist and immerses us in their sing ular world. As ARTNET described the films\, they are “A remarkable docum ent on the state-of-the-art world."    \n\nFollowing the REFLECTIONS fi lms\, Matt released a book with ASSOULINE inspired by his acclaimed seri es\, “Reflections: in conversation with today’s artists”. The book i s a compilation of 21 of these conversations with artists\, accompanied by new interviews and selected works. The book was launched at the Whitney M useum in New York and was referred to as “a vivid portrait of contempor ary art" in T magazine. \n\nAs a curator\, Matt Black launched REFLECTIO NS with GANA Art in Seoul\, Korea in 2020. The exhibition took the intervi ews as its jumping-off point and featured artists George Condo\, KAWS\, An gel Otero\, Taryn Simon\, Rashid Johnson\, Sterling Ruby\, and numerous ot hers. The exhibition featured 34 artists in a sprawling and dazzlingly var ied look at contemporary art practice\, with each artist presenting an ind ividual point of view.  \n\nHe has since curated solo and group exhibitio ns at The Mass Gallery in Tokyo\, the Charles Riva Collection in Brussels\ , and Woaw gallery in Hong Kong working with mid-career and well-known art ists. Producted many notable commercial fine art projects and as an Art Ad visor\, Matt Black consults private clients in building unique art collect ions. Black works with artists in shaping their careers and maintains clos e working relationships with both artist’s studios and influential galle ries worldwide. \n  ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cranbrookartmuseum.org/wp-content/upload s/2022/01/16-Tyrrell-Winston-Tomorrow-2018-Artwork-Web.jpg CATEGORIES:Lectures + Talks,Tyrrell Winston: A Tiger's Stripes LOCATION:Cranbrook Art Museum\, Upper Galleries\, 39221 Woodward Ave\, Bloo mfield Hills\, MI\, 48303\, United States GEO:42.5841626;-83.243155 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=39221 Woodward Ave\, Bloomf ield Hills\, MI\, 48303\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Cranbro ok Art Museum\, Upper Galleries:geo:42.5841626,-83.243155 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Detroit X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Detroit BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20220313T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR