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DESCRIPTION:Mesmerizing and evocative\, these 42 photographs and two film i
 nstallations by contemporary American artist Dawoud Bey contemplate the har
 rowing journeys and human realities of the Virginia slave trail\, Louisiana
  plantations\, and Ohio’s Underground Railroad. Dawoud Bey: Elegy premiers 
 a trilogy that includes Bey’s most recent series of never-before-seen photo
 graphs taken in Richmond and commissioned by VMFA. Internationally renowned
  for his Harlem street scenes and expressive portraits\, Bey\, in these lan
 dscapes\, meditates on place as profound repository of memory and witness t
 o American history. In this immersive and transportive exhibition\, his wor
 ks poetically imply a human presence\, deepening our understanding of Afric
 an American experiences rarely represented in collective US history. \n\n \
 n\nOrganized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and curated by Valerie Cas
 sel Oliver\, Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contempo
 rary Art\, Dawoud Bey: Elegy showcases three photographic series. Visitors 
 will first encounter Stony the Road (2023)\, commissioned by VMFA\, which t
 akes viewers to the historic trail in Richmond\, Virginia\, where Africans 
 arrived in bondage to an unknown land and were walked into enslavement. The
  photographs in In This Here Place (2021) contemplate the plantations of Lo
 uisiana and the toils and horrors of enslavement. Photographed in Ohio\, Ni
 ght Coming Tenderly\, Black (2017) elucidates our understanding of the Unde
 rground Railroad and the perilous flight to self-emancipation. \n\n \n\nThe
  first film installation\, 350\,000\, evokes the 350\,000+ men\, women\, an
 d children sold from Richmond’s auction blocks at Manchester Docks between 
 1830 and 1860. The film’s soundtrack features Richmond-based professor of d
 ance Dr. Elgie Sherrod. Visitors will also experience Evergreen\, a three-c
 hannel film installation created in collaboration with composer and experim
 ental ethnographer Imani Uzuri\, whose multilayered vocal score adds a haun
 ting soundscape.
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DTSTAMP:20260311T020156Z
DTSTART:20231118T150000Z
GEO:37.555796;-77.47493
LOCATION:Virginia Museum of Fine Arts\, Lower Level: Altria Group Gallery\,
  NewMarket Gallery 
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Dawoud Bey: Elegy 
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URL:https://calendar.richmondcultureworks.org/event/dawoud_bey_elegy
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:Mesmerizing and evocative\, these 42 photographs and two film i
 nstallations by contemporary American artist Dawoud Bey contemplate the har
 rowing journeys and human realities of the Virginia slave trail\, Louisiana
  plantations\, and Ohio’s Underground Railroad. Dawoud Bey: Elegy premiers 
 a trilogy that includes Bey’s most recent series of never-before-seen photo
 graphs taken in Richmond and commissioned by VMFA. Internationally renowned
  for his Harlem street scenes and expressive portraits\, Bey\, in these lan
 dscapes\, meditates on place as profound repository of memory and witness t
 o American history. In this immersive and transportive exhibition\, his wor
 ks poetically imply a human presence\, deepening our understanding of Afric
 an American experiences rarely represented in collective US history. \n\n \
 n\nOrganized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and curated by Valerie Cas
 sel Oliver\, Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contempo
 rary Art\, Dawoud Bey: Elegy showcases three photographic series. Visitors 
 will first encounter Stony the Road (2023)\, commissioned by VMFA\, which t
 akes viewers to the historic trail in Richmond\, Virginia\, where Africans 
 arrived in bondage to an unknown land and were walked into enslavement. The
  photographs in In This Here Place (2021) contemplate the plantations of Lo
 uisiana and the toils and horrors of enslavement. Photographed in Ohio\, Ni
 ght Coming Tenderly\, Black (2017) elucidates our understanding of the Unde
 rground Railroad and the perilous flight to self-emancipation. \n\n \n\nThe
  first film installation\, 350\,000\, evokes the 350\,000+ men\, women\, an
 d children sold from Richmond’s auction blocks at Manchester Docks between 
 1830 and 1860. The film’s soundtrack features Richmond-based professor of d
 ance Dr. Elgie Sherrod. Visitors will also experience Evergreen\, a three-c
 hannel film installation created in collaboration with composer and experim
 ental ethnographer Imani Uzuri\, whose multilayered vocal score adds a haun
 ting soundscape.
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DTSTAMP:20260311T020156Z
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GEO:37.555796;-77.47493
LOCATION:Virginia Museum of Fine Arts\, Lower Level: Altria Group Gallery\,
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SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Dawoud Bey: Elegy 
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URL:https://calendar.richmondcultureworks.org/event/dawoud_bey_elegy
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CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:Mesmerizing and evocative\, these 42 photographs and two film i
 nstallations by contemporary American artist Dawoud Bey contemplate the har
 rowing journeys and human realities of the Virginia slave trail\, Louisiana
  plantations\, and Ohio’s Underground Railroad. Dawoud Bey: Elegy premiers 
 a trilogy that includes Bey’s most recent series of never-before-seen photo
 graphs taken in Richmond and commissioned by VMFA. Internationally renowned
  for his Harlem street scenes and expressive portraits\, Bey\, in these lan
 dscapes\, meditates on place as profound repository of memory and witness t
 o American history. In this immersive and transportive exhibition\, his wor
 ks poetically imply a human presence\, deepening our understanding of Afric
 an American experiences rarely represented in collective US history. \n\n \
 n\nOrganized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and curated by Valerie Cas
 sel Oliver\, Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contempo
 rary Art\, Dawoud Bey: Elegy showcases three photographic series. Visitors 
 will first encounter Stony the Road (2023)\, commissioned by VMFA\, which t
 akes viewers to the historic trail in Richmond\, Virginia\, where Africans 
 arrived in bondage to an unknown land and were walked into enslavement. The
  photographs in In This Here Place (2021) contemplate the plantations of Lo
 uisiana and the toils and horrors of enslavement. Photographed in Ohio\, Ni
 ght Coming Tenderly\, Black (2017) elucidates our understanding of the Unde
 rground Railroad and the perilous flight to self-emancipation. \n\n \n\nThe
  first film installation\, 350\,000\, evokes the 350\,000+ men\, women\, an
 d children sold from Richmond’s auction blocks at Manchester Docks between 
 1830 and 1860. The film’s soundtrack features Richmond-based professor of d
 ance Dr. Elgie Sherrod. Visitors will also experience Evergreen\, a three-c
 hannel film installation created in collaboration with composer and experim
 ental ethnographer Imani Uzuri\, whose multilayered vocal score adds a haun
 ting soundscape.
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DTSTAMP:20260311T020156Z
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GEO:37.555796;-77.47493
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  NewMarket Gallery 
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Dawoud Bey: Elegy 
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CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:Mesmerizing and evocative\, these 42 photographs and two film i
 nstallations by contemporary American artist Dawoud Bey contemplate the har
 rowing journeys and human realities of the Virginia slave trail\, Louisiana
  plantations\, and Ohio’s Underground Railroad. Dawoud Bey: Elegy premiers 
 a trilogy that includes Bey’s most recent series of never-before-seen photo
 graphs taken in Richmond and commissioned by VMFA. Internationally renowned
  for his Harlem street scenes and expressive portraits\, Bey\, in these lan
 dscapes\, meditates on place as profound repository of memory and witness t
 o American history. In this immersive and transportive exhibition\, his wor
 ks poetically imply a human presence\, deepening our understanding of Afric
 an American experiences rarely represented in collective US history. \n\n \
 n\nOrganized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and curated by Valerie Cas
 sel Oliver\, Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contempo
 rary Art\, Dawoud Bey: Elegy showcases three photographic series. Visitors 
 will first encounter Stony the Road (2023)\, commissioned by VMFA\, which t
 akes viewers to the historic trail in Richmond\, Virginia\, where Africans 
 arrived in bondage to an unknown land and were walked into enslavement. The
  photographs in In This Here Place (2021) contemplate the plantations of Lo
 uisiana and the toils and horrors of enslavement. Photographed in Ohio\, Ni
 ght Coming Tenderly\, Black (2017) elucidates our understanding of the Unde
 rground Railroad and the perilous flight to self-emancipation. \n\n \n\nThe
  first film installation\, 350\,000\, evokes the 350\,000+ men\, women\, an
 d children sold from Richmond’s auction blocks at Manchester Docks between 
 1830 and 1860. The film’s soundtrack features Richmond-based professor of d
 ance Dr. Elgie Sherrod. Visitors will also experience Evergreen\, a three-c
 hannel film installation created in collaboration with composer and experim
 ental ethnographer Imani Uzuri\, whose multilayered vocal score adds a haun
 ting soundscape.
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DTSTAMP:20260311T020156Z
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  NewMarket Gallery 
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Dawoud Bey: Elegy 
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URL:https://calendar.richmondcultureworks.org/event/dawoud_bey_elegy
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CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:Mesmerizing and evocative\, these 42 photographs and two film i
 nstallations by contemporary American artist Dawoud Bey contemplate the har
 rowing journeys and human realities of the Virginia slave trail\, Louisiana
  plantations\, and Ohio’s Underground Railroad. Dawoud Bey: Elegy premiers 
 a trilogy that includes Bey’s most recent series of never-before-seen photo
 graphs taken in Richmond and commissioned by VMFA. Internationally renowned
  for his Harlem street scenes and expressive portraits\, Bey\, in these lan
 dscapes\, meditates on place as profound repository of memory and witness t
 o American history. In this immersive and transportive exhibition\, his wor
 ks poetically imply a human presence\, deepening our understanding of Afric
 an American experiences rarely represented in collective US history. \n\n \
 n\nOrganized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and curated by Valerie Cas
 sel Oliver\, Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contempo
 rary Art\, Dawoud Bey: Elegy showcases three photographic series. Visitors 
 will first encounter Stony the Road (2023)\, commissioned by VMFA\, which t
 akes viewers to the historic trail in Richmond\, Virginia\, where Africans 
 arrived in bondage to an unknown land and were walked into enslavement. The
  photographs in In This Here Place (2021) contemplate the plantations of Lo
 uisiana and the toils and horrors of enslavement. Photographed in Ohio\, Ni
 ght Coming Tenderly\, Black (2017) elucidates our understanding of the Unde
 rground Railroad and the perilous flight to self-emancipation. \n\n \n\nThe
  first film installation\, 350\,000\, evokes the 350\,000+ men\, women\, an
 d children sold from Richmond’s auction blocks at Manchester Docks between 
 1830 and 1860. The film’s soundtrack features Richmond-based professor of d
 ance Dr. Elgie Sherrod. Visitors will also experience Evergreen\, a three-c
 hannel film installation created in collaboration with composer and experim
 ental ethnographer Imani Uzuri\, whose multilayered vocal score adds a haun
 ting soundscape.
DTEND:20231122T220000Z
DTSTAMP:20260311T020156Z
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GEO:37.555796;-77.47493
LOCATION:Virginia Museum of Fine Arts\, Lower Level: Altria Group Gallery\,
  NewMarket Gallery 
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Dawoud Bey: Elegy 
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URL:https://calendar.richmondcultureworks.org/event/dawoud_bey_elegy
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CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:Mesmerizing and evocative\, these 42 photographs and two film i
 nstallations by contemporary American artist Dawoud Bey contemplate the har
 rowing journeys and human realities of the Virginia slave trail\, Louisiana
  plantations\, and Ohio’s Underground Railroad. Dawoud Bey: Elegy premiers 
 a trilogy that includes Bey’s most recent series of never-before-seen photo
 graphs taken in Richmond and commissioned by VMFA. Internationally renowned
  for his Harlem street scenes and expressive portraits\, Bey\, in these lan
 dscapes\, meditates on place as profound repository of memory and witness t
 o American history. In this immersive and transportive exhibition\, his wor
 ks poetically imply a human presence\, deepening our understanding of Afric
 an American experiences rarely represented in collective US history. \n\n \
 n\nOrganized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and curated by Valerie Cas
 sel Oliver\, Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contempo
 rary Art\, Dawoud Bey: Elegy showcases three photographic series. Visitors 
 will first encounter Stony the Road (2023)\, commissioned by VMFA\, which t
 akes viewers to the historic trail in Richmond\, Virginia\, where Africans 
 arrived in bondage to an unknown land and were walked into enslavement. The
  photographs in In This Here Place (2021) contemplate the plantations of Lo
 uisiana and the toils and horrors of enslavement. Photographed in Ohio\, Ni
 ght Coming Tenderly\, Black (2017) elucidates our understanding of the Unde
 rground Railroad and the perilous flight to self-emancipation. \n\n \n\nThe
  first film installation\, 350\,000\, evokes the 350\,000+ men\, women\, an
 d children sold from Richmond’s auction blocks at Manchester Docks between 
 1830 and 1860. The film’s soundtrack features Richmond-based professor of d
 ance Dr. Elgie Sherrod. Visitors will also experience Evergreen\, a three-c
 hannel film installation created in collaboration with composer and experim
 ental ethnographer Imani Uzuri\, whose multilayered vocal score adds a haun
 ting soundscape.
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DTSTAMP:20260311T020156Z
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GEO:37.555796;-77.47493
LOCATION:Virginia Museum of Fine Arts\, Lower Level: Altria Group Gallery\,
  NewMarket Gallery 
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Dawoud Bey: Elegy 
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:Mesmerizing and evocative\, these 42 photographs and two film i
 nstallations by contemporary American artist Dawoud Bey contemplate the har
 rowing journeys and human realities of the Virginia slave trail\, Louisiana
  plantations\, and Ohio’s Underground Railroad. Dawoud Bey: Elegy premiers 
 a trilogy that includes Bey’s most recent series of never-before-seen photo
 graphs taken in Richmond and commissioned by VMFA. Internationally renowned
  for his Harlem street scenes and expressive portraits\, Bey\, in these lan
 dscapes\, meditates on place as profound repository of memory and witness t
 o American history. In this immersive and transportive exhibition\, his wor
 ks poetically imply a human presence\, deepening our understanding of Afric
 an American experiences rarely represented in collective US history. \n\n \
 n\nOrganized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and curated by Valerie Cas
 sel Oliver\, Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contempo
 rary Art\, Dawoud Bey: Elegy showcases three photographic series. Visitors 
 will first encounter Stony the Road (2023)\, commissioned by VMFA\, which t
 akes viewers to the historic trail in Richmond\, Virginia\, where Africans 
 arrived in bondage to an unknown land and were walked into enslavement. The
  photographs in In This Here Place (2021) contemplate the plantations of Lo
 uisiana and the toils and horrors of enslavement. Photographed in Ohio\, Ni
 ght Coming Tenderly\, Black (2017) elucidates our understanding of the Unde
 rground Railroad and the perilous flight to self-emancipation. \n\n \n\nThe
  first film installation\, 350\,000\, evokes the 350\,000+ men\, women\, an
 d children sold from Richmond’s auction blocks at Manchester Docks between 
 1830 and 1860. The film’s soundtrack features Richmond-based professor of d
 ance Dr. Elgie Sherrod. Visitors will also experience Evergreen\, a three-c
 hannel film installation created in collaboration with composer and experim
 ental ethnographer Imani Uzuri\, whose multilayered vocal score adds a haun
 ting soundscape.
DTEND:20231124T220000Z
DTSTAMP:20260311T020156Z
DTSTART:20231124T150000Z
GEO:37.555796;-77.47493
LOCATION:Virginia Museum of Fine Arts\, Lower Level: Altria Group Gallery\,
  NewMarket Gallery 
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Dawoud Bey: Elegy 
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URL:https://calendar.richmondcultureworks.org/event/dawoud_bey_elegy
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:Mesmerizing and evocative\, these 42 photographs and two film i
 nstallations by contemporary American artist Dawoud Bey contemplate the har
 rowing journeys and human realities of the Virginia slave trail\, Louisiana
  plantations\, and Ohio’s Underground Railroad. Dawoud Bey: Elegy premiers 
 a trilogy that includes Bey’s most recent series of never-before-seen photo
 graphs taken in Richmond and commissioned by VMFA. Internationally renowned
  for his Harlem street scenes and expressive portraits\, Bey\, in these lan
 dscapes\, meditates on place as profound repository of memory and witness t
 o American history. In this immersive and transportive exhibition\, his wor
 ks poetically imply a human presence\, deepening our understanding of Afric
 an American experiences rarely represented in collective US history. \n\n \
 n\nOrganized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and curated by Valerie Cas
 sel Oliver\, Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contempo
 rary Art\, Dawoud Bey: Elegy showcases three photographic series. Visitors 
 will first encounter Stony the Road (2023)\, commissioned by VMFA\, which t
 akes viewers to the historic trail in Richmond\, Virginia\, where Africans 
 arrived in bondage to an unknown land and were walked into enslavement. The
  photographs in In This Here Place (2021) contemplate the plantations of Lo
 uisiana and the toils and horrors of enslavement. Photographed in Ohio\, Ni
 ght Coming Tenderly\, Black (2017) elucidates our understanding of the Unde
 rground Railroad and the perilous flight to self-emancipation. \n\n \n\nThe
  first film installation\, 350\,000\, evokes the 350\,000+ men\, women\, an
 d children sold from Richmond’s auction blocks at Manchester Docks between 
 1830 and 1860. The film’s soundtrack features Richmond-based professor of d
 ance Dr. Elgie Sherrod. Visitors will also experience Evergreen\, a three-c
 hannel film installation created in collaboration with composer and experim
 ental ethnographer Imani Uzuri\, whose multilayered vocal score adds a haun
 ting soundscape.
DTEND:20231125T220000Z
DTSTAMP:20260311T020156Z
DTSTART:20231125T150000Z
GEO:37.555796;-77.47493
LOCATION:Virginia Museum of Fine Arts\, Lower Level: Altria Group Gallery\,
  NewMarket Gallery 
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Dawoud Bey: Elegy 
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URL:https://calendar.richmondcultureworks.org/event/dawoud_bey_elegy
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:Mesmerizing and evocative\, these 42 photographs and two film i
 nstallations by contemporary American artist Dawoud Bey contemplate the har
 rowing journeys and human realities of the Virginia slave trail\, Louisiana
  plantations\, and Ohio’s Underground Railroad. Dawoud Bey: Elegy premiers 
 a trilogy that includes Bey’s most recent series of never-before-seen photo
 graphs taken in Richmond and commissioned by VMFA. Internationally renowned
  for his Harlem street scenes and expressive portraits\, Bey\, in these lan
 dscapes\, meditates on place as profound repository of memory and witness t
 o American history. In this immersive and transportive exhibition\, his wor
 ks poetically imply a human presence\, deepening our understanding of Afric
 an American experiences rarely represented in collective US history. \n\n \
 n\nOrganized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and curated by Valerie Cas
 sel Oliver\, Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contempo
 rary Art\, Dawoud Bey: Elegy showcases three photographic series. Visitors 
 will first encounter Stony the Road (2023)\, commissioned by VMFA\, which t
 akes viewers to the historic trail in Richmond\, Virginia\, where Africans 
 arrived in bondage to an unknown land and were walked into enslavement. The
  photographs in In This Here Place (2021) contemplate the plantations of Lo
 uisiana and the toils and horrors of enslavement. Photographed in Ohio\, Ni
 ght Coming Tenderly\, Black (2017) elucidates our understanding of the Unde
 rground Railroad and the perilous flight to self-emancipation. \n\n \n\nThe
  first film installation\, 350\,000\, evokes the 350\,000+ men\, women\, an
 d children sold from Richmond’s auction blocks at Manchester Docks between 
 1830 and 1860. The film’s soundtrack features Richmond-based professor of d
 ance Dr. Elgie Sherrod. Visitors will also experience Evergreen\, a three-c
 hannel film installation created in collaboration with composer and experim
 ental ethnographer Imani Uzuri\, whose multilayered vocal score adds a haun
 ting soundscape.
DTEND:20231126T220000Z
DTSTAMP:20260311T020156Z
DTSTART:20231126T150000Z
GEO:37.555796;-77.47493
LOCATION:Virginia Museum of Fine Arts\, Lower Level: Altria Group Gallery\,
  NewMarket Gallery 
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Dawoud Bey: Elegy 
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_44279552657329
URL:https://calendar.richmondcultureworks.org/event/dawoud_bey_elegy
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:Mesmerizing and evocative\, these 42 photographs and two film i
 nstallations by contemporary American artist Dawoud Bey contemplate the har
 rowing journeys and human realities of the Virginia slave trail\, Louisiana
  plantations\, and Ohio’s Underground Railroad. Dawoud Bey: Elegy premiers 
 a trilogy that includes Bey’s most recent series of never-before-seen photo
 graphs taken in Richmond and commissioned by VMFA. Internationally renowned
  for his Harlem street scenes and expressive portraits\, Bey\, in these lan
 dscapes\, meditates on place as profound repository of memory and witness t
 o American history. In this immersive and transportive exhibition\, his wor
 ks poetically imply a human presence\, deepening our understanding of Afric
 an American experiences rarely represented in collective US history. \n\n \
 n\nOrganized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and curated by Valerie Cas
 sel Oliver\, Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contempo
 rary Art\, Dawoud Bey: Elegy showcases three photographic series. Visitors 
 will first encounter Stony the Road (2023)\, commissioned by VMFA\, which t
 akes viewers to the historic trail in Richmond\, Virginia\, where Africans 
 arrived in bondage to an unknown land and were walked into enslavement. The
  photographs in In This Here Place (2021) contemplate the plantations of Lo
 uisiana and the toils and horrors of enslavement. Photographed in Ohio\, Ni
 ght Coming Tenderly\, Black (2017) elucidates our understanding of the Unde
 rground Railroad and the perilous flight to self-emancipation. \n\n \n\nThe
  first film installation\, 350\,000\, evokes the 350\,000+ men\, women\, an
 d children sold from Richmond’s auction blocks at Manchester Docks between 
 1830 and 1860. The film’s soundtrack features Richmond-based professor of d
 ance Dr. Elgie Sherrod. Visitors will also experience Evergreen\, a three-c
 hannel film installation created in collaboration with composer and experim
 ental ethnographer Imani Uzuri\, whose multilayered vocal score adds a haun
 ting soundscape.
DTEND:20231127T220000Z
DTSTAMP:20260311T020156Z
DTSTART:20231127T150000Z
GEO:37.555796;-77.47493
LOCATION:Virginia Museum of Fine Arts\, Lower Level: Altria Group Gallery\,
  NewMarket Gallery 
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Dawoud Bey: Elegy 
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_44279552659378
URL:https://calendar.richmondcultureworks.org/event/dawoud_bey_elegy
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:Mesmerizing and evocative\, these 42 photographs and two film i
 nstallations by contemporary American artist Dawoud Bey contemplate the har
 rowing journeys and human realities of the Virginia slave trail\, Louisiana
  plantations\, and Ohio’s Underground Railroad. Dawoud Bey: Elegy premiers 
 a trilogy that includes Bey’s most recent series of never-before-seen photo
 graphs taken in Richmond and commissioned by VMFA. Internationally renowned
  for his Harlem street scenes and expressive portraits\, Bey\, in these lan
 dscapes\, meditates on place as profound repository of memory and witness t
 o American history. In this immersive and transportive exhibition\, his wor
 ks poetically imply a human presence\, deepening our understanding of Afric
 an American experiences rarely represented in collective US history. \n\n \
 n\nOrganized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and curated by Valerie Cas
 sel Oliver\, Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contempo
 rary Art\, Dawoud Bey: Elegy showcases three photographic series. Visitors 
 will first encounter Stony the Road (2023)\, commissioned by VMFA\, which t
 akes viewers to the historic trail in Richmond\, Virginia\, where Africans 
 arrived in bondage to an unknown land and were walked into enslavement. The
  photographs in In This Here Place (2021) contemplate the plantations of Lo
 uisiana and the toils and horrors of enslavement. Photographed in Ohio\, Ni
 ght Coming Tenderly\, Black (2017) elucidates our understanding of the Unde
 rground Railroad and the perilous flight to self-emancipation. \n\n \n\nThe
  first film installation\, 350\,000\, evokes the 350\,000+ men\, women\, an
 d children sold from Richmond’s auction blocks at Manchester Docks between 
 1830 and 1860. The film’s soundtrack features Richmond-based professor of d
 ance Dr. Elgie Sherrod. Visitors will also experience Evergreen\, a three-c
 hannel film installation created in collaboration with composer and experim
 ental ethnographer Imani Uzuri\, whose multilayered vocal score adds a haun
 ting soundscape.
DTEND:20231128T220000Z
DTSTAMP:20260311T020156Z
DTSTART:20231128T150000Z
GEO:37.555796;-77.47493
LOCATION:Virginia Museum of Fine Arts\, Lower Level: Altria Group Gallery\,
  NewMarket Gallery 
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Dawoud Bey: Elegy 
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_44279552661427
URL:https://calendar.richmondcultureworks.org/event/dawoud_bey_elegy
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:Mesmerizing and evocative\, these 42 photographs and two film i
 nstallations by contemporary American artist Dawoud Bey contemplate the har
 rowing journeys and human realities of the Virginia slave trail\, Louisiana
  plantations\, and Ohio’s Underground Railroad. Dawoud Bey: Elegy premiers 
 a trilogy that includes Bey’s most recent series of never-before-seen photo
 graphs taken in Richmond and commissioned by VMFA. Internationally renowned
  for his Harlem street scenes and expressive portraits\, Bey\, in these lan
 dscapes\, meditates on place as profound repository of memory and witness t
 o American history. In this immersive and transportive exhibition\, his wor
 ks poetically imply a human presence\, deepening our understanding of Afric
 an American experiences rarely represented in collective US history. \n\n \
 n\nOrganized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and curated by Valerie Cas
 sel Oliver\, Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contempo
 rary Art\, Dawoud Bey: Elegy showcases three photographic series. Visitors 
 will first encounter Stony the Road (2023)\, commissioned by VMFA\, which t
 akes viewers to the historic trail in Richmond\, Virginia\, where Africans 
 arrived in bondage to an unknown land and were walked into enslavement. The
  photographs in In This Here Place (2021) contemplate the plantations of Lo
 uisiana and the toils and horrors of enslavement. Photographed in Ohio\, Ni
 ght Coming Tenderly\, Black (2017) elucidates our understanding of the Unde
 rground Railroad and the perilous flight to self-emancipation. \n\n \n\nThe
  first film installation\, 350\,000\, evokes the 350\,000+ men\, women\, an
 d children sold from Richmond’s auction blocks at Manchester Docks between 
 1830 and 1860. The film’s soundtrack features Richmond-based professor of d
 ance Dr. Elgie Sherrod. Visitors will also experience Evergreen\, a three-c
 hannel film installation created in collaboration with composer and experim
 ental ethnographer Imani Uzuri\, whose multilayered vocal score adds a haun
 ting soundscape.
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DTSTAMP:20260311T020156Z
DTSTART:20231129T150000Z
GEO:37.555796;-77.47493
LOCATION:Virginia Museum of Fine Arts\, Lower Level: Altria Group Gallery\,
  NewMarket Gallery 
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Dawoud Bey: Elegy 
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_44279552663476
URL:https://calendar.richmondcultureworks.org/event/dawoud_bey_elegy
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:Mesmerizing and evocative\, these 42 photographs and two film i
 nstallations by contemporary American artist Dawoud Bey contemplate the har
 rowing journeys and human realities of the Virginia slave trail\, Louisiana
  plantations\, and Ohio’s Underground Railroad. Dawoud Bey: Elegy premiers 
 a trilogy that includes Bey’s most recent series of never-before-seen photo
 graphs taken in Richmond and commissioned by VMFA. Internationally renowned
  for his Harlem street scenes and expressive portraits\, Bey\, in these lan
 dscapes\, meditates on place as profound repository of memory and witness t
 o American history. In this immersive and transportive exhibition\, his wor
 ks poetically imply a human presence\, deepening our understanding of Afric
 an American experiences rarely represented in collective US history. \n\n \
 n\nOrganized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and curated by Valerie Cas
 sel Oliver\, Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contempo
 rary Art\, Dawoud Bey: Elegy showcases three photographic series. Visitors 
 will first encounter Stony the Road (2023)\, commissioned by VMFA\, which t
 akes viewers to the historic trail in Richmond\, Virginia\, where Africans 
 arrived in bondage to an unknown land and were walked into enslavement. The
  photographs in In This Here Place (2021) contemplate the plantations of Lo
 uisiana and the toils and horrors of enslavement. Photographed in Ohio\, Ni
 ght Coming Tenderly\, Black (2017) elucidates our understanding of the Unde
 rground Railroad and the perilous flight to self-emancipation. \n\n \n\nThe
  first film installation\, 350\,000\, evokes the 350\,000+ men\, women\, an
 d children sold from Richmond’s auction blocks at Manchester Docks between 
 1830 and 1860. The film’s soundtrack features Richmond-based professor of d
 ance Dr. Elgie Sherrod. Visitors will also experience Evergreen\, a three-c
 hannel film installation created in collaboration with composer and experim
 ental ethnographer Imani Uzuri\, whose multilayered vocal score adds a haun
 ting soundscape.
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DTSTAMP:20260311T020156Z
DTSTART:20231130T150000Z
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  NewMarket Gallery 
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Dawoud Bey: Elegy 
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URL:https://calendar.richmondcultureworks.org/event/dawoud_bey_elegy
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:Mesmerizing and evocative\, these 42 photographs and two film i
 nstallations by contemporary American artist Dawoud Bey contemplate the har
 rowing journeys and human realities of the Virginia slave trail\, Louisiana
  plantations\, and Ohio’s Underground Railroad. Dawoud Bey: Elegy premiers 
 a trilogy that includes Bey’s most recent series of never-before-seen photo
 graphs taken in Richmond and commissioned by VMFA. Internationally renowned
  for his Harlem street scenes and expressive portraits\, Bey\, in these lan
 dscapes\, meditates on place as profound repository of memory and witness t
 o American history. In this immersive and transportive exhibition\, his wor
 ks poetically imply a human presence\, deepening our understanding of Afric
 an American experiences rarely represented in collective US history. \n\n \
 n\nOrganized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and curated by Valerie Cas
 sel Oliver\, Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contempo
 rary Art\, Dawoud Bey: Elegy showcases three photographic series. Visitors 
 will first encounter Stony the Road (2023)\, commissioned by VMFA\, which t
 akes viewers to the historic trail in Richmond\, Virginia\, where Africans 
 arrived in bondage to an unknown land and were walked into enslavement. The
  photographs in In This Here Place (2021) contemplate the plantations of Lo
 uisiana and the toils and horrors of enslavement. Photographed in Ohio\, Ni
 ght Coming Tenderly\, Black (2017) elucidates our understanding of the Unde
 rground Railroad and the perilous flight to self-emancipation. \n\n \n\nThe
  first film installation\, 350\,000\, evokes the 350\,000+ men\, women\, an
 d children sold from Richmond’s auction blocks at Manchester Docks between 
 1830 and 1860. The film’s soundtrack features Richmond-based professor of d
 ance Dr. Elgie Sherrod. Visitors will also experience Evergreen\, a three-c
 hannel film installation created in collaboration with composer and experim
 ental ethnographer Imani Uzuri\, whose multilayered vocal score adds a haun
 ting soundscape.
DTEND:20231201T220000Z
DTSTAMP:20260311T020156Z
DTSTART:20231201T150000Z
GEO:37.555796;-77.47493
LOCATION:Virginia Museum of Fine Arts\, Lower Level: Altria Group Gallery\,
  NewMarket Gallery 
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Dawoud Bey: Elegy 
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URL:https://calendar.richmondcultureworks.org/event/dawoud_bey_elegy
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:Mesmerizing and evocative\, these 42 photographs and two film i
 nstallations by contemporary American artist Dawoud Bey contemplate the har
 rowing journeys and human realities of the Virginia slave trail\, Louisiana
  plantations\, and Ohio’s Underground Railroad. Dawoud Bey: Elegy premiers 
 a trilogy that includes Bey’s most recent series of never-before-seen photo
 graphs taken in Richmond and commissioned by VMFA. Internationally renowned
  for his Harlem street scenes and expressive portraits\, Bey\, in these lan
 dscapes\, meditates on place as profound repository of memory and witness t
 o American history. In this immersive and transportive exhibition\, his wor
 ks poetically imply a human presence\, deepening our understanding of Afric
 an American experiences rarely represented in collective US history. \n\n \
 n\nOrganized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and curated by Valerie Cas
 sel Oliver\, Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contempo
 rary Art\, Dawoud Bey: Elegy showcases three photographic series. Visitors 
 will first encounter Stony the Road (2023)\, commissioned by VMFA\, which t
 akes viewers to the historic trail in Richmond\, Virginia\, where Africans 
 arrived in bondage to an unknown land and were walked into enslavement. The
  photographs in In This Here Place (2021) contemplate the plantations of Lo
 uisiana and the toils and horrors of enslavement. Photographed in Ohio\, Ni
 ght Coming Tenderly\, Black (2017) elucidates our understanding of the Unde
 rground Railroad and the perilous flight to self-emancipation. \n\n \n\nThe
  first film installation\, 350\,000\, evokes the 350\,000+ men\, women\, an
 d children sold from Richmond’s auction blocks at Manchester Docks between 
 1830 and 1860. The film’s soundtrack features Richmond-based professor of d
 ance Dr. Elgie Sherrod. Visitors will also experience Evergreen\, a three-c
 hannel film installation created in collaboration with composer and experim
 ental ethnographer Imani Uzuri\, whose multilayered vocal score adds a haun
 ting soundscape.
DTEND:20231202T220000Z
DTSTAMP:20260311T020156Z
DTSTART:20231202T150000Z
GEO:37.555796;-77.47493
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  NewMarket Gallery 
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Dawoud Bey: Elegy 
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URL:https://calendar.richmondcultureworks.org/event/dawoud_bey_elegy
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:Mesmerizing and evocative\, these 42 photographs and two film i
 nstallations by contemporary American artist Dawoud Bey contemplate the har
 rowing journeys and human realities of the Virginia slave trail\, Louisiana
  plantations\, and Ohio’s Underground Railroad. Dawoud Bey: Elegy premiers 
 a trilogy that includes Bey’s most recent series of never-before-seen photo
 graphs taken in Richmond and commissioned by VMFA. Internationally renowned
  for his Harlem street scenes and expressive portraits\, Bey\, in these lan
 dscapes\, meditates on place as profound repository of memory and witness t
 o American history. In this immersive and transportive exhibition\, his wor
 ks poetically imply a human presence\, deepening our understanding of Afric
 an American experiences rarely represented in collective US history. \n\n \
 n\nOrganized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and curated by Valerie Cas
 sel Oliver\, Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contempo
 rary Art\, Dawoud Bey: Elegy showcases three photographic series. Visitors 
 will first encounter Stony the Road (2023)\, commissioned by VMFA\, which t
 akes viewers to the historic trail in Richmond\, Virginia\, where Africans 
 arrived in bondage to an unknown land and were walked into enslavement. The
  photographs in In This Here Place (2021) contemplate the plantations of Lo
 uisiana and the toils and horrors of enslavement. Photographed in Ohio\, Ni
 ght Coming Tenderly\, Black (2017) elucidates our understanding of the Unde
 rground Railroad and the perilous flight to self-emancipation. \n\n \n\nThe
  first film installation\, 350\,000\, evokes the 350\,000+ men\, women\, an
 d children sold from Richmond’s auction blocks at Manchester Docks between 
 1830 and 1860. The film’s soundtrack features Richmond-based professor of d
 ance Dr. Elgie Sherrod. Visitors will also experience Evergreen\, a three-c
 hannel film installation created in collaboration with composer and experim
 ental ethnographer Imani Uzuri\, whose multilayered vocal score adds a haun
 ting soundscape.
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DTSTAMP:20260311T020156Z
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GEO:37.555796;-77.47493
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  NewMarket Gallery 
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Dawoud Bey: Elegy 
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URL:https://calendar.richmondcultureworks.org/event/dawoud_bey_elegy
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:Mesmerizing and evocative\, these 42 photographs and two film i
 nstallations by contemporary American artist Dawoud Bey contemplate the har
 rowing journeys and human realities of the Virginia slave trail\, Louisiana
  plantations\, and Ohio’s Underground Railroad. Dawoud Bey: Elegy premiers 
 a trilogy that includes Bey’s most recent series of never-before-seen photo
 graphs taken in Richmond and commissioned by VMFA. Internationally renowned
  for his Harlem street scenes and expressive portraits\, Bey\, in these lan
 dscapes\, meditates on place as profound repository of memory and witness t
 o American history. In this immersive and transportive exhibition\, his wor
 ks poetically imply a human presence\, deepening our understanding of Afric
 an American experiences rarely represented in collective US history. \n\n \
 n\nOrganized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and curated by Valerie Cas
 sel Oliver\, Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contempo
 rary Art\, Dawoud Bey: Elegy showcases three photographic series. Visitors 
 will first encounter Stony the Road (2023)\, commissioned by VMFA\, which t
 akes viewers to the historic trail in Richmond\, Virginia\, where Africans 
 arrived in bondage to an unknown land and were walked into enslavement. The
  photographs in In This Here Place (2021) contemplate the plantations of Lo
 uisiana and the toils and horrors of enslavement. Photographed in Ohio\, Ni
 ght Coming Tenderly\, Black (2017) elucidates our understanding of the Unde
 rground Railroad and the perilous flight to self-emancipation. \n\n \n\nThe
  first film installation\, 350\,000\, evokes the 350\,000+ men\, women\, an
 d children sold from Richmond’s auction blocks at Manchester Docks between 
 1830 and 1860. The film’s soundtrack features Richmond-based professor of d
 ance Dr. Elgie Sherrod. Visitors will also experience Evergreen\, a three-c
 hannel film installation created in collaboration with composer and experim
 ental ethnographer Imani Uzuri\, whose multilayered vocal score adds a haun
 ting soundscape.
DTEND:20231204T220000Z
DTSTAMP:20260311T020156Z
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  NewMarket Gallery 
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Dawoud Bey: Elegy 
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URL:https://calendar.richmondcultureworks.org/event/dawoud_bey_elegy
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:Mesmerizing and evocative\, these 42 photographs and two film i
 nstallations by contemporary American artist Dawoud Bey contemplate the har
 rowing journeys and human realities of the Virginia slave trail\, Louisiana
  plantations\, and Ohio’s Underground Railroad. Dawoud Bey: Elegy premiers 
 a trilogy that includes Bey’s most recent series of never-before-seen photo
 graphs taken in Richmond and commissioned by VMFA. Internationally renowned
  for his Harlem street scenes and expressive portraits\, Bey\, in these lan
 dscapes\, meditates on place as profound repository of memory and witness t
 o American history. In this immersive and transportive exhibition\, his wor
 ks poetically imply a human presence\, deepening our understanding of Afric
 an American experiences rarely represented in collective US history. \n\n \
 n\nOrganized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and curated by Valerie Cas
 sel Oliver\, Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contempo
 rary Art\, Dawoud Bey: Elegy showcases three photographic series. Visitors 
 will first encounter Stony the Road (2023)\, commissioned by VMFA\, which t
 akes viewers to the historic trail in Richmond\, Virginia\, where Africans 
 arrived in bondage to an unknown land and were walked into enslavement. The
  photographs in In This Here Place (2021) contemplate the plantations of Lo
 uisiana and the toils and horrors of enslavement. Photographed in Ohio\, Ni
 ght Coming Tenderly\, Black (2017) elucidates our understanding of the Unde
 rground Railroad and the perilous flight to self-emancipation. \n\n \n\nThe
  first film installation\, 350\,000\, evokes the 350\,000+ men\, women\, an
 d children sold from Richmond’s auction blocks at Manchester Docks between 
 1830 and 1860. The film’s soundtrack features Richmond-based professor of d
 ance Dr. Elgie Sherrod. Visitors will also experience Evergreen\, a three-c
 hannel film installation created in collaboration with composer and experim
 ental ethnographer Imani Uzuri\, whose multilayered vocal score adds a haun
 ting soundscape.
DTEND:20231205T220000Z
DTSTAMP:20260311T020156Z
DTSTART:20231205T150000Z
GEO:37.555796;-77.47493
LOCATION:Virginia Museum of Fine Arts\, Lower Level: Altria Group Gallery\,
  NewMarket Gallery 
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Dawoud Bey: Elegy 
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URL:https://calendar.richmondcultureworks.org/event/dawoud_bey_elegy
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:Mesmerizing and evocative\, these 42 photographs and two film i
 nstallations by contemporary American artist Dawoud Bey contemplate the har
 rowing journeys and human realities of the Virginia slave trail\, Louisiana
  plantations\, and Ohio’s Underground Railroad. Dawoud Bey: Elegy premiers 
 a trilogy that includes Bey’s most recent series of never-before-seen photo
 graphs taken in Richmond and commissioned by VMFA. Internationally renowned
  for his Harlem street scenes and expressive portraits\, Bey\, in these lan
 dscapes\, meditates on place as profound repository of memory and witness t
 o American history. In this immersive and transportive exhibition\, his wor
 ks poetically imply a human presence\, deepening our understanding of Afric
 an American experiences rarely represented in collective US history. \n\n \
 n\nOrganized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and curated by Valerie Cas
 sel Oliver\, Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contempo
 rary Art\, Dawoud Bey: Elegy showcases three photographic series. Visitors 
 will first encounter Stony the Road (2023)\, commissioned by VMFA\, which t
 akes viewers to the historic trail in Richmond\, Virginia\, where Africans 
 arrived in bondage to an unknown land and were walked into enslavement. The
  photographs in In This Here Place (2021) contemplate the plantations of Lo
 uisiana and the toils and horrors of enslavement. Photographed in Ohio\, Ni
 ght Coming Tenderly\, Black (2017) elucidates our understanding of the Unde
 rground Railroad and the perilous flight to self-emancipation. \n\n \n\nThe
  first film installation\, 350\,000\, evokes the 350\,000+ men\, women\, an
 d children sold from Richmond’s auction blocks at Manchester Docks between 
 1830 and 1860. The film’s soundtrack features Richmond-based professor of d
 ance Dr. Elgie Sherrod. Visitors will also experience Evergreen\, a three-c
 hannel film installation created in collaboration with composer and experim
 ental ethnographer Imani Uzuri\, whose multilayered vocal score adds a haun
 ting soundscape.
DTEND:20231206T220000Z
DTSTAMP:20260311T020156Z
DTSTART:20231206T150000Z
GEO:37.555796;-77.47493
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  NewMarket Gallery 
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Dawoud Bey: Elegy 
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URL:https://calendar.richmondcultureworks.org/event/dawoud_bey_elegy
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:Mesmerizing and evocative\, these 42 photographs and two film i
 nstallations by contemporary American artist Dawoud Bey contemplate the har
 rowing journeys and human realities of the Virginia slave trail\, Louisiana
  plantations\, and Ohio’s Underground Railroad. Dawoud Bey: Elegy premiers 
 a trilogy that includes Bey’s most recent series of never-before-seen photo
 graphs taken in Richmond and commissioned by VMFA. Internationally renowned
  for his Harlem street scenes and expressive portraits\, Bey\, in these lan
 dscapes\, meditates on place as profound repository of memory and witness t
 o American history. In this immersive and transportive exhibition\, his wor
 ks poetically imply a human presence\, deepening our understanding of Afric
 an American experiences rarely represented in collective US history. \n\n \
 n\nOrganized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and curated by Valerie Cas
 sel Oliver\, Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contempo
 rary Art\, Dawoud Bey: Elegy showcases three photographic series. Visitors 
 will first encounter Stony the Road (2023)\, commissioned by VMFA\, which t
 akes viewers to the historic trail in Richmond\, Virginia\, where Africans 
 arrived in bondage to an unknown land and were walked into enslavement. The
  photographs in In This Here Place (2021) contemplate the plantations of Lo
 uisiana and the toils and horrors of enslavement. Photographed in Ohio\, Ni
 ght Coming Tenderly\, Black (2017) elucidates our understanding of the Unde
 rground Railroad and the perilous flight to self-emancipation. \n\n \n\nThe
  first film installation\, 350\,000\, evokes the 350\,000+ men\, women\, an
 d children sold from Richmond’s auction blocks at Manchester Docks between 
 1830 and 1860. The film’s soundtrack features Richmond-based professor of d
 ance Dr. Elgie Sherrod. Visitors will also experience Evergreen\, a three-c
 hannel film installation created in collaboration with composer and experim
 ental ethnographer Imani Uzuri\, whose multilayered vocal score adds a haun
 ting soundscape.
DTEND:20231207T220000Z
DTSTAMP:20260311T020156Z
DTSTART:20231207T150000Z
GEO:37.555796;-77.47493
LOCATION:Virginia Museum of Fine Arts\, Lower Level: Altria Group Gallery\,
  NewMarket Gallery 
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Dawoud Bey: Elegy 
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_44279552679868
URL:https://calendar.richmondcultureworks.org/event/dawoud_bey_elegy
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:Mesmerizing and evocative\, these 42 photographs and two film i
 nstallations by contemporary American artist Dawoud Bey contemplate the har
 rowing journeys and human realities of the Virginia slave trail\, Louisiana
  plantations\, and Ohio’s Underground Railroad. Dawoud Bey: Elegy premiers 
 a trilogy that includes Bey’s most recent series of never-before-seen photo
 graphs taken in Richmond and commissioned by VMFA. Internationally renowned
  for his Harlem street scenes and expressive portraits\, Bey\, in these lan
 dscapes\, meditates on place as profound repository of memory and witness t
 o American history. In this immersive and transportive exhibition\, his wor
 ks poetically imply a human presence\, deepening our understanding of Afric
 an American experiences rarely represented in collective US history. \n\n \
 n\nOrganized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and curated by Valerie Cas
 sel Oliver\, Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contempo
 rary Art\, Dawoud Bey: Elegy showcases three photographic series. Visitors 
 will first encounter Stony the Road (2023)\, commissioned by VMFA\, which t
 akes viewers to the historic trail in Richmond\, Virginia\, where Africans 
 arrived in bondage to an unknown land and were walked into enslavement. The
  photographs in In This Here Place (2021) contemplate the plantations of Lo
 uisiana and the toils and horrors of enslavement. Photographed in Ohio\, Ni
 ght Coming Tenderly\, Black (2017) elucidates our understanding of the Unde
 rground Railroad and the perilous flight to self-emancipation. \n\n \n\nThe
  first film installation\, 350\,000\, evokes the 350\,000+ men\, women\, an
 d children sold from Richmond’s auction blocks at Manchester Docks between 
 1830 and 1860. The film’s soundtrack features Richmond-based professor of d
 ance Dr. Elgie Sherrod. Visitors will also experience Evergreen\, a three-c
 hannel film installation created in collaboration with composer and experim
 ental ethnographer Imani Uzuri\, whose multilayered vocal score adds a haun
 ting soundscape.
DTEND:20231208T220000Z
DTSTAMP:20260311T020156Z
DTSTART:20231208T150000Z
GEO:37.555796;-77.47493
LOCATION:Virginia Museum of Fine Arts\, Lower Level: Altria Group Gallery\,
  NewMarket Gallery 
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Dawoud Bey: Elegy 
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_44279552681917
URL:https://calendar.richmondcultureworks.org/event/dawoud_bey_elegy
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:Mesmerizing and evocative\, these 42 photographs and two film i
 nstallations by contemporary American artist Dawoud Bey contemplate the har
 rowing journeys and human realities of the Virginia slave trail\, Louisiana
  plantations\, and Ohio’s Underground Railroad. Dawoud Bey: Elegy premiers 
 a trilogy that includes Bey’s most recent series of never-before-seen photo
 graphs taken in Richmond and commissioned by VMFA. Internationally renowned
  for his Harlem street scenes and expressive portraits\, Bey\, in these lan
 dscapes\, meditates on place as profound repository of memory and witness t
 o American history. In this immersive and transportive exhibition\, his wor
 ks poetically imply a human presence\, deepening our understanding of Afric
 an American experiences rarely represented in collective US history. \n\n \
 n\nOrganized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and curated by Valerie Cas
 sel Oliver\, Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contempo
 rary Art\, Dawoud Bey: Elegy showcases three photographic series. Visitors 
 will first encounter Stony the Road (2023)\, commissioned by VMFA\, which t
 akes viewers to the historic trail in Richmond\, Virginia\, where Africans 
 arrived in bondage to an unknown land and were walked into enslavement. The
  photographs in In This Here Place (2021) contemplate the plantations of Lo
 uisiana and the toils and horrors of enslavement. Photographed in Ohio\, Ni
 ght Coming Tenderly\, Black (2017) elucidates our understanding of the Unde
 rground Railroad and the perilous flight to self-emancipation. \n\n \n\nThe
  first film installation\, 350\,000\, evokes the 350\,000+ men\, women\, an
 d children sold from Richmond’s auction blocks at Manchester Docks between 
 1830 and 1860. The film’s soundtrack features Richmond-based professor of d
 ance Dr. Elgie Sherrod. Visitors will also experience Evergreen\, a three-c
 hannel film installation created in collaboration with composer and experim
 ental ethnographer Imani Uzuri\, whose multilayered vocal score adds a haun
 ting soundscape.
DTEND:20231209T220000Z
DTSTAMP:20260311T020156Z
DTSTART:20231209T150000Z
GEO:37.555796;-77.47493
LOCATION:Virginia Museum of Fine Arts\, Lower Level: Altria Group Gallery\,
  NewMarket Gallery 
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Dawoud Bey: Elegy 
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URL:https://calendar.richmondcultureworks.org/event/dawoud_bey_elegy
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:Mesmerizing and evocative\, these 42 photographs and two film i
 nstallations by contemporary American artist Dawoud Bey contemplate the har
 rowing journeys and human realities of the Virginia slave trail\, Louisiana
  plantations\, and Ohio’s Underground Railroad. Dawoud Bey: Elegy premiers 
 a trilogy that includes Bey’s most recent series of never-before-seen photo
 graphs taken in Richmond and commissioned by VMFA. Internationally renowned
  for his Harlem street scenes and expressive portraits\, Bey\, in these lan
 dscapes\, meditates on place as profound repository of memory and witness t
 o American history. In this immersive and transportive exhibition\, his wor
 ks poetically imply a human presence\, deepening our understanding of Afric
 an American experiences rarely represented in collective US history. \n\n \
 n\nOrganized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and curated by Valerie Cas
 sel Oliver\, Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contempo
 rary Art\, Dawoud Bey: Elegy showcases three photographic series. Visitors 
 will first encounter Stony the Road (2023)\, commissioned by VMFA\, which t
 akes viewers to the historic trail in Richmond\, Virginia\, where Africans 
 arrived in bondage to an unknown land and were walked into enslavement. The
  photographs in In This Here Place (2021) contemplate the plantations of Lo
 uisiana and the toils and horrors of enslavement. Photographed in Ohio\, Ni
 ght Coming Tenderly\, Black (2017) elucidates our understanding of the Unde
 rground Railroad and the perilous flight to self-emancipation. \n\n \n\nThe
  first film installation\, 350\,000\, evokes the 350\,000+ men\, women\, an
 d children sold from Richmond’s auction blocks at Manchester Docks between 
 1830 and 1860. The film’s soundtrack features Richmond-based professor of d
 ance Dr. Elgie Sherrod. Visitors will also experience Evergreen\, a three-c
 hannel film installation created in collaboration with composer and experim
 ental ethnographer Imani Uzuri\, whose multilayered vocal score adds a haun
 ting soundscape.
DTEND:20231210T220000Z
DTSTAMP:20260311T020156Z
DTSTART:20231210T150000Z
GEO:37.555796;-77.47493
LOCATION:Virginia Museum of Fine Arts\, Lower Level: Altria Group Gallery\,
  NewMarket Gallery 
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Dawoud Bey: Elegy 
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_44279552686015
URL:https://calendar.richmondcultureworks.org/event/dawoud_bey_elegy
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:Mesmerizing and evocative\, these 42 photographs and two film i
 nstallations by contemporary American artist Dawoud Bey contemplate the har
 rowing journeys and human realities of the Virginia slave trail\, Louisiana
  plantations\, and Ohio’s Underground Railroad. Dawoud Bey: Elegy premiers 
 a trilogy that includes Bey’s most recent series of never-before-seen photo
 graphs taken in Richmond and commissioned by VMFA. Internationally renowned
  for his Harlem street scenes and expressive portraits\, Bey\, in these lan
 dscapes\, meditates on place as profound repository of memory and witness t
 o American history. In this immersive and transportive exhibition\, his wor
 ks poetically imply a human presence\, deepening our understanding of Afric
 an American experiences rarely represented in collective US history. \n\n \
 n\nOrganized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and curated by Valerie Cas
 sel Oliver\, Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contempo
 rary Art\, Dawoud Bey: Elegy showcases three photographic series. Visitors 
 will first encounter Stony the Road (2023)\, commissioned by VMFA\, which t
 akes viewers to the historic trail in Richmond\, Virginia\, where Africans 
 arrived in bondage to an unknown land and were walked into enslavement. The
  photographs in In This Here Place (2021) contemplate the plantations of Lo
 uisiana and the toils and horrors of enslavement. Photographed in Ohio\, Ni
 ght Coming Tenderly\, Black (2017) elucidates our understanding of the Unde
 rground Railroad and the perilous flight to self-emancipation. \n\n \n\nThe
  first film installation\, 350\,000\, evokes the 350\,000+ men\, women\, an
 d children sold from Richmond’s auction blocks at Manchester Docks between 
 1830 and 1860. The film’s soundtrack features Richmond-based professor of d
 ance Dr. Elgie Sherrod. Visitors will also experience Evergreen\, a three-c
 hannel film installation created in collaboration with composer and experim
 ental ethnographer Imani Uzuri\, whose multilayered vocal score adds a haun
 ting soundscape.
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DTSTAMP:20260311T020156Z
DTSTART:20231211T150000Z
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  NewMarket Gallery 
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Dawoud Bey: Elegy 
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URL:https://calendar.richmondcultureworks.org/event/dawoud_bey_elegy
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BEGIN:VEVENT
CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:Mesmerizing and evocative\, these 42 photographs and two film i
 nstallations by contemporary American artist Dawoud Bey contemplate the har
 rowing journeys and human realities of the Virginia slave trail\, Louisiana
  plantations\, and Ohio’s Underground Railroad. Dawoud Bey: Elegy premiers 
 a trilogy that includes Bey’s most recent series of never-before-seen photo
 graphs taken in Richmond and commissioned by VMFA. Internationally renowned
  for his Harlem street scenes and expressive portraits\, Bey\, in these lan
 dscapes\, meditates on place as profound repository of memory and witness t
 o American history. In this immersive and transportive exhibition\, his wor
 ks poetically imply a human presence\, deepening our understanding of Afric
 an American experiences rarely represented in collective US history. \n\n \
 n\nOrganized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and curated by Valerie Cas
 sel Oliver\, Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contempo
 rary Art\, Dawoud Bey: Elegy showcases three photographic series. Visitors 
 will first encounter Stony the Road (2023)\, commissioned by VMFA\, which t
 akes viewers to the historic trail in Richmond\, Virginia\, where Africans 
 arrived in bondage to an unknown land and were walked into enslavement. The
  photographs in In This Here Place (2021) contemplate the plantations of Lo
 uisiana and the toils and horrors of enslavement. Photographed in Ohio\, Ni
 ght Coming Tenderly\, Black (2017) elucidates our understanding of the Unde
 rground Railroad and the perilous flight to self-emancipation. \n\n \n\nThe
  first film installation\, 350\,000\, evokes the 350\,000+ men\, women\, an
 d children sold from Richmond’s auction blocks at Manchester Docks between 
 1830 and 1860. The film’s soundtrack features Richmond-based professor of d
 ance Dr. Elgie Sherrod. Visitors will also experience Evergreen\, a three-c
 hannel film installation created in collaboration with composer and experim
 ental ethnographer Imani Uzuri\, whose multilayered vocal score adds a haun
 ting soundscape.
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DTSTAMP:20260311T020156Z
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  NewMarket Gallery 
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Dawoud Bey: Elegy 
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CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:Mesmerizing and evocative\, these 42 photographs and two film i
 nstallations by contemporary American artist Dawoud Bey contemplate the har
 rowing journeys and human realities of the Virginia slave trail\, Louisiana
  plantations\, and Ohio’s Underground Railroad. Dawoud Bey: Elegy premiers 
 a trilogy that includes Bey’s most recent series of never-before-seen photo
 graphs taken in Richmond and commissioned by VMFA. Internationally renowned
  for his Harlem street scenes and expressive portraits\, Bey\, in these lan
 dscapes\, meditates on place as profound repository of memory and witness t
 o American history. In this immersive and transportive exhibition\, his wor
 ks poetically imply a human presence\, deepening our understanding of Afric
 an American experiences rarely represented in collective US history. \n\n \
 n\nOrganized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and curated by Valerie Cas
 sel Oliver\, Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contempo
 rary Art\, Dawoud Bey: Elegy showcases three photographic series. Visitors 
 will first encounter Stony the Road (2023)\, commissioned by VMFA\, which t
 akes viewers to the historic trail in Richmond\, Virginia\, where Africans 
 arrived in bondage to an unknown land and were walked into enslavement. The
  photographs in In This Here Place (2021) contemplate the plantations of Lo
 uisiana and the toils and horrors of enslavement. Photographed in Ohio\, Ni
 ght Coming Tenderly\, Black (2017) elucidates our understanding of the Unde
 rground Railroad and the perilous flight to self-emancipation. \n\n \n\nThe
  first film installation\, 350\,000\, evokes the 350\,000+ men\, women\, an
 d children sold from Richmond’s auction blocks at Manchester Docks between 
 1830 and 1860. The film’s soundtrack features Richmond-based professor of d
 ance Dr. Elgie Sherrod. Visitors will also experience Evergreen\, a three-c
 hannel film installation created in collaboration with composer and experim
 ental ethnographer Imani Uzuri\, whose multilayered vocal score adds a haun
 ting soundscape.
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DTSTAMP:20260311T020156Z
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  NewMarket Gallery 
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Dawoud Bey: Elegy 
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DESCRIPTION:Mesmerizing and evocative\, these 42 photographs and two film i
 nstallations by contemporary American artist Dawoud Bey contemplate the har
 rowing journeys and human realities of the Virginia slave trail\, Louisiana
  plantations\, and Ohio’s Underground Railroad. Dawoud Bey: Elegy premiers 
 a trilogy that includes Bey’s most recent series of never-before-seen photo
 graphs taken in Richmond and commissioned by VMFA. Internationally renowned
  for his Harlem street scenes and expressive portraits\, Bey\, in these lan
 dscapes\, meditates on place as profound repository of memory and witness t
 o American history. In this immersive and transportive exhibition\, his wor
 ks poetically imply a human presence\, deepening our understanding of Afric
 an American experiences rarely represented in collective US history. \n\n \
 n\nOrganized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and curated by Valerie Cas
 sel Oliver\, Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contempo
 rary Art\, Dawoud Bey: Elegy showcases three photographic series. Visitors 
 will first encounter Stony the Road (2023)\, commissioned by VMFA\, which t
 akes viewers to the historic trail in Richmond\, Virginia\, where Africans 
 arrived in bondage to an unknown land and were walked into enslavement. The
  photographs in In This Here Place (2021) contemplate the plantations of Lo
 uisiana and the toils and horrors of enslavement. Photographed in Ohio\, Ni
 ght Coming Tenderly\, Black (2017) elucidates our understanding of the Unde
 rground Railroad and the perilous flight to self-emancipation. \n\n \n\nThe
  first film installation\, 350\,000\, evokes the 350\,000+ men\, women\, an
 d children sold from Richmond’s auction blocks at Manchester Docks between 
 1830 and 1860. The film’s soundtrack features Richmond-based professor of d
 ance Dr. Elgie Sherrod. Visitors will also experience Evergreen\, a three-c
 hannel film installation created in collaboration with composer and experim
 ental ethnographer Imani Uzuri\, whose multilayered vocal score adds a haun
 ting soundscape.
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DTSTAMP:20260311T020156Z
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  NewMarket Gallery 
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Dawoud Bey: Elegy 
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CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:Mesmerizing and evocative\, these 42 photographs and two film i
 nstallations by contemporary American artist Dawoud Bey contemplate the har
 rowing journeys and human realities of the Virginia slave trail\, Louisiana
  plantations\, and Ohio’s Underground Railroad. Dawoud Bey: Elegy premiers 
 a trilogy that includes Bey’s most recent series of never-before-seen photo
 graphs taken in Richmond and commissioned by VMFA. Internationally renowned
  for his Harlem street scenes and expressive portraits\, Bey\, in these lan
 dscapes\, meditates on place as profound repository of memory and witness t
 o American history. In this immersive and transportive exhibition\, his wor
 ks poetically imply a human presence\, deepening our understanding of Afric
 an American experiences rarely represented in collective US history. \n\n \
 n\nOrganized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and curated by Valerie Cas
 sel Oliver\, Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contempo
 rary Art\, Dawoud Bey: Elegy showcases three photographic series. Visitors 
 will first encounter Stony the Road (2023)\, commissioned by VMFA\, which t
 akes viewers to the historic trail in Richmond\, Virginia\, where Africans 
 arrived in bondage to an unknown land and were walked into enslavement. The
  photographs in In This Here Place (2021) contemplate the plantations of Lo
 uisiana and the toils and horrors of enslavement. Photographed in Ohio\, Ni
 ght Coming Tenderly\, Black (2017) elucidates our understanding of the Unde
 rground Railroad and the perilous flight to self-emancipation. \n\n \n\nThe
  first film installation\, 350\,000\, evokes the 350\,000+ men\, women\, an
 d children sold from Richmond’s auction blocks at Manchester Docks between 
 1830 and 1860. The film’s soundtrack features Richmond-based professor of d
 ance Dr. Elgie Sherrod. Visitors will also experience Evergreen\, a three-c
 hannel film installation created in collaboration with composer and experim
 ental ethnographer Imani Uzuri\, whose multilayered vocal score adds a haun
 ting soundscape.
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DTSTAMP:20260311T020156Z
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  NewMarket Gallery 
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Dawoud Bey: Elegy 
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CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:Mesmerizing and evocative\, these 42 photographs and two film i
 nstallations by contemporary American artist Dawoud Bey contemplate the har
 rowing journeys and human realities of the Virginia slave trail\, Louisiana
  plantations\, and Ohio’s Underground Railroad. Dawoud Bey: Elegy premiers 
 a trilogy that includes Bey’s most recent series of never-before-seen photo
 graphs taken in Richmond and commissioned by VMFA. Internationally renowned
  for his Harlem street scenes and expressive portraits\, Bey\, in these lan
 dscapes\, meditates on place as profound repository of memory and witness t
 o American history. In this immersive and transportive exhibition\, his wor
 ks poetically imply a human presence\, deepening our understanding of Afric
 an American experiences rarely represented in collective US history. \n\n \
 n\nOrganized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and curated by Valerie Cas
 sel Oliver\, Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contempo
 rary Art\, Dawoud Bey: Elegy showcases three photographic series. Visitors 
 will first encounter Stony the Road (2023)\, commissioned by VMFA\, which t
 akes viewers to the historic trail in Richmond\, Virginia\, where Africans 
 arrived in bondage to an unknown land and were walked into enslavement. The
  photographs in In This Here Place (2021) contemplate the plantations of Lo
 uisiana and the toils and horrors of enslavement. Photographed in Ohio\, Ni
 ght Coming Tenderly\, Black (2017) elucidates our understanding of the Unde
 rground Railroad and the perilous flight to self-emancipation. \n\n \n\nThe
  first film installation\, 350\,000\, evokes the 350\,000+ men\, women\, an
 d children sold from Richmond’s auction blocks at Manchester Docks between 
 1830 and 1860. The film’s soundtrack features Richmond-based professor of d
 ance Dr. Elgie Sherrod. Visitors will also experience Evergreen\, a three-c
 hannel film installation created in collaboration with composer and experim
 ental ethnographer Imani Uzuri\, whose multilayered vocal score adds a haun
 ting soundscape.
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DTSTAMP:20260311T020156Z
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  NewMarket Gallery 
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Dawoud Bey: Elegy 
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BEGIN:VEVENT
CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:Mesmerizing and evocative\, these 42 photographs and two film i
 nstallations by contemporary American artist Dawoud Bey contemplate the har
 rowing journeys and human realities of the Virginia slave trail\, Louisiana
  plantations\, and Ohio’s Underground Railroad. Dawoud Bey: Elegy premiers 
 a trilogy that includes Bey’s most recent series of never-before-seen photo
 graphs taken in Richmond and commissioned by VMFA. Internationally renowned
  for his Harlem street scenes and expressive portraits\, Bey\, in these lan
 dscapes\, meditates on place as profound repository of memory and witness t
 o American history. In this immersive and transportive exhibition\, his wor
 ks poetically imply a human presence\, deepening our understanding of Afric
 an American experiences rarely represented in collective US history. \n\n \
 n\nOrganized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and curated by Valerie Cas
 sel Oliver\, Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contempo
 rary Art\, Dawoud Bey: Elegy showcases three photographic series. Visitors 
 will first encounter Stony the Road (2023)\, commissioned by VMFA\, which t
 akes viewers to the historic trail in Richmond\, Virginia\, where Africans 
 arrived in bondage to an unknown land and were walked into enslavement. The
  photographs in In This Here Place (2021) contemplate the plantations of Lo
 uisiana and the toils and horrors of enslavement. Photographed in Ohio\, Ni
 ght Coming Tenderly\, Black (2017) elucidates our understanding of the Unde
 rground Railroad and the perilous flight to self-emancipation. \n\n \n\nThe
  first film installation\, 350\,000\, evokes the 350\,000+ men\, women\, an
 d children sold from Richmond’s auction blocks at Manchester Docks between 
 1830 and 1860. The film’s soundtrack features Richmond-based professor of d
 ance Dr. Elgie Sherrod. Visitors will also experience Evergreen\, a three-c
 hannel film installation created in collaboration with composer and experim
 ental ethnographer Imani Uzuri\, whose multilayered vocal score adds a haun
 ting soundscape.
DTEND:20231217T220000Z
DTSTAMP:20260311T020156Z
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  NewMarket Gallery 
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Dawoud Bey: Elegy 
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BEGIN:VEVENT
CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:Mesmerizing and evocative\, these 42 photographs and two film i
 nstallations by contemporary American artist Dawoud Bey contemplate the har
 rowing journeys and human realities of the Virginia slave trail\, Louisiana
  plantations\, and Ohio’s Underground Railroad. Dawoud Bey: Elegy premiers 
 a trilogy that includes Bey’s most recent series of never-before-seen photo
 graphs taken in Richmond and commissioned by VMFA. Internationally renowned
  for his Harlem street scenes and expressive portraits\, Bey\, in these lan
 dscapes\, meditates on place as profound repository of memory and witness t
 o American history. In this immersive and transportive exhibition\, his wor
 ks poetically imply a human presence\, deepening our understanding of Afric
 an American experiences rarely represented in collective US history. \n\n \
 n\nOrganized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and curated by Valerie Cas
 sel Oliver\, Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contempo
 rary Art\, Dawoud Bey: Elegy showcases three photographic series. Visitors 
 will first encounter Stony the Road (2023)\, commissioned by VMFA\, which t
 akes viewers to the historic trail in Richmond\, Virginia\, where Africans 
 arrived in bondage to an unknown land and were walked into enslavement. The
  photographs in In This Here Place (2021) contemplate the plantations of Lo
 uisiana and the toils and horrors of enslavement. Photographed in Ohio\, Ni
 ght Coming Tenderly\, Black (2017) elucidates our understanding of the Unde
 rground Railroad and the perilous flight to self-emancipation. \n\n \n\nThe
  first film installation\, 350\,000\, evokes the 350\,000+ men\, women\, an
 d children sold from Richmond’s auction blocks at Manchester Docks between 
 1830 and 1860. The film’s soundtrack features Richmond-based professor of d
 ance Dr. Elgie Sherrod. Visitors will also experience Evergreen\, a three-c
 hannel film installation created in collaboration with composer and experim
 ental ethnographer Imani Uzuri\, whose multilayered vocal score adds a haun
 ting soundscape.
DTEND:20231218T220000Z
DTSTAMP:20260311T020156Z
DTSTART:20231218T150000Z
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  NewMarket Gallery 
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Dawoud Bey: Elegy 
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BEGIN:VEVENT
CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:Mesmerizing and evocative\, these 42 photographs and two film i
 nstallations by contemporary American artist Dawoud Bey contemplate the har
 rowing journeys and human realities of the Virginia slave trail\, Louisiana
  plantations\, and Ohio’s Underground Railroad. Dawoud Bey: Elegy premiers 
 a trilogy that includes Bey’s most recent series of never-before-seen photo
 graphs taken in Richmond and commissioned by VMFA. Internationally renowned
  for his Harlem street scenes and expressive portraits\, Bey\, in these lan
 dscapes\, meditates on place as profound repository of memory and witness t
 o American history. In this immersive and transportive exhibition\, his wor
 ks poetically imply a human presence\, deepening our understanding of Afric
 an American experiences rarely represented in collective US history. \n\n \
 n\nOrganized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and curated by Valerie Cas
 sel Oliver\, Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contempo
 rary Art\, Dawoud Bey: Elegy showcases three photographic series. Visitors 
 will first encounter Stony the Road (2023)\, commissioned by VMFA\, which t
 akes viewers to the historic trail in Richmond\, Virginia\, where Africans 
 arrived in bondage to an unknown land and were walked into enslavement. The
  photographs in In This Here Place (2021) contemplate the plantations of Lo
 uisiana and the toils and horrors of enslavement. Photographed in Ohio\, Ni
 ght Coming Tenderly\, Black (2017) elucidates our understanding of the Unde
 rground Railroad and the perilous flight to self-emancipation. \n\n \n\nThe
  first film installation\, 350\,000\, evokes the 350\,000+ men\, women\, an
 d children sold from Richmond’s auction blocks at Manchester Docks between 
 1830 and 1860. The film’s soundtrack features Richmond-based professor of d
 ance Dr. Elgie Sherrod. Visitors will also experience Evergreen\, a three-c
 hannel film installation created in collaboration with composer and experim
 ental ethnographer Imani Uzuri\, whose multilayered vocal score adds a haun
 ting soundscape.
DTEND:20231219T220000Z
DTSTAMP:20260311T020156Z
DTSTART:20231219T150000Z
GEO:37.555796;-77.47493
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  NewMarket Gallery 
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Dawoud Bey: Elegy 
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BEGIN:VEVENT
CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:Mesmerizing and evocative\, these 42 photographs and two film i
 nstallations by contemporary American artist Dawoud Bey contemplate the har
 rowing journeys and human realities of the Virginia slave trail\, Louisiana
  plantations\, and Ohio’s Underground Railroad. Dawoud Bey: Elegy premiers 
 a trilogy that includes Bey’s most recent series of never-before-seen photo
 graphs taken in Richmond and commissioned by VMFA. Internationally renowned
  for his Harlem street scenes and expressive portraits\, Bey\, in these lan
 dscapes\, meditates on place as profound repository of memory and witness t
 o American history. In this immersive and transportive exhibition\, his wor
 ks poetically imply a human presence\, deepening our understanding of Afric
 an American experiences rarely represented in collective US history. \n\n \
 n\nOrganized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and curated by Valerie Cas
 sel Oliver\, Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contempo
 rary Art\, Dawoud Bey: Elegy showcases three photographic series. Visitors 
 will first encounter Stony the Road (2023)\, commissioned by VMFA\, which t
 akes viewers to the historic trail in Richmond\, Virginia\, where Africans 
 arrived in bondage to an unknown land and were walked into enslavement. The
  photographs in In This Here Place (2021) contemplate the plantations of Lo
 uisiana and the toils and horrors of enslavement. Photographed in Ohio\, Ni
 ght Coming Tenderly\, Black (2017) elucidates our understanding of the Unde
 rground Railroad and the perilous flight to self-emancipation. \n\n \n\nThe
  first film installation\, 350\,000\, evokes the 350\,000+ men\, women\, an
 d children sold from Richmond’s auction blocks at Manchester Docks between 
 1830 and 1860. The film’s soundtrack features Richmond-based professor of d
 ance Dr. Elgie Sherrod. Visitors will also experience Evergreen\, a three-c
 hannel film installation created in collaboration with composer and experim
 ental ethnographer Imani Uzuri\, whose multilayered vocal score adds a haun
 ting soundscape.
DTEND:20231220T220000Z
DTSTAMP:20260311T020156Z
DTSTART:20231220T150000Z
GEO:37.555796;-77.47493
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  NewMarket Gallery 
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Dawoud Bey: Elegy 
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URL:https://calendar.richmondcultureworks.org/event/dawoud_bey_elegy
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:Mesmerizing and evocative\, these 42 photographs and two film i
 nstallations by contemporary American artist Dawoud Bey contemplate the har
 rowing journeys and human realities of the Virginia slave trail\, Louisiana
  plantations\, and Ohio’s Underground Railroad. Dawoud Bey: Elegy premiers 
 a trilogy that includes Bey’s most recent series of never-before-seen photo
 graphs taken in Richmond and commissioned by VMFA. Internationally renowned
  for his Harlem street scenes and expressive portraits\, Bey\, in these lan
 dscapes\, meditates on place as profound repository of memory and witness t
 o American history. In this immersive and transportive exhibition\, his wor
 ks poetically imply a human presence\, deepening our understanding of Afric
 an American experiences rarely represented in collective US history. \n\n \
 n\nOrganized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and curated by Valerie Cas
 sel Oliver\, Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contempo
 rary Art\, Dawoud Bey: Elegy showcases three photographic series. Visitors 
 will first encounter Stony the Road (2023)\, commissioned by VMFA\, which t
 akes viewers to the historic trail in Richmond\, Virginia\, where Africans 
 arrived in bondage to an unknown land and were walked into enslavement. The
  photographs in In This Here Place (2021) contemplate the plantations of Lo
 uisiana and the toils and horrors of enslavement. Photographed in Ohio\, Ni
 ght Coming Tenderly\, Black (2017) elucidates our understanding of the Unde
 rground Railroad and the perilous flight to self-emancipation. \n\n \n\nThe
  first film installation\, 350\,000\, evokes the 350\,000+ men\, women\, an
 d children sold from Richmond’s auction blocks at Manchester Docks between 
 1830 and 1860. The film’s soundtrack features Richmond-based professor of d
 ance Dr. Elgie Sherrod. Visitors will also experience Evergreen\, a three-c
 hannel film installation created in collaboration with composer and experim
 ental ethnographer Imani Uzuri\, whose multilayered vocal score adds a haun
 ting soundscape.
DTEND:20231221T220000Z
DTSTAMP:20260311T020156Z
DTSTART:20231221T150000Z
GEO:37.555796;-77.47493
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  NewMarket Gallery 
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Dawoud Bey: Elegy 
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URL:https://calendar.richmondcultureworks.org/event/dawoud_bey_elegy
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:Mesmerizing and evocative\, these 42 photographs and two film i
 nstallations by contemporary American artist Dawoud Bey contemplate the har
 rowing journeys and human realities of the Virginia slave trail\, Louisiana
  plantations\, and Ohio’s Underground Railroad. Dawoud Bey: Elegy premiers 
 a trilogy that includes Bey’s most recent series of never-before-seen photo
 graphs taken in Richmond and commissioned by VMFA. Internationally renowned
  for his Harlem street scenes and expressive portraits\, Bey\, in these lan
 dscapes\, meditates on place as profound repository of memory and witness t
 o American history. In this immersive and transportive exhibition\, his wor
 ks poetically imply a human presence\, deepening our understanding of Afric
 an American experiences rarely represented in collective US history. \n\n \
 n\nOrganized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and curated by Valerie Cas
 sel Oliver\, Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contempo
 rary Art\, Dawoud Bey: Elegy showcases three photographic series. Visitors 
 will first encounter Stony the Road (2023)\, commissioned by VMFA\, which t
 akes viewers to the historic trail in Richmond\, Virginia\, where Africans 
 arrived in bondage to an unknown land and were walked into enslavement. The
  photographs in In This Here Place (2021) contemplate the plantations of Lo
 uisiana and the toils and horrors of enslavement. Photographed in Ohio\, Ni
 ght Coming Tenderly\, Black (2017) elucidates our understanding of the Unde
 rground Railroad and the perilous flight to self-emancipation. \n\n \n\nThe
  first film installation\, 350\,000\, evokes the 350\,000+ men\, women\, an
 d children sold from Richmond’s auction blocks at Manchester Docks between 
 1830 and 1860. The film’s soundtrack features Richmond-based professor of d
 ance Dr. Elgie Sherrod. Visitors will also experience Evergreen\, a three-c
 hannel film installation created in collaboration with composer and experim
 ental ethnographer Imani Uzuri\, whose multilayered vocal score adds a haun
 ting soundscape.
DTEND:20231222T220000Z
DTSTAMP:20260311T020156Z
DTSTART:20231222T150000Z
GEO:37.555796;-77.47493
LOCATION:Virginia Museum of Fine Arts\, Lower Level: Altria Group Gallery\,
  NewMarket Gallery 
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Dawoud Bey: Elegy 
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_44279552711627
URL:https://calendar.richmondcultureworks.org/event/dawoud_bey_elegy
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:Mesmerizing and evocative\, these 42 photographs and two film i
 nstallations by contemporary American artist Dawoud Bey contemplate the har
 rowing journeys and human realities of the Virginia slave trail\, Louisiana
  plantations\, and Ohio’s Underground Railroad. Dawoud Bey: Elegy premiers 
 a trilogy that includes Bey’s most recent series of never-before-seen photo
 graphs taken in Richmond and commissioned by VMFA. Internationally renowned
  for his Harlem street scenes and expressive portraits\, Bey\, in these lan
 dscapes\, meditates on place as profound repository of memory and witness t
 o American history. In this immersive and transportive exhibition\, his wor
 ks poetically imply a human presence\, deepening our understanding of Afric
 an American experiences rarely represented in collective US history. \n\n \
 n\nOrganized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and curated by Valerie Cas
 sel Oliver\, Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contempo
 rary Art\, Dawoud Bey: Elegy showcases three photographic series. Visitors 
 will first encounter Stony the Road (2023)\, commissioned by VMFA\, which t
 akes viewers to the historic trail in Richmond\, Virginia\, where Africans 
 arrived in bondage to an unknown land and were walked into enslavement. The
  photographs in In This Here Place (2021) contemplate the plantations of Lo
 uisiana and the toils and horrors of enslavement. Photographed in Ohio\, Ni
 ght Coming Tenderly\, Black (2017) elucidates our understanding of the Unde
 rground Railroad and the perilous flight to self-emancipation. \n\n \n\nThe
  first film installation\, 350\,000\, evokes the 350\,000+ men\, women\, an
 d children sold from Richmond’s auction blocks at Manchester Docks between 
 1830 and 1860. The film’s soundtrack features Richmond-based professor of d
 ance Dr. Elgie Sherrod. Visitors will also experience Evergreen\, a three-c
 hannel film installation created in collaboration with composer and experim
 ental ethnographer Imani Uzuri\, whose multilayered vocal score adds a haun
 ting soundscape.
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DTSTAMP:20260311T020156Z
DTSTART:20231223T150000Z
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  NewMarket Gallery 
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Dawoud Bey: Elegy 
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URL:https://calendar.richmondcultureworks.org/event/dawoud_bey_elegy
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BEGIN:VEVENT
CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:Mesmerizing and evocative\, these 42 photographs and two film i
 nstallations by contemporary American artist Dawoud Bey contemplate the har
 rowing journeys and human realities of the Virginia slave trail\, Louisiana
  plantations\, and Ohio’s Underground Railroad. Dawoud Bey: Elegy premiers 
 a trilogy that includes Bey’s most recent series of never-before-seen photo
 graphs taken in Richmond and commissioned by VMFA. Internationally renowned
  for his Harlem street scenes and expressive portraits\, Bey\, in these lan
 dscapes\, meditates on place as profound repository of memory and witness t
 o American history. In this immersive and transportive exhibition\, his wor
 ks poetically imply a human presence\, deepening our understanding of Afric
 an American experiences rarely represented in collective US history. \n\n \
 n\nOrganized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and curated by Valerie Cas
 sel Oliver\, Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contempo
 rary Art\, Dawoud Bey: Elegy showcases three photographic series. Visitors 
 will first encounter Stony the Road (2023)\, commissioned by VMFA\, which t
 akes viewers to the historic trail in Richmond\, Virginia\, where Africans 
 arrived in bondage to an unknown land and were walked into enslavement. The
  photographs in In This Here Place (2021) contemplate the plantations of Lo
 uisiana and the toils and horrors of enslavement. Photographed in Ohio\, Ni
 ght Coming Tenderly\, Black (2017) elucidates our understanding of the Unde
 rground Railroad and the perilous flight to self-emancipation. \n\n \n\nThe
  first film installation\, 350\,000\, evokes the 350\,000+ men\, women\, an
 d children sold from Richmond’s auction blocks at Manchester Docks between 
 1830 and 1860. The film’s soundtrack features Richmond-based professor of d
 ance Dr. Elgie Sherrod. Visitors will also experience Evergreen\, a three-c
 hannel film installation created in collaboration with composer and experim
 ental ethnographer Imani Uzuri\, whose multilayered vocal score adds a haun
 ting soundscape.
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DTSTAMP:20260311T020156Z
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  NewMarket Gallery 
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Dawoud Bey: Elegy 
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DESCRIPTION:Mesmerizing and evocative\, these 42 photographs and two film i
 nstallations by contemporary American artist Dawoud Bey contemplate the har
 rowing journeys and human realities of the Virginia slave trail\, Louisiana
  plantations\, and Ohio’s Underground Railroad. Dawoud Bey: Elegy premiers 
 a trilogy that includes Bey’s most recent series of never-before-seen photo
 graphs taken in Richmond and commissioned by VMFA. Internationally renowned
  for his Harlem street scenes and expressive portraits\, Bey\, in these lan
 dscapes\, meditates on place as profound repository of memory and witness t
 o American history. In this immersive and transportive exhibition\, his wor
 ks poetically imply a human presence\, deepening our understanding of Afric
 an American experiences rarely represented in collective US history. \n\n \
 n\nOrganized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and curated by Valerie Cas
 sel Oliver\, Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contempo
 rary Art\, Dawoud Bey: Elegy showcases three photographic series. Visitors 
 will first encounter Stony the Road (2023)\, commissioned by VMFA\, which t
 akes viewers to the historic trail in Richmond\, Virginia\, where Africans 
 arrived in bondage to an unknown land and were walked into enslavement. The
  photographs in In This Here Place (2021) contemplate the plantations of Lo
 uisiana and the toils and horrors of enslavement. Photographed in Ohio\, Ni
 ght Coming Tenderly\, Black (2017) elucidates our understanding of the Unde
 rground Railroad and the perilous flight to self-emancipation. \n\n \n\nThe
  first film installation\, 350\,000\, evokes the 350\,000+ men\, women\, an
 d children sold from Richmond’s auction blocks at Manchester Docks between 
 1830 and 1860. The film’s soundtrack features Richmond-based professor of d
 ance Dr. Elgie Sherrod. Visitors will also experience Evergreen\, a three-c
 hannel film installation created in collaboration with composer and experim
 ental ethnographer Imani Uzuri\, whose multilayered vocal score adds a haun
 ting soundscape.
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DTSTAMP:20260311T020156Z
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  NewMarket Gallery 
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Dawoud Bey: Elegy 
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BEGIN:VEVENT
CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:Mesmerizing and evocative\, these 42 photographs and two film i
 nstallations by contemporary American artist Dawoud Bey contemplate the har
 rowing journeys and human realities of the Virginia slave trail\, Louisiana
  plantations\, and Ohio’s Underground Railroad. Dawoud Bey: Elegy premiers 
 a trilogy that includes Bey’s most recent series of never-before-seen photo
 graphs taken in Richmond and commissioned by VMFA. Internationally renowned
  for his Harlem street scenes and expressive portraits\, Bey\, in these lan
 dscapes\, meditates on place as profound repository of memory and witness t
 o American history. In this immersive and transportive exhibition\, his wor
 ks poetically imply a human presence\, deepening our understanding of Afric
 an American experiences rarely represented in collective US history. \n\n \
 n\nOrganized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and curated by Valerie Cas
 sel Oliver\, Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contempo
 rary Art\, Dawoud Bey: Elegy showcases three photographic series. Visitors 
 will first encounter Stony the Road (2023)\, commissioned by VMFA\, which t
 akes viewers to the historic trail in Richmond\, Virginia\, where Africans 
 arrived in bondage to an unknown land and were walked into enslavement. The
  photographs in In This Here Place (2021) contemplate the plantations of Lo
 uisiana and the toils and horrors of enslavement. Photographed in Ohio\, Ni
 ght Coming Tenderly\, Black (2017) elucidates our understanding of the Unde
 rground Railroad and the perilous flight to self-emancipation. \n\n \n\nThe
  first film installation\, 350\,000\, evokes the 350\,000+ men\, women\, an
 d children sold from Richmond’s auction blocks at Manchester Docks between 
 1830 and 1860. The film’s soundtrack features Richmond-based professor of d
 ance Dr. Elgie Sherrod. Visitors will also experience Evergreen\, a three-c
 hannel film installation created in collaboration with composer and experim
 ental ethnographer Imani Uzuri\, whose multilayered vocal score adds a haun
 ting soundscape.
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DTSTAMP:20260311T020156Z
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  NewMarket Gallery 
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Dawoud Bey: Elegy 
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BEGIN:VEVENT
CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:Mesmerizing and evocative\, these 42 photographs and two film i
 nstallations by contemporary American artist Dawoud Bey contemplate the har
 rowing journeys and human realities of the Virginia slave trail\, Louisiana
  plantations\, and Ohio’s Underground Railroad. Dawoud Bey: Elegy premiers 
 a trilogy that includes Bey’s most recent series of never-before-seen photo
 graphs taken in Richmond and commissioned by VMFA. Internationally renowned
  for his Harlem street scenes and expressive portraits\, Bey\, in these lan
 dscapes\, meditates on place as profound repository of memory and witness t
 o American history. In this immersive and transportive exhibition\, his wor
 ks poetically imply a human presence\, deepening our understanding of Afric
 an American experiences rarely represented in collective US history. \n\n \
 n\nOrganized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and curated by Valerie Cas
 sel Oliver\, Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contempo
 rary Art\, Dawoud Bey: Elegy showcases three photographic series. Visitors 
 will first encounter Stony the Road (2023)\, commissioned by VMFA\, which t
 akes viewers to the historic trail in Richmond\, Virginia\, where Africans 
 arrived in bondage to an unknown land and were walked into enslavement. The
  photographs in In This Here Place (2021) contemplate the plantations of Lo
 uisiana and the toils and horrors of enslavement. Photographed in Ohio\, Ni
 ght Coming Tenderly\, Black (2017) elucidates our understanding of the Unde
 rground Railroad and the perilous flight to self-emancipation. \n\n \n\nThe
  first film installation\, 350\,000\, evokes the 350\,000+ men\, women\, an
 d children sold from Richmond’s auction blocks at Manchester Docks between 
 1830 and 1860. The film’s soundtrack features Richmond-based professor of d
 ance Dr. Elgie Sherrod. Visitors will also experience Evergreen\, a three-c
 hannel film installation created in collaboration with composer and experim
 ental ethnographer Imani Uzuri\, whose multilayered vocal score adds a haun
 ting soundscape.
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DTSTAMP:20260311T020156Z
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  NewMarket Gallery 
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Dawoud Bey: Elegy 
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CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:Mesmerizing and evocative\, these 42 photographs and two film i
 nstallations by contemporary American artist Dawoud Bey contemplate the har
 rowing journeys and human realities of the Virginia slave trail\, Louisiana
  plantations\, and Ohio’s Underground Railroad. Dawoud Bey: Elegy premiers 
 a trilogy that includes Bey’s most recent series of never-before-seen photo
 graphs taken in Richmond and commissioned by VMFA. Internationally renowned
  for his Harlem street scenes and expressive portraits\, Bey\, in these lan
 dscapes\, meditates on place as profound repository of memory and witness t
 o American history. In this immersive and transportive exhibition\, his wor
 ks poetically imply a human presence\, deepening our understanding of Afric
 an American experiences rarely represented in collective US history. \n\n \
 n\nOrganized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and curated by Valerie Cas
 sel Oliver\, Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contempo
 rary Art\, Dawoud Bey: Elegy showcases three photographic series. Visitors 
 will first encounter Stony the Road (2023)\, commissioned by VMFA\, which t
 akes viewers to the historic trail in Richmond\, Virginia\, where Africans 
 arrived in bondage to an unknown land and were walked into enslavement. The
  photographs in In This Here Place (2021) contemplate the plantations of Lo
 uisiana and the toils and horrors of enslavement. Photographed in Ohio\, Ni
 ght Coming Tenderly\, Black (2017) elucidates our understanding of the Unde
 rground Railroad and the perilous flight to self-emancipation. \n\n \n\nThe
  first film installation\, 350\,000\, evokes the 350\,000+ men\, women\, an
 d children sold from Richmond’s auction blocks at Manchester Docks between 
 1830 and 1860. The film’s soundtrack features Richmond-based professor of d
 ance Dr. Elgie Sherrod. Visitors will also experience Evergreen\, a three-c
 hannel film installation created in collaboration with composer and experim
 ental ethnographer Imani Uzuri\, whose multilayered vocal score adds a haun
 ting soundscape.
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DTSTAMP:20260311T020156Z
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  NewMarket Gallery 
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Dawoud Bey: Elegy 
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BEGIN:VEVENT
CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:Mesmerizing and evocative\, these 42 photographs and two film i
 nstallations by contemporary American artist Dawoud Bey contemplate the har
 rowing journeys and human realities of the Virginia slave trail\, Louisiana
  plantations\, and Ohio’s Underground Railroad. Dawoud Bey: Elegy premiers 
 a trilogy that includes Bey’s most recent series of never-before-seen photo
 graphs taken in Richmond and commissioned by VMFA. Internationally renowned
  for his Harlem street scenes and expressive portraits\, Bey\, in these lan
 dscapes\, meditates on place as profound repository of memory and witness t
 o American history. In this immersive and transportive exhibition\, his wor
 ks poetically imply a human presence\, deepening our understanding of Afric
 an American experiences rarely represented in collective US history. \n\n \
 n\nOrganized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and curated by Valerie Cas
 sel Oliver\, Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contempo
 rary Art\, Dawoud Bey: Elegy showcases three photographic series. Visitors 
 will first encounter Stony the Road (2023)\, commissioned by VMFA\, which t
 akes viewers to the historic trail in Richmond\, Virginia\, where Africans 
 arrived in bondage to an unknown land and were walked into enslavement. The
  photographs in In This Here Place (2021) contemplate the plantations of Lo
 uisiana and the toils and horrors of enslavement. Photographed in Ohio\, Ni
 ght Coming Tenderly\, Black (2017) elucidates our understanding of the Unde
 rground Railroad and the perilous flight to self-emancipation. \n\n \n\nThe
  first film installation\, 350\,000\, evokes the 350\,000+ men\, women\, an
 d children sold from Richmond’s auction blocks at Manchester Docks between 
 1830 and 1860. The film’s soundtrack features Richmond-based professor of d
 ance Dr. Elgie Sherrod. Visitors will also experience Evergreen\, a three-c
 hannel film installation created in collaboration with composer and experim
 ental ethnographer Imani Uzuri\, whose multilayered vocal score adds a haun
 ting soundscape.
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DTSTAMP:20260311T020156Z
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  NewMarket Gallery 
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Dawoud Bey: Elegy 
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BEGIN:VEVENT
CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:Mesmerizing and evocative\, these 42 photographs and two film i
 nstallations by contemporary American artist Dawoud Bey contemplate the har
 rowing journeys and human realities of the Virginia slave trail\, Louisiana
  plantations\, and Ohio’s Underground Railroad. Dawoud Bey: Elegy premiers 
 a trilogy that includes Bey’s most recent series of never-before-seen photo
 graphs taken in Richmond and commissioned by VMFA. Internationally renowned
  for his Harlem street scenes and expressive portraits\, Bey\, in these lan
 dscapes\, meditates on place as profound repository of memory and witness t
 o American history. In this immersive and transportive exhibition\, his wor
 ks poetically imply a human presence\, deepening our understanding of Afric
 an American experiences rarely represented in collective US history. \n\n \
 n\nOrganized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and curated by Valerie Cas
 sel Oliver\, Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contempo
 rary Art\, Dawoud Bey: Elegy showcases three photographic series. Visitors 
 will first encounter Stony the Road (2023)\, commissioned by VMFA\, which t
 akes viewers to the historic trail in Richmond\, Virginia\, where Africans 
 arrived in bondage to an unknown land and were walked into enslavement. The
  photographs in In This Here Place (2021) contemplate the plantations of Lo
 uisiana and the toils and horrors of enslavement. Photographed in Ohio\, Ni
 ght Coming Tenderly\, Black (2017) elucidates our understanding of the Unde
 rground Railroad and the perilous flight to self-emancipation. \n\n \n\nThe
  first film installation\, 350\,000\, evokes the 350\,000+ men\, women\, an
 d children sold from Richmond’s auction blocks at Manchester Docks between 
 1830 and 1860. The film’s soundtrack features Richmond-based professor of d
 ance Dr. Elgie Sherrod. Visitors will also experience Evergreen\, a three-c
 hannel film installation created in collaboration with composer and experim
 ental ethnographer Imani Uzuri\, whose multilayered vocal score adds a haun
 ting soundscape.
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DTSTAMP:20260311T020156Z
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  NewMarket Gallery 
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Dawoud Bey: Elegy 
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BEGIN:VEVENT
CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:Mesmerizing and evocative\, these 42 photographs and two film i
 nstallations by contemporary American artist Dawoud Bey contemplate the har
 rowing journeys and human realities of the Virginia slave trail\, Louisiana
  plantations\, and Ohio’s Underground Railroad. Dawoud Bey: Elegy premiers 
 a trilogy that includes Bey’s most recent series of never-before-seen photo
 graphs taken in Richmond and commissioned by VMFA. Internationally renowned
  for his Harlem street scenes and expressive portraits\, Bey\, in these lan
 dscapes\, meditates on place as profound repository of memory and witness t
 o American history. In this immersive and transportive exhibition\, his wor
 ks poetically imply a human presence\, deepening our understanding of Afric
 an American experiences rarely represented in collective US history. \n\n \
 n\nOrganized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and curated by Valerie Cas
 sel Oliver\, Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contempo
 rary Art\, Dawoud Bey: Elegy showcases three photographic series. Visitors 
 will first encounter Stony the Road (2023)\, commissioned by VMFA\, which t
 akes viewers to the historic trail in Richmond\, Virginia\, where Africans 
 arrived in bondage to an unknown land and were walked into enslavement. The
  photographs in In This Here Place (2021) contemplate the plantations of Lo
 uisiana and the toils and horrors of enslavement. Photographed in Ohio\, Ni
 ght Coming Tenderly\, Black (2017) elucidates our understanding of the Unde
 rground Railroad and the perilous flight to self-emancipation. \n\n \n\nThe
  first film installation\, 350\,000\, evokes the 350\,000+ men\, women\, an
 d children sold from Richmond’s auction blocks at Manchester Docks between 
 1830 and 1860. The film’s soundtrack features Richmond-based professor of d
 ance Dr. Elgie Sherrod. Visitors will also experience Evergreen\, a three-c
 hannel film installation created in collaboration with composer and experim
 ental ethnographer Imani Uzuri\, whose multilayered vocal score adds a haun
 ting soundscape.
DTEND:20231231T220000Z
DTSTAMP:20260311T020156Z
DTSTART:20231231T150000Z
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  NewMarket Gallery 
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Dawoud Bey: Elegy 
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BEGIN:VEVENT
CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:Mesmerizing and evocative\, these 42 photographs and two film i
 nstallations by contemporary American artist Dawoud Bey contemplate the har
 rowing journeys and human realities of the Virginia slave trail\, Louisiana
  plantations\, and Ohio’s Underground Railroad. Dawoud Bey: Elegy premiers 
 a trilogy that includes Bey’s most recent series of never-before-seen photo
 graphs taken in Richmond and commissioned by VMFA. Internationally renowned
  for his Harlem street scenes and expressive portraits\, Bey\, in these lan
 dscapes\, meditates on place as profound repository of memory and witness t
 o American history. In this immersive and transportive exhibition\, his wor
 ks poetically imply a human presence\, deepening our understanding of Afric
 an American experiences rarely represented in collective US history. \n\n \
 n\nOrganized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and curated by Valerie Cas
 sel Oliver\, Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contempo
 rary Art\, Dawoud Bey: Elegy showcases three photographic series. Visitors 
 will first encounter Stony the Road (2023)\, commissioned by VMFA\, which t
 akes viewers to the historic trail in Richmond\, Virginia\, where Africans 
 arrived in bondage to an unknown land and were walked into enslavement. The
  photographs in In This Here Place (2021) contemplate the plantations of Lo
 uisiana and the toils and horrors of enslavement. Photographed in Ohio\, Ni
 ght Coming Tenderly\, Black (2017) elucidates our understanding of the Unde
 rground Railroad and the perilous flight to self-emancipation. \n\n \n\nThe
  first film installation\, 350\,000\, evokes the 350\,000+ men\, women\, an
 d children sold from Richmond’s auction blocks at Manchester Docks between 
 1830 and 1860. The film’s soundtrack features Richmond-based professor of d
 ance Dr. Elgie Sherrod. Visitors will also experience Evergreen\, a three-c
 hannel film installation created in collaboration with composer and experim
 ental ethnographer Imani Uzuri\, whose multilayered vocal score adds a haun
 ting soundscape.
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DTSTAMP:20260311T020156Z
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  NewMarket Gallery 
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Dawoud Bey: Elegy 
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BEGIN:VEVENT
CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:Mesmerizing and evocative\, these 42 photographs and two film i
 nstallations by contemporary American artist Dawoud Bey contemplate the har
 rowing journeys and human realities of the Virginia slave trail\, Louisiana
  plantations\, and Ohio’s Underground Railroad. Dawoud Bey: Elegy premiers 
 a trilogy that includes Bey’s most recent series of never-before-seen photo
 graphs taken in Richmond and commissioned by VMFA. Internationally renowned
  for his Harlem street scenes and expressive portraits\, Bey\, in these lan
 dscapes\, meditates on place as profound repository of memory and witness t
 o American history. In this immersive and transportive exhibition\, his wor
 ks poetically imply a human presence\, deepening our understanding of Afric
 an American experiences rarely represented in collective US history. \n\n \
 n\nOrganized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and curated by Valerie Cas
 sel Oliver\, Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contempo
 rary Art\, Dawoud Bey: Elegy showcases three photographic series. Visitors 
 will first encounter Stony the Road (2023)\, commissioned by VMFA\, which t
 akes viewers to the historic trail in Richmond\, Virginia\, where Africans 
 arrived in bondage to an unknown land and were walked into enslavement. The
  photographs in In This Here Place (2021) contemplate the plantations of Lo
 uisiana and the toils and horrors of enslavement. Photographed in Ohio\, Ni
 ght Coming Tenderly\, Black (2017) elucidates our understanding of the Unde
 rground Railroad and the perilous flight to self-emancipation. \n\n \n\nThe
  first film installation\, 350\,000\, evokes the 350\,000+ men\, women\, an
 d children sold from Richmond’s auction blocks at Manchester Docks between 
 1830 and 1860. The film’s soundtrack features Richmond-based professor of d
 ance Dr. Elgie Sherrod. Visitors will also experience Evergreen\, a three-c
 hannel film installation created in collaboration with composer and experim
 ental ethnographer Imani Uzuri\, whose multilayered vocal score adds a haun
 ting soundscape.
DTEND:20240102T220000Z
DTSTAMP:20260311T020156Z
DTSTART:20240102T150000Z
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  NewMarket Gallery 
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Dawoud Bey: Elegy 
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BEGIN:VEVENT
CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:Mesmerizing and evocative\, these 42 photographs and two film i
 nstallations by contemporary American artist Dawoud Bey contemplate the har
 rowing journeys and human realities of the Virginia slave trail\, Louisiana
  plantations\, and Ohio’s Underground Railroad. Dawoud Bey: Elegy premiers 
 a trilogy that includes Bey’s most recent series of never-before-seen photo
 graphs taken in Richmond and commissioned by VMFA. Internationally renowned
  for his Harlem street scenes and expressive portraits\, Bey\, in these lan
 dscapes\, meditates on place as profound repository of memory and witness t
 o American history. In this immersive and transportive exhibition\, his wor
 ks poetically imply a human presence\, deepening our understanding of Afric
 an American experiences rarely represented in collective US history. \n\n \
 n\nOrganized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and curated by Valerie Cas
 sel Oliver\, Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contempo
 rary Art\, Dawoud Bey: Elegy showcases three photographic series. Visitors 
 will first encounter Stony the Road (2023)\, commissioned by VMFA\, which t
 akes viewers to the historic trail in Richmond\, Virginia\, where Africans 
 arrived in bondage to an unknown land and were walked into enslavement. The
  photographs in In This Here Place (2021) contemplate the plantations of Lo
 uisiana and the toils and horrors of enslavement. Photographed in Ohio\, Ni
 ght Coming Tenderly\, Black (2017) elucidates our understanding of the Unde
 rground Railroad and the perilous flight to self-emancipation. \n\n \n\nThe
  first film installation\, 350\,000\, evokes the 350\,000+ men\, women\, an
 d children sold from Richmond’s auction blocks at Manchester Docks between 
 1830 and 1860. The film’s soundtrack features Richmond-based professor of d
 ance Dr. Elgie Sherrod. Visitors will also experience Evergreen\, a three-c
 hannel film installation created in collaboration with composer and experim
 ental ethnographer Imani Uzuri\, whose multilayered vocal score adds a haun
 ting soundscape.
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  NewMarket Gallery 
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Dawoud Bey: Elegy 
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URL:https://calendar.richmondcultureworks.org/event/dawoud_bey_elegy
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:Mesmerizing and evocative\, these 42 photographs and two film i
 nstallations by contemporary American artist Dawoud Bey contemplate the har
 rowing journeys and human realities of the Virginia slave trail\, Louisiana
  plantations\, and Ohio’s Underground Railroad. Dawoud Bey: Elegy premiers 
 a trilogy that includes Bey’s most recent series of never-before-seen photo
 graphs taken in Richmond and commissioned by VMFA. Internationally renowned
  for his Harlem street scenes and expressive portraits\, Bey\, in these lan
 dscapes\, meditates on place as profound repository of memory and witness t
 o American history. In this immersive and transportive exhibition\, his wor
 ks poetically imply a human presence\, deepening our understanding of Afric
 an American experiences rarely represented in collective US history. \n\n \
 n\nOrganized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and curated by Valerie Cas
 sel Oliver\, Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contempo
 rary Art\, Dawoud Bey: Elegy showcases three photographic series. Visitors 
 will first encounter Stony the Road (2023)\, commissioned by VMFA\, which t
 akes viewers to the historic trail in Richmond\, Virginia\, where Africans 
 arrived in bondage to an unknown land and were walked into enslavement. The
  photographs in In This Here Place (2021) contemplate the plantations of Lo
 uisiana and the toils and horrors of enslavement. Photographed in Ohio\, Ni
 ght Coming Tenderly\, Black (2017) elucidates our understanding of the Unde
 rground Railroad and the perilous flight to self-emancipation. \n\n \n\nThe
  first film installation\, 350\,000\, evokes the 350\,000+ men\, women\, an
 d children sold from Richmond’s auction blocks at Manchester Docks between 
 1830 and 1860. The film’s soundtrack features Richmond-based professor of d
 ance Dr. Elgie Sherrod. Visitors will also experience Evergreen\, a three-c
 hannel film installation created in collaboration with composer and experim
 ental ethnographer Imani Uzuri\, whose multilayered vocal score adds a haun
 ting soundscape.
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DTSTAMP:20260311T020156Z
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  NewMarket Gallery 
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Dawoud Bey: Elegy 
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URL:https://calendar.richmondcultureworks.org/event/dawoud_bey_elegy
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:Mesmerizing and evocative\, these 42 photographs and two film i
 nstallations by contemporary American artist Dawoud Bey contemplate the har
 rowing journeys and human realities of the Virginia slave trail\, Louisiana
  plantations\, and Ohio’s Underground Railroad. Dawoud Bey: Elegy premiers 
 a trilogy that includes Bey’s most recent series of never-before-seen photo
 graphs taken in Richmond and commissioned by VMFA. Internationally renowned
  for his Harlem street scenes and expressive portraits\, Bey\, in these lan
 dscapes\, meditates on place as profound repository of memory and witness t
 o American history. In this immersive and transportive exhibition\, his wor
 ks poetically imply a human presence\, deepening our understanding of Afric
 an American experiences rarely represented in collective US history. \n\n \
 n\nOrganized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and curated by Valerie Cas
 sel Oliver\, Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contempo
 rary Art\, Dawoud Bey: Elegy showcases three photographic series. Visitors 
 will first encounter Stony the Road (2023)\, commissioned by VMFA\, which t
 akes viewers to the historic trail in Richmond\, Virginia\, where Africans 
 arrived in bondage to an unknown land and were walked into enslavement. The
  photographs in In This Here Place (2021) contemplate the plantations of Lo
 uisiana and the toils and horrors of enslavement. Photographed in Ohio\, Ni
 ght Coming Tenderly\, Black (2017) elucidates our understanding of the Unde
 rground Railroad and the perilous flight to self-emancipation. \n\n \n\nThe
  first film installation\, 350\,000\, evokes the 350\,000+ men\, women\, an
 d children sold from Richmond’s auction blocks at Manchester Docks between 
 1830 and 1860. The film’s soundtrack features Richmond-based professor of d
 ance Dr. Elgie Sherrod. Visitors will also experience Evergreen\, a three-c
 hannel film installation created in collaboration with composer and experim
 ental ethnographer Imani Uzuri\, whose multilayered vocal score adds a haun
 ting soundscape.
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DTSTAMP:20260311T020156Z
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  NewMarket Gallery 
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Dawoud Bey: Elegy 
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:Mesmerizing and evocative\, these 42 photographs and two film i
 nstallations by contemporary American artist Dawoud Bey contemplate the har
 rowing journeys and human realities of the Virginia slave trail\, Louisiana
  plantations\, and Ohio’s Underground Railroad. Dawoud Bey: Elegy premiers 
 a trilogy that includes Bey’s most recent series of never-before-seen photo
 graphs taken in Richmond and commissioned by VMFA. Internationally renowned
  for his Harlem street scenes and expressive portraits\, Bey\, in these lan
 dscapes\, meditates on place as profound repository of memory and witness t
 o American history. In this immersive and transportive exhibition\, his wor
 ks poetically imply a human presence\, deepening our understanding of Afric
 an American experiences rarely represented in collective US history. \n\n \
 n\nOrganized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and curated by Valerie Cas
 sel Oliver\, Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contempo
 rary Art\, Dawoud Bey: Elegy showcases three photographic series. Visitors 
 will first encounter Stony the Road (2023)\, commissioned by VMFA\, which t
 akes viewers to the historic trail in Richmond\, Virginia\, where Africans 
 arrived in bondage to an unknown land and were walked into enslavement. The
  photographs in In This Here Place (2021) contemplate the plantations of Lo
 uisiana and the toils and horrors of enslavement. Photographed in Ohio\, Ni
 ght Coming Tenderly\, Black (2017) elucidates our understanding of the Unde
 rground Railroad and the perilous flight to self-emancipation. \n\n \n\nThe
  first film installation\, 350\,000\, evokes the 350\,000+ men\, women\, an
 d children sold from Richmond’s auction blocks at Manchester Docks between 
 1830 and 1860. The film’s soundtrack features Richmond-based professor of d
 ance Dr. Elgie Sherrod. Visitors will also experience Evergreen\, a three-c
 hannel film installation created in collaboration with composer and experim
 ental ethnographer Imani Uzuri\, whose multilayered vocal score adds a haun
 ting soundscape.
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DTSTAMP:20260311T020156Z
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  NewMarket Gallery 
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Dawoud Bey: Elegy 
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BEGIN:VEVENT
CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:Mesmerizing and evocative\, these 42 photographs and two film i
 nstallations by contemporary American artist Dawoud Bey contemplate the har
 rowing journeys and human realities of the Virginia slave trail\, Louisiana
  plantations\, and Ohio’s Underground Railroad. Dawoud Bey: Elegy premiers 
 a trilogy that includes Bey’s most recent series of never-before-seen photo
 graphs taken in Richmond and commissioned by VMFA. Internationally renowned
  for his Harlem street scenes and expressive portraits\, Bey\, in these lan
 dscapes\, meditates on place as profound repository of memory and witness t
 o American history. In this immersive and transportive exhibition\, his wor
 ks poetically imply a human presence\, deepening our understanding of Afric
 an American experiences rarely represented in collective US history. \n\n \
 n\nOrganized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and curated by Valerie Cas
 sel Oliver\, Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contempo
 rary Art\, Dawoud Bey: Elegy showcases three photographic series. Visitors 
 will first encounter Stony the Road (2023)\, commissioned by VMFA\, which t
 akes viewers to the historic trail in Richmond\, Virginia\, where Africans 
 arrived in bondage to an unknown land and were walked into enslavement. The
  photographs in In This Here Place (2021) contemplate the plantations of Lo
 uisiana and the toils and horrors of enslavement. Photographed in Ohio\, Ni
 ght Coming Tenderly\, Black (2017) elucidates our understanding of the Unde
 rground Railroad and the perilous flight to self-emancipation. \n\n \n\nThe
  first film installation\, 350\,000\, evokes the 350\,000+ men\, women\, an
 d children sold from Richmond’s auction blocks at Manchester Docks between 
 1830 and 1860. The film’s soundtrack features Richmond-based professor of d
 ance Dr. Elgie Sherrod. Visitors will also experience Evergreen\, a three-c
 hannel film installation created in collaboration with composer and experim
 ental ethnographer Imani Uzuri\, whose multilayered vocal score adds a haun
 ting soundscape.
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  NewMarket Gallery 
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Dawoud Bey: Elegy 
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CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:Mesmerizing and evocative\, these 42 photographs and two film i
 nstallations by contemporary American artist Dawoud Bey contemplate the har
 rowing journeys and human realities of the Virginia slave trail\, Louisiana
  plantations\, and Ohio’s Underground Railroad. Dawoud Bey: Elegy premiers 
 a trilogy that includes Bey’s most recent series of never-before-seen photo
 graphs taken in Richmond and commissioned by VMFA. Internationally renowned
  for his Harlem street scenes and expressive portraits\, Bey\, in these lan
 dscapes\, meditates on place as profound repository of memory and witness t
 o American history. In this immersive and transportive exhibition\, his wor
 ks poetically imply a human presence\, deepening our understanding of Afric
 an American experiences rarely represented in collective US history. \n\n \
 n\nOrganized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and curated by Valerie Cas
 sel Oliver\, Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contempo
 rary Art\, Dawoud Bey: Elegy showcases three photographic series. Visitors 
 will first encounter Stony the Road (2023)\, commissioned by VMFA\, which t
 akes viewers to the historic trail in Richmond\, Virginia\, where Africans 
 arrived in bondage to an unknown land and were walked into enslavement. The
  photographs in In This Here Place (2021) contemplate the plantations of Lo
 uisiana and the toils and horrors of enslavement. Photographed in Ohio\, Ni
 ght Coming Tenderly\, Black (2017) elucidates our understanding of the Unde
 rground Railroad and the perilous flight to self-emancipation. \n\n \n\nThe
  first film installation\, 350\,000\, evokes the 350\,000+ men\, women\, an
 d children sold from Richmond’s auction blocks at Manchester Docks between 
 1830 and 1860. The film’s soundtrack features Richmond-based professor of d
 ance Dr. Elgie Sherrod. Visitors will also experience Evergreen\, a three-c
 hannel film installation created in collaboration with composer and experim
 ental ethnographer Imani Uzuri\, whose multilayered vocal score adds a haun
 ting soundscape.
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DTSTAMP:20260311T020156Z
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  NewMarket Gallery 
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Dawoud Bey: Elegy 
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BEGIN:VEVENT
CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:Mesmerizing and evocative\, these 42 photographs and two film i
 nstallations by contemporary American artist Dawoud Bey contemplate the har
 rowing journeys and human realities of the Virginia slave trail\, Louisiana
  plantations\, and Ohio’s Underground Railroad. Dawoud Bey: Elegy premiers 
 a trilogy that includes Bey’s most recent series of never-before-seen photo
 graphs taken in Richmond and commissioned by VMFA. Internationally renowned
  for his Harlem street scenes and expressive portraits\, Bey\, in these lan
 dscapes\, meditates on place as profound repository of memory and witness t
 o American history. In this immersive and transportive exhibition\, his wor
 ks poetically imply a human presence\, deepening our understanding of Afric
 an American experiences rarely represented in collective US history. \n\n \
 n\nOrganized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and curated by Valerie Cas
 sel Oliver\, Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contempo
 rary Art\, Dawoud Bey: Elegy showcases three photographic series. Visitors 
 will first encounter Stony the Road (2023)\, commissioned by VMFA\, which t
 akes viewers to the historic trail in Richmond\, Virginia\, where Africans 
 arrived in bondage to an unknown land and were walked into enslavement. The
  photographs in In This Here Place (2021) contemplate the plantations of Lo
 uisiana and the toils and horrors of enslavement. Photographed in Ohio\, Ni
 ght Coming Tenderly\, Black (2017) elucidates our understanding of the Unde
 rground Railroad and the perilous flight to self-emancipation. \n\n \n\nThe
  first film installation\, 350\,000\, evokes the 350\,000+ men\, women\, an
 d children sold from Richmond’s auction blocks at Manchester Docks between 
 1830 and 1860. The film’s soundtrack features Richmond-based professor of d
 ance Dr. Elgie Sherrod. Visitors will also experience Evergreen\, a three-c
 hannel film installation created in collaboration with composer and experim
 ental ethnographer Imani Uzuri\, whose multilayered vocal score adds a haun
 ting soundscape.
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DTSTAMP:20260311T020156Z
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  NewMarket Gallery 
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Dawoud Bey: Elegy 
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:Mesmerizing and evocative\, these 42 photographs and two film i
 nstallations by contemporary American artist Dawoud Bey contemplate the har
 rowing journeys and human realities of the Virginia slave trail\, Louisiana
  plantations\, and Ohio’s Underground Railroad. Dawoud Bey: Elegy premiers 
 a trilogy that includes Bey’s most recent series of never-before-seen photo
 graphs taken in Richmond and commissioned by VMFA. Internationally renowned
  for his Harlem street scenes and expressive portraits\, Bey\, in these lan
 dscapes\, meditates on place as profound repository of memory and witness t
 o American history. In this immersive and transportive exhibition\, his wor
 ks poetically imply a human presence\, deepening our understanding of Afric
 an American experiences rarely represented in collective US history. \n\n \
 n\nOrganized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and curated by Valerie Cas
 sel Oliver\, Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contempo
 rary Art\, Dawoud Bey: Elegy showcases three photographic series. Visitors 
 will first encounter Stony the Road (2023)\, commissioned by VMFA\, which t
 akes viewers to the historic trail in Richmond\, Virginia\, where Africans 
 arrived in bondage to an unknown land and were walked into enslavement. The
  photographs in In This Here Place (2021) contemplate the plantations of Lo
 uisiana and the toils and horrors of enslavement. Photographed in Ohio\, Ni
 ght Coming Tenderly\, Black (2017) elucidates our understanding of the Unde
 rground Railroad and the perilous flight to self-emancipation. \n\n \n\nThe
  first film installation\, 350\,000\, evokes the 350\,000+ men\, women\, an
 d children sold from Richmond’s auction blocks at Manchester Docks between 
 1830 and 1860. The film’s soundtrack features Richmond-based professor of d
 ance Dr. Elgie Sherrod. Visitors will also experience Evergreen\, a three-c
 hannel film installation created in collaboration with composer and experim
 ental ethnographer Imani Uzuri\, whose multilayered vocal score adds a haun
 ting soundscape.
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DTSTAMP:20260311T020156Z
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  NewMarket Gallery 
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Dawoud Bey: Elegy 
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URL:https://calendar.richmondcultureworks.org/event/dawoud_bey_elegy
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:Mesmerizing and evocative\, these 42 photographs and two film i
 nstallations by contemporary American artist Dawoud Bey contemplate the har
 rowing journeys and human realities of the Virginia slave trail\, Louisiana
  plantations\, and Ohio’s Underground Railroad. Dawoud Bey: Elegy premiers 
 a trilogy that includes Bey’s most recent series of never-before-seen photo
 graphs taken in Richmond and commissioned by VMFA. Internationally renowned
  for his Harlem street scenes and expressive portraits\, Bey\, in these lan
 dscapes\, meditates on place as profound repository of memory and witness t
 o American history. In this immersive and transportive exhibition\, his wor
 ks poetically imply a human presence\, deepening our understanding of Afric
 an American experiences rarely represented in collective US history. \n\n \
 n\nOrganized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and curated by Valerie Cas
 sel Oliver\, Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contempo
 rary Art\, Dawoud Bey: Elegy showcases three photographic series. Visitors 
 will first encounter Stony the Road (2023)\, commissioned by VMFA\, which t
 akes viewers to the historic trail in Richmond\, Virginia\, where Africans 
 arrived in bondage to an unknown land and were walked into enslavement. The
  photographs in In This Here Place (2021) contemplate the plantations of Lo
 uisiana and the toils and horrors of enslavement. Photographed in Ohio\, Ni
 ght Coming Tenderly\, Black (2017) elucidates our understanding of the Unde
 rground Railroad and the perilous flight to self-emancipation. \n\n \n\nThe
  first film installation\, 350\,000\, evokes the 350\,000+ men\, women\, an
 d children sold from Richmond’s auction blocks at Manchester Docks between 
 1830 and 1860. The film’s soundtrack features Richmond-based professor of d
 ance Dr. Elgie Sherrod. Visitors will also experience Evergreen\, a three-c
 hannel film installation created in collaboration with composer and experim
 ental ethnographer Imani Uzuri\, whose multilayered vocal score adds a haun
 ting soundscape.
DTEND:20240111T220000Z
DTSTAMP:20260311T020156Z
DTSTART:20240111T150000Z
GEO:37.555796;-77.47493
LOCATION:Virginia Museum of Fine Arts\, Lower Level: Altria Group Gallery\,
  NewMarket Gallery 
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Dawoud Bey: Elegy 
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URL:https://calendar.richmondcultureworks.org/event/dawoud_bey_elegy
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:Mesmerizing and evocative\, these 42 photographs and two film i
 nstallations by contemporary American artist Dawoud Bey contemplate the har
 rowing journeys and human realities of the Virginia slave trail\, Louisiana
  plantations\, and Ohio’s Underground Railroad. Dawoud Bey: Elegy premiers 
 a trilogy that includes Bey’s most recent series of never-before-seen photo
 graphs taken in Richmond and commissioned by VMFA. Internationally renowned
  for his Harlem street scenes and expressive portraits\, Bey\, in these lan
 dscapes\, meditates on place as profound repository of memory and witness t
 o American history. In this immersive and transportive exhibition\, his wor
 ks poetically imply a human presence\, deepening our understanding of Afric
 an American experiences rarely represented in collective US history. \n\n \
 n\nOrganized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and curated by Valerie Cas
 sel Oliver\, Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contempo
 rary Art\, Dawoud Bey: Elegy showcases three photographic series. Visitors 
 will first encounter Stony the Road (2023)\, commissioned by VMFA\, which t
 akes viewers to the historic trail in Richmond\, Virginia\, where Africans 
 arrived in bondage to an unknown land and were walked into enslavement. The
  photographs in In This Here Place (2021) contemplate the plantations of Lo
 uisiana and the toils and horrors of enslavement. Photographed in Ohio\, Ni
 ght Coming Tenderly\, Black (2017) elucidates our understanding of the Unde
 rground Railroad and the perilous flight to self-emancipation. \n\n \n\nThe
  first film installation\, 350\,000\, evokes the 350\,000+ men\, women\, an
 d children sold from Richmond’s auction blocks at Manchester Docks between 
 1830 and 1860. The film’s soundtrack features Richmond-based professor of d
 ance Dr. Elgie Sherrod. Visitors will also experience Evergreen\, a three-c
 hannel film installation created in collaboration with composer and experim
 ental ethnographer Imani Uzuri\, whose multilayered vocal score adds a haun
 ting soundscape.
DTEND:20240112T220000Z
DTSTAMP:20260311T020156Z
DTSTART:20240112T150000Z
GEO:37.555796;-77.47493
LOCATION:Virginia Museum of Fine Arts\, Lower Level: Altria Group Gallery\,
  NewMarket Gallery 
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Dawoud Bey: Elegy 
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URL:https://calendar.richmondcultureworks.org/event/dawoud_bey_elegy
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:Mesmerizing and evocative\, these 42 photographs and two film i
 nstallations by contemporary American artist Dawoud Bey contemplate the har
 rowing journeys and human realities of the Virginia slave trail\, Louisiana
  plantations\, and Ohio’s Underground Railroad. Dawoud Bey: Elegy premiers 
 a trilogy that includes Bey’s most recent series of never-before-seen photo
 graphs taken in Richmond and commissioned by VMFA. Internationally renowned
  for his Harlem street scenes and expressive portraits\, Bey\, in these lan
 dscapes\, meditates on place as profound repository of memory and witness t
 o American history. In this immersive and transportive exhibition\, his wor
 ks poetically imply a human presence\, deepening our understanding of Afric
 an American experiences rarely represented in collective US history. \n\n \
 n\nOrganized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and curated by Valerie Cas
 sel Oliver\, Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contempo
 rary Art\, Dawoud Bey: Elegy showcases three photographic series. Visitors 
 will first encounter Stony the Road (2023)\, commissioned by VMFA\, which t
 akes viewers to the historic trail in Richmond\, Virginia\, where Africans 
 arrived in bondage to an unknown land and were walked into enslavement. The
  photographs in In This Here Place (2021) contemplate the plantations of Lo
 uisiana and the toils and horrors of enslavement. Photographed in Ohio\, Ni
 ght Coming Tenderly\, Black (2017) elucidates our understanding of the Unde
 rground Railroad and the perilous flight to self-emancipation. \n\n \n\nThe
  first film installation\, 350\,000\, evokes the 350\,000+ men\, women\, an
 d children sold from Richmond’s auction blocks at Manchester Docks between 
 1830 and 1860. The film’s soundtrack features Richmond-based professor of d
 ance Dr. Elgie Sherrod. Visitors will also experience Evergreen\, a three-c
 hannel film installation created in collaboration with composer and experim
 ental ethnographer Imani Uzuri\, whose multilayered vocal score adds a haun
 ting soundscape.
DTEND:20240113T220000Z
DTSTAMP:20260311T020156Z
DTSTART:20240113T150000Z
GEO:37.555796;-77.47493
LOCATION:Virginia Museum of Fine Arts\, Lower Level: Altria Group Gallery\,
  NewMarket Gallery 
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Dawoud Bey: Elegy 
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URL:https://calendar.richmondcultureworks.org/event/dawoud_bey_elegy
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:Mesmerizing and evocative\, these 42 photographs and two film i
 nstallations by contemporary American artist Dawoud Bey contemplate the har
 rowing journeys and human realities of the Virginia slave trail\, Louisiana
  plantations\, and Ohio’s Underground Railroad. Dawoud Bey: Elegy premiers 
 a trilogy that includes Bey’s most recent series of never-before-seen photo
 graphs taken in Richmond and commissioned by VMFA. Internationally renowned
  for his Harlem street scenes and expressive portraits\, Bey\, in these lan
 dscapes\, meditates on place as profound repository of memory and witness t
 o American history. In this immersive and transportive exhibition\, his wor
 ks poetically imply a human presence\, deepening our understanding of Afric
 an American experiences rarely represented in collective US history. \n\n \
 n\nOrganized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and curated by Valerie Cas
 sel Oliver\, Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contempo
 rary Art\, Dawoud Bey: Elegy showcases three photographic series. Visitors 
 will first encounter Stony the Road (2023)\, commissioned by VMFA\, which t
 akes viewers to the historic trail in Richmond\, Virginia\, where Africans 
 arrived in bondage to an unknown land and were walked into enslavement. The
  photographs in In This Here Place (2021) contemplate the plantations of Lo
 uisiana and the toils and horrors of enslavement. Photographed in Ohio\, Ni
 ght Coming Tenderly\, Black (2017) elucidates our understanding of the Unde
 rground Railroad and the perilous flight to self-emancipation. \n\n \n\nThe
  first film installation\, 350\,000\, evokes the 350\,000+ men\, women\, an
 d children sold from Richmond’s auction blocks at Manchester Docks between 
 1830 and 1860. The film’s soundtrack features Richmond-based professor of d
 ance Dr. Elgie Sherrod. Visitors will also experience Evergreen\, a three-c
 hannel film installation created in collaboration with composer and experim
 ental ethnographer Imani Uzuri\, whose multilayered vocal score adds a haun
 ting soundscape.
DTEND:20240114T220000Z
DTSTAMP:20260311T020156Z
DTSTART:20240114T150000Z
GEO:37.555796;-77.47493
LOCATION:Virginia Museum of Fine Arts\, Lower Level: Altria Group Gallery\,
  NewMarket Gallery 
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Dawoud Bey: Elegy 
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_44279552768994
URL:https://calendar.richmondcultureworks.org/event/dawoud_bey_elegy
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:Mesmerizing and evocative\, these 42 photographs and two film i
 nstallations by contemporary American artist Dawoud Bey contemplate the har
 rowing journeys and human realities of the Virginia slave trail\, Louisiana
  plantations\, and Ohio’s Underground Railroad. Dawoud Bey: Elegy premiers 
 a trilogy that includes Bey’s most recent series of never-before-seen photo
 graphs taken in Richmond and commissioned by VMFA. Internationally renowned
  for his Harlem street scenes and expressive portraits\, Bey\, in these lan
 dscapes\, meditates on place as profound repository of memory and witness t
 o American history. In this immersive and transportive exhibition\, his wor
 ks poetically imply a human presence\, deepening our understanding of Afric
 an American experiences rarely represented in collective US history. \n\n \
 n\nOrganized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and curated by Valerie Cas
 sel Oliver\, Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contempo
 rary Art\, Dawoud Bey: Elegy showcases three photographic series. Visitors 
 will first encounter Stony the Road (2023)\, commissioned by VMFA\, which t
 akes viewers to the historic trail in Richmond\, Virginia\, where Africans 
 arrived in bondage to an unknown land and were walked into enslavement. The
  photographs in In This Here Place (2021) contemplate the plantations of Lo
 uisiana and the toils and horrors of enslavement. Photographed in Ohio\, Ni
 ght Coming Tenderly\, Black (2017) elucidates our understanding of the Unde
 rground Railroad and the perilous flight to self-emancipation. \n\n \n\nThe
  first film installation\, 350\,000\, evokes the 350\,000+ men\, women\, an
 d children sold from Richmond’s auction blocks at Manchester Docks between 
 1830 and 1860. The film’s soundtrack features Richmond-based professor of d
 ance Dr. Elgie Sherrod. Visitors will also experience Evergreen\, a three-c
 hannel film installation created in collaboration with composer and experim
 ental ethnographer Imani Uzuri\, whose multilayered vocal score adds a haun
 ting soundscape.
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DTSTART:20240115T150000Z
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  NewMarket Gallery 
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Dawoud Bey: Elegy 
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_44279552771043
URL:https://calendar.richmondcultureworks.org/event/dawoud_bey_elegy
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:Mesmerizing and evocative\, these 42 photographs and two film i
 nstallations by contemporary American artist Dawoud Bey contemplate the har
 rowing journeys and human realities of the Virginia slave trail\, Louisiana
  plantations\, and Ohio’s Underground Railroad. Dawoud Bey: Elegy premiers 
 a trilogy that includes Bey’s most recent series of never-before-seen photo
 graphs taken in Richmond and commissioned by VMFA. Internationally renowned
  for his Harlem street scenes and expressive portraits\, Bey\, in these lan
 dscapes\, meditates on place as profound repository of memory and witness t
 o American history. In this immersive and transportive exhibition\, his wor
 ks poetically imply a human presence\, deepening our understanding of Afric
 an American experiences rarely represented in collective US history. \n\n \
 n\nOrganized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and curated by Valerie Cas
 sel Oliver\, Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contempo
 rary Art\, Dawoud Bey: Elegy showcases three photographic series. Visitors 
 will first encounter Stony the Road (2023)\, commissioned by VMFA\, which t
 akes viewers to the historic trail in Richmond\, Virginia\, where Africans 
 arrived in bondage to an unknown land and were walked into enslavement. The
  photographs in In This Here Place (2021) contemplate the plantations of Lo
 uisiana and the toils and horrors of enslavement. Photographed in Ohio\, Ni
 ght Coming Tenderly\, Black (2017) elucidates our understanding of the Unde
 rground Railroad and the perilous flight to self-emancipation. \n\n \n\nThe
  first film installation\, 350\,000\, evokes the 350\,000+ men\, women\, an
 d children sold from Richmond’s auction blocks at Manchester Docks between 
 1830 and 1860. The film’s soundtrack features Richmond-based professor of d
 ance Dr. Elgie Sherrod. Visitors will also experience Evergreen\, a three-c
 hannel film installation created in collaboration with composer and experim
 ental ethnographer Imani Uzuri\, whose multilayered vocal score adds a haun
 ting soundscape.
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DTSTAMP:20260311T020156Z
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SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Dawoud Bey: Elegy 
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BEGIN:VEVENT
CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:Mesmerizing and evocative\, these 42 photographs and two film i
 nstallations by contemporary American artist Dawoud Bey contemplate the har
 rowing journeys and human realities of the Virginia slave trail\, Louisiana
  plantations\, and Ohio’s Underground Railroad. Dawoud Bey: Elegy premiers 
 a trilogy that includes Bey’s most recent series of never-before-seen photo
 graphs taken in Richmond and commissioned by VMFA. Internationally renowned
  for his Harlem street scenes and expressive portraits\, Bey\, in these lan
 dscapes\, meditates on place as profound repository of memory and witness t
 o American history. In this immersive and transportive exhibition\, his wor
 ks poetically imply a human presence\, deepening our understanding of Afric
 an American experiences rarely represented in collective US history. \n\n \
 n\nOrganized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and curated by Valerie Cas
 sel Oliver\, Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contempo
 rary Art\, Dawoud Bey: Elegy showcases three photographic series. Visitors 
 will first encounter Stony the Road (2023)\, commissioned by VMFA\, which t
 akes viewers to the historic trail in Richmond\, Virginia\, where Africans 
 arrived in bondage to an unknown land and were walked into enslavement. The
  photographs in In This Here Place (2021) contemplate the plantations of Lo
 uisiana and the toils and horrors of enslavement. Photographed in Ohio\, Ni
 ght Coming Tenderly\, Black (2017) elucidates our understanding of the Unde
 rground Railroad and the perilous flight to self-emancipation. \n\n \n\nThe
  first film installation\, 350\,000\, evokes the 350\,000+ men\, women\, an
 d children sold from Richmond’s auction blocks at Manchester Docks between 
 1830 and 1860. The film’s soundtrack features Richmond-based professor of d
 ance Dr. Elgie Sherrod. Visitors will also experience Evergreen\, a three-c
 hannel film installation created in collaboration with composer and experim
 ental ethnographer Imani Uzuri\, whose multilayered vocal score adds a haun
 ting soundscape.
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DTSTAMP:20260311T020156Z
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  NewMarket Gallery 
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Dawoud Bey: Elegy 
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DESCRIPTION:Mesmerizing and evocative\, these 42 photographs and two film i
 nstallations by contemporary American artist Dawoud Bey contemplate the har
 rowing journeys and human realities of the Virginia slave trail\, Louisiana
  plantations\, and Ohio’s Underground Railroad. Dawoud Bey: Elegy premiers 
 a trilogy that includes Bey’s most recent series of never-before-seen photo
 graphs taken in Richmond and commissioned by VMFA. Internationally renowned
  for his Harlem street scenes and expressive portraits\, Bey\, in these lan
 dscapes\, meditates on place as profound repository of memory and witness t
 o American history. In this immersive and transportive exhibition\, his wor
 ks poetically imply a human presence\, deepening our understanding of Afric
 an American experiences rarely represented in collective US history. \n\n \
 n\nOrganized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and curated by Valerie Cas
 sel Oliver\, Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contempo
 rary Art\, Dawoud Bey: Elegy showcases three photographic series. Visitors 
 will first encounter Stony the Road (2023)\, commissioned by VMFA\, which t
 akes viewers to the historic trail in Richmond\, Virginia\, where Africans 
 arrived in bondage to an unknown land and were walked into enslavement. The
  photographs in In This Here Place (2021) contemplate the plantations of Lo
 uisiana and the toils and horrors of enslavement. Photographed in Ohio\, Ni
 ght Coming Tenderly\, Black (2017) elucidates our understanding of the Unde
 rground Railroad and the perilous flight to self-emancipation. \n\n \n\nThe
  first film installation\, 350\,000\, evokes the 350\,000+ men\, women\, an
 d children sold from Richmond’s auction blocks at Manchester Docks between 
 1830 and 1860. The film’s soundtrack features Richmond-based professor of d
 ance Dr. Elgie Sherrod. Visitors will also experience Evergreen\, a three-c
 hannel film installation created in collaboration with composer and experim
 ental ethnographer Imani Uzuri\, whose multilayered vocal score adds a haun
 ting soundscape.
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  NewMarket Gallery 
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Dawoud Bey: Elegy 
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BEGIN:VEVENT
CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:Mesmerizing and evocative\, these 42 photographs and two film i
 nstallations by contemporary American artist Dawoud Bey contemplate the har
 rowing journeys and human realities of the Virginia slave trail\, Louisiana
  plantations\, and Ohio’s Underground Railroad. Dawoud Bey: Elegy premiers 
 a trilogy that includes Bey’s most recent series of never-before-seen photo
 graphs taken in Richmond and commissioned by VMFA. Internationally renowned
  for his Harlem street scenes and expressive portraits\, Bey\, in these lan
 dscapes\, meditates on place as profound repository of memory and witness t
 o American history. In this immersive and transportive exhibition\, his wor
 ks poetically imply a human presence\, deepening our understanding of Afric
 an American experiences rarely represented in collective US history. \n\n \
 n\nOrganized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and curated by Valerie Cas
 sel Oliver\, Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contempo
 rary Art\, Dawoud Bey: Elegy showcases three photographic series. Visitors 
 will first encounter Stony the Road (2023)\, commissioned by VMFA\, which t
 akes viewers to the historic trail in Richmond\, Virginia\, where Africans 
 arrived in bondage to an unknown land and were walked into enslavement. The
  photographs in In This Here Place (2021) contemplate the plantations of Lo
 uisiana and the toils and horrors of enslavement. Photographed in Ohio\, Ni
 ght Coming Tenderly\, Black (2017) elucidates our understanding of the Unde
 rground Railroad and the perilous flight to self-emancipation. \n\n \n\nThe
  first film installation\, 350\,000\, evokes the 350\,000+ men\, women\, an
 d children sold from Richmond’s auction blocks at Manchester Docks between 
 1830 and 1860. The film’s soundtrack features Richmond-based professor of d
 ance Dr. Elgie Sherrod. Visitors will also experience Evergreen\, a three-c
 hannel film installation created in collaboration with composer and experim
 ental ethnographer Imani Uzuri\, whose multilayered vocal score adds a haun
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  NewMarket Gallery 
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Dawoud Bey: Elegy 
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CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:Mesmerizing and evocative\, these 42 photographs and two film i
 nstallations by contemporary American artist Dawoud Bey contemplate the har
 rowing journeys and human realities of the Virginia slave trail\, Louisiana
  plantations\, and Ohio’s Underground Railroad. Dawoud Bey: Elegy premiers 
 a trilogy that includes Bey’s most recent series of never-before-seen photo
 graphs taken in Richmond and commissioned by VMFA. Internationally renowned
  for his Harlem street scenes and expressive portraits\, Bey\, in these lan
 dscapes\, meditates on place as profound repository of memory and witness t
 o American history. In this immersive and transportive exhibition\, his wor
 ks poetically imply a human presence\, deepening our understanding of Afric
 an American experiences rarely represented in collective US history. \n\n \
 n\nOrganized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and curated by Valerie Cas
 sel Oliver\, Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contempo
 rary Art\, Dawoud Bey: Elegy showcases three photographic series. Visitors 
 will first encounter Stony the Road (2023)\, commissioned by VMFA\, which t
 akes viewers to the historic trail in Richmond\, Virginia\, where Africans 
 arrived in bondage to an unknown land and were walked into enslavement. The
  photographs in In This Here Place (2021) contemplate the plantations of Lo
 uisiana and the toils and horrors of enslavement. Photographed in Ohio\, Ni
 ght Coming Tenderly\, Black (2017) elucidates our understanding of the Unde
 rground Railroad and the perilous flight to self-emancipation. \n\n \n\nThe
  first film installation\, 350\,000\, evokes the 350\,000+ men\, women\, an
 d children sold from Richmond’s auction blocks at Manchester Docks between 
 1830 and 1860. The film’s soundtrack features Richmond-based professor of d
 ance Dr. Elgie Sherrod. Visitors will also experience Evergreen\, a three-c
 hannel film installation created in collaboration with composer and experim
 ental ethnographer Imani Uzuri\, whose multilayered vocal score adds a haun
 ting soundscape.
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SUMMARY:Dawoud Bey: Elegy 
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CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:Mesmerizing and evocative\, these 42 photographs and two film i
 nstallations by contemporary American artist Dawoud Bey contemplate the har
 rowing journeys and human realities of the Virginia slave trail\, Louisiana
  plantations\, and Ohio’s Underground Railroad. Dawoud Bey: Elegy premiers 
 a trilogy that includes Bey’s most recent series of never-before-seen photo
 graphs taken in Richmond and commissioned by VMFA. Internationally renowned
  for his Harlem street scenes and expressive portraits\, Bey\, in these lan
 dscapes\, meditates on place as profound repository of memory and witness t
 o American history. In this immersive and transportive exhibition\, his wor
 ks poetically imply a human presence\, deepening our understanding of Afric
 an American experiences rarely represented in collective US history. \n\n \
 n\nOrganized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and curated by Valerie Cas
 sel Oliver\, Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contempo
 rary Art\, Dawoud Bey: Elegy showcases three photographic series. Visitors 
 will first encounter Stony the Road (2023)\, commissioned by VMFA\, which t
 akes viewers to the historic trail in Richmond\, Virginia\, where Africans 
 arrived in bondage to an unknown land and were walked into enslavement. The
  photographs in In This Here Place (2021) contemplate the plantations of Lo
 uisiana and the toils and horrors of enslavement. Photographed in Ohio\, Ni
 ght Coming Tenderly\, Black (2017) elucidates our understanding of the Unde
 rground Railroad and the perilous flight to self-emancipation. \n\n \n\nThe
  first film installation\, 350\,000\, evokes the 350\,000+ men\, women\, an
 d children sold from Richmond’s auction blocks at Manchester Docks between 
 1830 and 1860. The film’s soundtrack features Richmond-based professor of d
 ance Dr. Elgie Sherrod. Visitors will also experience Evergreen\, a three-c
 hannel film installation created in collaboration with composer and experim
 ental ethnographer Imani Uzuri\, whose multilayered vocal score adds a haun
 ting soundscape.
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DTSTAMP:20260311T020156Z
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  NewMarket Gallery 
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Dawoud Bey: Elegy 
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BEGIN:VEVENT
CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:Mesmerizing and evocative\, these 42 photographs and two film i
 nstallations by contemporary American artist Dawoud Bey contemplate the har
 rowing journeys and human realities of the Virginia slave trail\, Louisiana
  plantations\, and Ohio’s Underground Railroad. Dawoud Bey: Elegy premiers 
 a trilogy that includes Bey’s most recent series of never-before-seen photo
 graphs taken in Richmond and commissioned by VMFA. Internationally renowned
  for his Harlem street scenes and expressive portraits\, Bey\, in these lan
 dscapes\, meditates on place as profound repository of memory and witness t
 o American history. In this immersive and transportive exhibition\, his wor
 ks poetically imply a human presence\, deepening our understanding of Afric
 an American experiences rarely represented in collective US history. \n\n \
 n\nOrganized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and curated by Valerie Cas
 sel Oliver\, Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contempo
 rary Art\, Dawoud Bey: Elegy showcases three photographic series. Visitors 
 will first encounter Stony the Road (2023)\, commissioned by VMFA\, which t
 akes viewers to the historic trail in Richmond\, Virginia\, where Africans 
 arrived in bondage to an unknown land and were walked into enslavement. The
  photographs in In This Here Place (2021) contemplate the plantations of Lo
 uisiana and the toils and horrors of enslavement. Photographed in Ohio\, Ni
 ght Coming Tenderly\, Black (2017) elucidates our understanding of the Unde
 rground Railroad and the perilous flight to self-emancipation. \n\n \n\nThe
  first film installation\, 350\,000\, evokes the 350\,000+ men\, women\, an
 d children sold from Richmond’s auction blocks at Manchester Docks between 
 1830 and 1860. The film’s soundtrack features Richmond-based professor of d
 ance Dr. Elgie Sherrod. Visitors will also experience Evergreen\, a three-c
 hannel film installation created in collaboration with composer and experim
 ental ethnographer Imani Uzuri\, whose multilayered vocal score adds a haun
 ting soundscape.
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DTSTAMP:20260311T020156Z
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  NewMarket Gallery 
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Dawoud Bey: Elegy 
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BEGIN:VEVENT
CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:Mesmerizing and evocative\, these 42 photographs and two film i
 nstallations by contemporary American artist Dawoud Bey contemplate the har
 rowing journeys and human realities of the Virginia slave trail\, Louisiana
  plantations\, and Ohio’s Underground Railroad. Dawoud Bey: Elegy premiers 
 a trilogy that includes Bey’s most recent series of never-before-seen photo
 graphs taken in Richmond and commissioned by VMFA. Internationally renowned
  for his Harlem street scenes and expressive portraits\, Bey\, in these lan
 dscapes\, meditates on place as profound repository of memory and witness t
 o American history. In this immersive and transportive exhibition\, his wor
 ks poetically imply a human presence\, deepening our understanding of Afric
 an American experiences rarely represented in collective US history. \n\n \
 n\nOrganized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and curated by Valerie Cas
 sel Oliver\, Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contempo
 rary Art\, Dawoud Bey: Elegy showcases three photographic series. Visitors 
 will first encounter Stony the Road (2023)\, commissioned by VMFA\, which t
 akes viewers to the historic trail in Richmond\, Virginia\, where Africans 
 arrived in bondage to an unknown land and were walked into enslavement. The
  photographs in In This Here Place (2021) contemplate the plantations of Lo
 uisiana and the toils and horrors of enslavement. Photographed in Ohio\, Ni
 ght Coming Tenderly\, Black (2017) elucidates our understanding of the Unde
 rground Railroad and the perilous flight to self-emancipation. \n\n \n\nThe
  first film installation\, 350\,000\, evokes the 350\,000+ men\, women\, an
 d children sold from Richmond’s auction blocks at Manchester Docks between 
 1830 and 1860. The film’s soundtrack features Richmond-based professor of d
 ance Dr. Elgie Sherrod. Visitors will also experience Evergreen\, a three-c
 hannel film installation created in collaboration with composer and experim
 ental ethnographer Imani Uzuri\, whose multilayered vocal score adds a haun
 ting soundscape.
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DTSTAMP:20260311T020156Z
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  NewMarket Gallery 
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Dawoud Bey: Elegy 
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BEGIN:VEVENT
CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:Mesmerizing and evocative\, these 42 photographs and two film i
 nstallations by contemporary American artist Dawoud Bey contemplate the har
 rowing journeys and human realities of the Virginia slave trail\, Louisiana
  plantations\, and Ohio’s Underground Railroad. Dawoud Bey: Elegy premiers 
 a trilogy that includes Bey’s most recent series of never-before-seen photo
 graphs taken in Richmond and commissioned by VMFA. Internationally renowned
  for his Harlem street scenes and expressive portraits\, Bey\, in these lan
 dscapes\, meditates on place as profound repository of memory and witness t
 o American history. In this immersive and transportive exhibition\, his wor
 ks poetically imply a human presence\, deepening our understanding of Afric
 an American experiences rarely represented in collective US history. \n\n \
 n\nOrganized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and curated by Valerie Cas
 sel Oliver\, Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contempo
 rary Art\, Dawoud Bey: Elegy showcases three photographic series. Visitors 
 will first encounter Stony the Road (2023)\, commissioned by VMFA\, which t
 akes viewers to the historic trail in Richmond\, Virginia\, where Africans 
 arrived in bondage to an unknown land and were walked into enslavement. The
  photographs in In This Here Place (2021) contemplate the plantations of Lo
 uisiana and the toils and horrors of enslavement. Photographed in Ohio\, Ni
 ght Coming Tenderly\, Black (2017) elucidates our understanding of the Unde
 rground Railroad and the perilous flight to self-emancipation. \n\n \n\nThe
  first film installation\, 350\,000\, evokes the 350\,000+ men\, women\, an
 d children sold from Richmond’s auction blocks at Manchester Docks between 
 1830 and 1860. The film’s soundtrack features Richmond-based professor of d
 ance Dr. Elgie Sherrod. Visitors will also experience Evergreen\, a three-c
 hannel film installation created in collaboration with composer and experim
 ental ethnographer Imani Uzuri\, whose multilayered vocal score adds a haun
 ting soundscape.
DTEND:20240124T220000Z
DTSTAMP:20260311T020156Z
DTSTART:20240124T150000Z
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  NewMarket Gallery 
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Dawoud Bey: Elegy 
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BEGIN:VEVENT
CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:Mesmerizing and evocative\, these 42 photographs and two film i
 nstallations by contemporary American artist Dawoud Bey contemplate the har
 rowing journeys and human realities of the Virginia slave trail\, Louisiana
  plantations\, and Ohio’s Underground Railroad. Dawoud Bey: Elegy premiers 
 a trilogy that includes Bey’s most recent series of never-before-seen photo
 graphs taken in Richmond and commissioned by VMFA. Internationally renowned
  for his Harlem street scenes and expressive portraits\, Bey\, in these lan
 dscapes\, meditates on place as profound repository of memory and witness t
 o American history. In this immersive and transportive exhibition\, his wor
 ks poetically imply a human presence\, deepening our understanding of Afric
 an American experiences rarely represented in collective US history. \n\n \
 n\nOrganized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and curated by Valerie Cas
 sel Oliver\, Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contempo
 rary Art\, Dawoud Bey: Elegy showcases three photographic series. Visitors 
 will first encounter Stony the Road (2023)\, commissioned by VMFA\, which t
 akes viewers to the historic trail in Richmond\, Virginia\, where Africans 
 arrived in bondage to an unknown land and were walked into enslavement. The
  photographs in In This Here Place (2021) contemplate the plantations of Lo
 uisiana and the toils and horrors of enslavement. Photographed in Ohio\, Ni
 ght Coming Tenderly\, Black (2017) elucidates our understanding of the Unde
 rground Railroad and the perilous flight to self-emancipation. \n\n \n\nThe
  first film installation\, 350\,000\, evokes the 350\,000+ men\, women\, an
 d children sold from Richmond’s auction blocks at Manchester Docks between 
 1830 and 1860. The film’s soundtrack features Richmond-based professor of d
 ance Dr. Elgie Sherrod. Visitors will also experience Evergreen\, a three-c
 hannel film installation created in collaboration with composer and experim
 ental ethnographer Imani Uzuri\, whose multilayered vocal score adds a haun
 ting soundscape.
DTEND:20240125T220000Z
DTSTAMP:20260311T020156Z
DTSTART:20240125T150000Z
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  NewMarket Gallery 
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Dawoud Bey: Elegy 
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BEGIN:VEVENT
CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:Mesmerizing and evocative\, these 42 photographs and two film i
 nstallations by contemporary American artist Dawoud Bey contemplate the har
 rowing journeys and human realities of the Virginia slave trail\, Louisiana
  plantations\, and Ohio’s Underground Railroad. Dawoud Bey: Elegy premiers 
 a trilogy that includes Bey’s most recent series of never-before-seen photo
 graphs taken in Richmond and commissioned by VMFA. Internationally renowned
  for his Harlem street scenes and expressive portraits\, Bey\, in these lan
 dscapes\, meditates on place as profound repository of memory and witness t
 o American history. In this immersive and transportive exhibition\, his wor
 ks poetically imply a human presence\, deepening our understanding of Afric
 an American experiences rarely represented in collective US history. \n\n \
 n\nOrganized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and curated by Valerie Cas
 sel Oliver\, Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contempo
 rary Art\, Dawoud Bey: Elegy showcases three photographic series. Visitors 
 will first encounter Stony the Road (2023)\, commissioned by VMFA\, which t
 akes viewers to the historic trail in Richmond\, Virginia\, where Africans 
 arrived in bondage to an unknown land and were walked into enslavement. The
  photographs in In This Here Place (2021) contemplate the plantations of Lo
 uisiana and the toils and horrors of enslavement. Photographed in Ohio\, Ni
 ght Coming Tenderly\, Black (2017) elucidates our understanding of the Unde
 rground Railroad and the perilous flight to self-emancipation. \n\n \n\nThe
  first film installation\, 350\,000\, evokes the 350\,000+ men\, women\, an
 d children sold from Richmond’s auction blocks at Manchester Docks between 
 1830 and 1860. The film’s soundtrack features Richmond-based professor of d
 ance Dr. Elgie Sherrod. Visitors will also experience Evergreen\, a three-c
 hannel film installation created in collaboration with composer and experim
 ental ethnographer Imani Uzuri\, whose multilayered vocal score adds a haun
 ting soundscape.
DTEND:20240126T220000Z
DTSTAMP:20260311T020156Z
DTSTART:20240126T150000Z
GEO:37.555796;-77.47493
LOCATION:Virginia Museum of Fine Arts\, Lower Level: Altria Group Gallery\,
  NewMarket Gallery 
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Dawoud Bey: Elegy 
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URL:https://calendar.richmondcultureworks.org/event/dawoud_bey_elegy
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:Mesmerizing and evocative\, these 42 photographs and two film i
 nstallations by contemporary American artist Dawoud Bey contemplate the har
 rowing journeys and human realities of the Virginia slave trail\, Louisiana
  plantations\, and Ohio’s Underground Railroad. Dawoud Bey: Elegy premiers 
 a trilogy that includes Bey’s most recent series of never-before-seen photo
 graphs taken in Richmond and commissioned by VMFA. Internationally renowned
  for his Harlem street scenes and expressive portraits\, Bey\, in these lan
 dscapes\, meditates on place as profound repository of memory and witness t
 o American history. In this immersive and transportive exhibition\, his wor
 ks poetically imply a human presence\, deepening our understanding of Afric
 an American experiences rarely represented in collective US history. \n\n \
 n\nOrganized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and curated by Valerie Cas
 sel Oliver\, Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contempo
 rary Art\, Dawoud Bey: Elegy showcases three photographic series. Visitors 
 will first encounter Stony the Road (2023)\, commissioned by VMFA\, which t
 akes viewers to the historic trail in Richmond\, Virginia\, where Africans 
 arrived in bondage to an unknown land and were walked into enslavement. The
  photographs in In This Here Place (2021) contemplate the plantations of Lo
 uisiana and the toils and horrors of enslavement. Photographed in Ohio\, Ni
 ght Coming Tenderly\, Black (2017) elucidates our understanding of the Unde
 rground Railroad and the perilous flight to self-emancipation. \n\n \n\nThe
  first film installation\, 350\,000\, evokes the 350\,000+ men\, women\, an
 d children sold from Richmond’s auction blocks at Manchester Docks between 
 1830 and 1860. The film’s soundtrack features Richmond-based professor of d
 ance Dr. Elgie Sherrod. Visitors will also experience Evergreen\, a three-c
 hannel film installation created in collaboration with composer and experim
 ental ethnographer Imani Uzuri\, whose multilayered vocal score adds a haun
 ting soundscape.
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SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Dawoud Bey: Elegy 
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DESCRIPTION:Mesmerizing and evocative\, these 42 photographs and two film i
 nstallations by contemporary American artist Dawoud Bey contemplate the har
 rowing journeys and human realities of the Virginia slave trail\, Louisiana
  plantations\, and Ohio’s Underground Railroad. Dawoud Bey: Elegy premiers 
 a trilogy that includes Bey’s most recent series of never-before-seen photo
 graphs taken in Richmond and commissioned by VMFA. Internationally renowned
  for his Harlem street scenes and expressive portraits\, Bey\, in these lan
 dscapes\, meditates on place as profound repository of memory and witness t
 o American history. In this immersive and transportive exhibition\, his wor
 ks poetically imply a human presence\, deepening our understanding of Afric
 an American experiences rarely represented in collective US history. \n\n \
 n\nOrganized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and curated by Valerie Cas
 sel Oliver\, Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contempo
 rary Art\, Dawoud Bey: Elegy showcases three photographic series. Visitors 
 will first encounter Stony the Road (2023)\, commissioned by VMFA\, which t
 akes viewers to the historic trail in Richmond\, Virginia\, where Africans 
 arrived in bondage to an unknown land and were walked into enslavement. The
  photographs in In This Here Place (2021) contemplate the plantations of Lo
 uisiana and the toils and horrors of enslavement. Photographed in Ohio\, Ni
 ght Coming Tenderly\, Black (2017) elucidates our understanding of the Unde
 rground Railroad and the perilous flight to self-emancipation. \n\n \n\nThe
  first film installation\, 350\,000\, evokes the 350\,000+ men\, women\, an
 d children sold from Richmond’s auction blocks at Manchester Docks between 
 1830 and 1860. The film’s soundtrack features Richmond-based professor of d
 ance Dr. Elgie Sherrod. Visitors will also experience Evergreen\, a three-c
 hannel film installation created in collaboration with composer and experim
 ental ethnographer Imani Uzuri\, whose multilayered vocal score adds a haun
 ting soundscape.
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SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Dawoud Bey: Elegy 
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DESCRIPTION:Mesmerizing and evocative\, these 42 photographs and two film i
 nstallations by contemporary American artist Dawoud Bey contemplate the har
 rowing journeys and human realities of the Virginia slave trail\, Louisiana
  plantations\, and Ohio’s Underground Railroad. Dawoud Bey: Elegy premiers 
 a trilogy that includes Bey’s most recent series of never-before-seen photo
 graphs taken in Richmond and commissioned by VMFA. Internationally renowned
  for his Harlem street scenes and expressive portraits\, Bey\, in these lan
 dscapes\, meditates on place as profound repository of memory and witness t
 o American history. In this immersive and transportive exhibition\, his wor
 ks poetically imply a human presence\, deepening our understanding of Afric
 an American experiences rarely represented in collective US history. \n\n \
 n\nOrganized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and curated by Valerie Cas
 sel Oliver\, Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contempo
 rary Art\, Dawoud Bey: Elegy showcases three photographic series. Visitors 
 will first encounter Stony the Road (2023)\, commissioned by VMFA\, which t
 akes viewers to the historic trail in Richmond\, Virginia\, where Africans 
 arrived in bondage to an unknown land and were walked into enslavement. The
  photographs in In This Here Place (2021) contemplate the plantations of Lo
 uisiana and the toils and horrors of enslavement. Photographed in Ohio\, Ni
 ght Coming Tenderly\, Black (2017) elucidates our understanding of the Unde
 rground Railroad and the perilous flight to self-emancipation. \n\n \n\nThe
  first film installation\, 350\,000\, evokes the 350\,000+ men\, women\, an
 d children sold from Richmond’s auction blocks at Manchester Docks between 
 1830 and 1860. The film’s soundtrack features Richmond-based professor of d
 ance Dr. Elgie Sherrod. Visitors will also experience Evergreen\, a three-c
 hannel film installation created in collaboration with composer and experim
 ental ethnographer Imani Uzuri\, whose multilayered vocal score adds a haun
 ting soundscape.
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SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Dawoud Bey: Elegy 
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DESCRIPTION:Mesmerizing and evocative\, these 42 photographs and two film i
 nstallations by contemporary American artist Dawoud Bey contemplate the har
 rowing journeys and human realities of the Virginia slave trail\, Louisiana
  plantations\, and Ohio’s Underground Railroad. Dawoud Bey: Elegy premiers 
 a trilogy that includes Bey’s most recent series of never-before-seen photo
 graphs taken in Richmond and commissioned by VMFA. Internationally renowned
  for his Harlem street scenes and expressive portraits\, Bey\, in these lan
 dscapes\, meditates on place as profound repository of memory and witness t
 o American history. In this immersive and transportive exhibition\, his wor
 ks poetically imply a human presence\, deepening our understanding of Afric
 an American experiences rarely represented in collective US history. \n\n \
 n\nOrganized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and curated by Valerie Cas
 sel Oliver\, Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contempo
 rary Art\, Dawoud Bey: Elegy showcases three photographic series. Visitors 
 will first encounter Stony the Road (2023)\, commissioned by VMFA\, which t
 akes viewers to the historic trail in Richmond\, Virginia\, where Africans 
 arrived in bondage to an unknown land and were walked into enslavement. The
  photographs in In This Here Place (2021) contemplate the plantations of Lo
 uisiana and the toils and horrors of enslavement. Photographed in Ohio\, Ni
 ght Coming Tenderly\, Black (2017) elucidates our understanding of the Unde
 rground Railroad and the perilous flight to self-emancipation. \n\n \n\nThe
  first film installation\, 350\,000\, evokes the 350\,000+ men\, women\, an
 d children sold from Richmond’s auction blocks at Manchester Docks between 
 1830 and 1860. The film’s soundtrack features Richmond-based professor of d
 ance Dr. Elgie Sherrod. Visitors will also experience Evergreen\, a three-c
 hannel film installation created in collaboration with composer and experim
 ental ethnographer Imani Uzuri\, whose multilayered vocal score adds a haun
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SUMMARY:Dawoud Bey: Elegy 
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DESCRIPTION:Mesmerizing and evocative\, these 42 photographs and two film i
 nstallations by contemporary American artist Dawoud Bey contemplate the har
 rowing journeys and human realities of the Virginia slave trail\, Louisiana
  plantations\, and Ohio’s Underground Railroad. Dawoud Bey: Elegy premiers 
 a trilogy that includes Bey’s most recent series of never-before-seen photo
 graphs taken in Richmond and commissioned by VMFA. Internationally renowned
  for his Harlem street scenes and expressive portraits\, Bey\, in these lan
 dscapes\, meditates on place as profound repository of memory and witness t
 o American history. In this immersive and transportive exhibition\, his wor
 ks poetically imply a human presence\, deepening our understanding of Afric
 an American experiences rarely represented in collective US history. \n\n \
 n\nOrganized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and curated by Valerie Cas
 sel Oliver\, Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contempo
 rary Art\, Dawoud Bey: Elegy showcases three photographic series. Visitors 
 will first encounter Stony the Road (2023)\, commissioned by VMFA\, which t
 akes viewers to the historic trail in Richmond\, Virginia\, where Africans 
 arrived in bondage to an unknown land and were walked into enslavement. The
  photographs in In This Here Place (2021) contemplate the plantations of Lo
 uisiana and the toils and horrors of enslavement. Photographed in Ohio\, Ni
 ght Coming Tenderly\, Black (2017) elucidates our understanding of the Unde
 rground Railroad and the perilous flight to self-emancipation. \n\n \n\nThe
  first film installation\, 350\,000\, evokes the 350\,000+ men\, women\, an
 d children sold from Richmond’s auction blocks at Manchester Docks between 
 1830 and 1860. The film’s soundtrack features Richmond-based professor of d
 ance Dr. Elgie Sherrod. Visitors will also experience Evergreen\, a three-c
 hannel film installation created in collaboration with composer and experim
 ental ethnographer Imani Uzuri\, whose multilayered vocal score adds a haun
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SUMMARY:Dawoud Bey: Elegy 
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DESCRIPTION:Mesmerizing and evocative\, these 42 photographs and two film i
 nstallations by contemporary American artist Dawoud Bey contemplate the har
 rowing journeys and human realities of the Virginia slave trail\, Louisiana
  plantations\, and Ohio’s Underground Railroad. Dawoud Bey: Elegy premiers 
 a trilogy that includes Bey’s most recent series of never-before-seen photo
 graphs taken in Richmond and commissioned by VMFA. Internationally renowned
  for his Harlem street scenes and expressive portraits\, Bey\, in these lan
 dscapes\, meditates on place as profound repository of memory and witness t
 o American history. In this immersive and transportive exhibition\, his wor
 ks poetically imply a human presence\, deepening our understanding of Afric
 an American experiences rarely represented in collective US history. \n\n \
 n\nOrganized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and curated by Valerie Cas
 sel Oliver\, Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contempo
 rary Art\, Dawoud Bey: Elegy showcases three photographic series. Visitors 
 will first encounter Stony the Road (2023)\, commissioned by VMFA\, which t
 akes viewers to the historic trail in Richmond\, Virginia\, where Africans 
 arrived in bondage to an unknown land and were walked into enslavement. The
  photographs in In This Here Place (2021) contemplate the plantations of Lo
 uisiana and the toils and horrors of enslavement. Photographed in Ohio\, Ni
 ght Coming Tenderly\, Black (2017) elucidates our understanding of the Unde
 rground Railroad and the perilous flight to self-emancipation. \n\n \n\nThe
  first film installation\, 350\,000\, evokes the 350\,000+ men\, women\, an
 d children sold from Richmond’s auction blocks at Manchester Docks between 
 1830 and 1860. The film’s soundtrack features Richmond-based professor of d
 ance Dr. Elgie Sherrod. Visitors will also experience Evergreen\, a three-c
 hannel film installation created in collaboration with composer and experim
 ental ethnographer Imani Uzuri\, whose multilayered vocal score adds a haun
 ting soundscape.
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DESCRIPTION:Mesmerizing and evocative\, these 42 photographs and two film i
 nstallations by contemporary American artist Dawoud Bey contemplate the har
 rowing journeys and human realities of the Virginia slave trail\, Louisiana
  plantations\, and Ohio’s Underground Railroad. Dawoud Bey: Elegy premiers 
 a trilogy that includes Bey’s most recent series of never-before-seen photo
 graphs taken in Richmond and commissioned by VMFA. Internationally renowned
  for his Harlem street scenes and expressive portraits\, Bey\, in these lan
 dscapes\, meditates on place as profound repository of memory and witness t
 o American history. In this immersive and transportive exhibition\, his wor
 ks poetically imply a human presence\, deepening our understanding of Afric
 an American experiences rarely represented in collective US history. \n\n \
 n\nOrganized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and curated by Valerie Cas
 sel Oliver\, Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contempo
 rary Art\, Dawoud Bey: Elegy showcases three photographic series. Visitors 
 will first encounter Stony the Road (2023)\, commissioned by VMFA\, which t
 akes viewers to the historic trail in Richmond\, Virginia\, where Africans 
 arrived in bondage to an unknown land and were walked into enslavement. The
  photographs in In This Here Place (2021) contemplate the plantations of Lo
 uisiana and the toils and horrors of enslavement. Photographed in Ohio\, Ni
 ght Coming Tenderly\, Black (2017) elucidates our understanding of the Unde
 rground Railroad and the perilous flight to self-emancipation. \n\n \n\nThe
  first film installation\, 350\,000\, evokes the 350\,000+ men\, women\, an
 d children sold from Richmond’s auction blocks at Manchester Docks between 
 1830 and 1860. The film’s soundtrack features Richmond-based professor of d
 ance Dr. Elgie Sherrod. Visitors will also experience Evergreen\, a three-c
 hannel film installation created in collaboration with composer and experim
 ental ethnographer Imani Uzuri\, whose multilayered vocal score adds a haun
 ting soundscape.
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DTSTAMP:20260311T020156Z
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  NewMarket Gallery 
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Dawoud Bey: Elegy 
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BEGIN:VEVENT
CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:Mesmerizing and evocative\, these 42 photographs and two film i
 nstallations by contemporary American artist Dawoud Bey contemplate the har
 rowing journeys and human realities of the Virginia slave trail\, Louisiana
  plantations\, and Ohio’s Underground Railroad. Dawoud Bey: Elegy premiers 
 a trilogy that includes Bey’s most recent series of never-before-seen photo
 graphs taken in Richmond and commissioned by VMFA. Internationally renowned
  for his Harlem street scenes and expressive portraits\, Bey\, in these lan
 dscapes\, meditates on place as profound repository of memory and witness t
 o American history. In this immersive and transportive exhibition\, his wor
 ks poetically imply a human presence\, deepening our understanding of Afric
 an American experiences rarely represented in collective US history. \n\n \
 n\nOrganized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and curated by Valerie Cas
 sel Oliver\, Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contempo
 rary Art\, Dawoud Bey: Elegy showcases three photographic series. Visitors 
 will first encounter Stony the Road (2023)\, commissioned by VMFA\, which t
 akes viewers to the historic trail in Richmond\, Virginia\, where Africans 
 arrived in bondage to an unknown land and were walked into enslavement. The
  photographs in In This Here Place (2021) contemplate the plantations of Lo
 uisiana and the toils and horrors of enslavement. Photographed in Ohio\, Ni
 ght Coming Tenderly\, Black (2017) elucidates our understanding of the Unde
 rground Railroad and the perilous flight to self-emancipation. \n\n \n\nThe
  first film installation\, 350\,000\, evokes the 350\,000+ men\, women\, an
 d children sold from Richmond’s auction blocks at Manchester Docks between 
 1830 and 1860. The film’s soundtrack features Richmond-based professor of d
 ance Dr. Elgie Sherrod. Visitors will also experience Evergreen\, a three-c
 hannel film installation created in collaboration with composer and experim
 ental ethnographer Imani Uzuri\, whose multilayered vocal score adds a haun
 ting soundscape.
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DTSTAMP:20260311T020156Z
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  NewMarket Gallery 
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Dawoud Bey: Elegy 
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BEGIN:VEVENT
CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:Mesmerizing and evocative\, these 42 photographs and two film i
 nstallations by contemporary American artist Dawoud Bey contemplate the har
 rowing journeys and human realities of the Virginia slave trail\, Louisiana
  plantations\, and Ohio’s Underground Railroad. Dawoud Bey: Elegy premiers 
 a trilogy that includes Bey’s most recent series of never-before-seen photo
 graphs taken in Richmond and commissioned by VMFA. Internationally renowned
  for his Harlem street scenes and expressive portraits\, Bey\, in these lan
 dscapes\, meditates on place as profound repository of memory and witness t
 o American history. In this immersive and transportive exhibition\, his wor
 ks poetically imply a human presence\, deepening our understanding of Afric
 an American experiences rarely represented in collective US history. \n\n \
 n\nOrganized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and curated by Valerie Cas
 sel Oliver\, Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contempo
 rary Art\, Dawoud Bey: Elegy showcases three photographic series. Visitors 
 will first encounter Stony the Road (2023)\, commissioned by VMFA\, which t
 akes viewers to the historic trail in Richmond\, Virginia\, where Africans 
 arrived in bondage to an unknown land and were walked into enslavement. The
  photographs in In This Here Place (2021) contemplate the plantations of Lo
 uisiana and the toils and horrors of enslavement. Photographed in Ohio\, Ni
 ght Coming Tenderly\, Black (2017) elucidates our understanding of the Unde
 rground Railroad and the perilous flight to self-emancipation. \n\n \n\nThe
  first film installation\, 350\,000\, evokes the 350\,000+ men\, women\, an
 d children sold from Richmond’s auction blocks at Manchester Docks between 
 1830 and 1860. The film’s soundtrack features Richmond-based professor of d
 ance Dr. Elgie Sherrod. Visitors will also experience Evergreen\, a three-c
 hannel film installation created in collaboration with composer and experim
 ental ethnographer Imani Uzuri\, whose multilayered vocal score adds a haun
 ting soundscape.
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DTSTAMP:20260311T020156Z
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  NewMarket Gallery 
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Dawoud Bey: Elegy 
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BEGIN:VEVENT
CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:Mesmerizing and evocative\, these 42 photographs and two film i
 nstallations by contemporary American artist Dawoud Bey contemplate the har
 rowing journeys and human realities of the Virginia slave trail\, Louisiana
  plantations\, and Ohio’s Underground Railroad. Dawoud Bey: Elegy premiers 
 a trilogy that includes Bey’s most recent series of never-before-seen photo
 graphs taken in Richmond and commissioned by VMFA. Internationally renowned
  for his Harlem street scenes and expressive portraits\, Bey\, in these lan
 dscapes\, meditates on place as profound repository of memory and witness t
 o American history. In this immersive and transportive exhibition\, his wor
 ks poetically imply a human presence\, deepening our understanding of Afric
 an American experiences rarely represented in collective US history. \n\n \
 n\nOrganized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and curated by Valerie Cas
 sel Oliver\, Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contempo
 rary Art\, Dawoud Bey: Elegy showcases three photographic series. Visitors 
 will first encounter Stony the Road (2023)\, commissioned by VMFA\, which t
 akes viewers to the historic trail in Richmond\, Virginia\, where Africans 
 arrived in bondage to an unknown land and were walked into enslavement. The
  photographs in In This Here Place (2021) contemplate the plantations of Lo
 uisiana and the toils and horrors of enslavement. Photographed in Ohio\, Ni
 ght Coming Tenderly\, Black (2017) elucidates our understanding of the Unde
 rground Railroad and the perilous flight to self-emancipation. \n\n \n\nThe
  first film installation\, 350\,000\, evokes the 350\,000+ men\, women\, an
 d children sold from Richmond’s auction blocks at Manchester Docks between 
 1830 and 1860. The film’s soundtrack features Richmond-based professor of d
 ance Dr. Elgie Sherrod. Visitors will also experience Evergreen\, a three-c
 hannel film installation created in collaboration with composer and experim
 ental ethnographer Imani Uzuri\, whose multilayered vocal score adds a haun
 ting soundscape.
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DTSTAMP:20260311T020156Z
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  NewMarket Gallery 
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Dawoud Bey: Elegy 
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BEGIN:VEVENT
CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:Mesmerizing and evocative\, these 42 photographs and two film i
 nstallations by contemporary American artist Dawoud Bey contemplate the har
 rowing journeys and human realities of the Virginia slave trail\, Louisiana
  plantations\, and Ohio’s Underground Railroad. Dawoud Bey: Elegy premiers 
 a trilogy that includes Bey’s most recent series of never-before-seen photo
 graphs taken in Richmond and commissioned by VMFA. Internationally renowned
  for his Harlem street scenes and expressive portraits\, Bey\, in these lan
 dscapes\, meditates on place as profound repository of memory and witness t
 o American history. In this immersive and transportive exhibition\, his wor
 ks poetically imply a human presence\, deepening our understanding of Afric
 an American experiences rarely represented in collective US history. \n\n \
 n\nOrganized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and curated by Valerie Cas
 sel Oliver\, Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contempo
 rary Art\, Dawoud Bey: Elegy showcases three photographic series. Visitors 
 will first encounter Stony the Road (2023)\, commissioned by VMFA\, which t
 akes viewers to the historic trail in Richmond\, Virginia\, where Africans 
 arrived in bondage to an unknown land and were walked into enslavement. The
  photographs in In This Here Place (2021) contemplate the plantations of Lo
 uisiana and the toils and horrors of enslavement. Photographed in Ohio\, Ni
 ght Coming Tenderly\, Black (2017) elucidates our understanding of the Unde
 rground Railroad and the perilous flight to self-emancipation. \n\n \n\nThe
  first film installation\, 350\,000\, evokes the 350\,000+ men\, women\, an
 d children sold from Richmond’s auction blocks at Manchester Docks between 
 1830 and 1860. The film’s soundtrack features Richmond-based professor of d
 ance Dr. Elgie Sherrod. Visitors will also experience Evergreen\, a three-c
 hannel film installation created in collaboration with composer and experim
 ental ethnographer Imani Uzuri\, whose multilayered vocal score adds a haun
 ting soundscape.
DTEND:20240206T220000Z
DTSTAMP:20260311T020156Z
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  NewMarket Gallery 
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Dawoud Bey: Elegy 
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BEGIN:VEVENT
CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:Mesmerizing and evocative\, these 42 photographs and two film i
 nstallations by contemporary American artist Dawoud Bey contemplate the har
 rowing journeys and human realities of the Virginia slave trail\, Louisiana
  plantations\, and Ohio’s Underground Railroad. Dawoud Bey: Elegy premiers 
 a trilogy that includes Bey’s most recent series of never-before-seen photo
 graphs taken in Richmond and commissioned by VMFA. Internationally renowned
  for his Harlem street scenes and expressive portraits\, Bey\, in these lan
 dscapes\, meditates on place as profound repository of memory and witness t
 o American history. In this immersive and transportive exhibition\, his wor
 ks poetically imply a human presence\, deepening our understanding of Afric
 an American experiences rarely represented in collective US history. \n\n \
 n\nOrganized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and curated by Valerie Cas
 sel Oliver\, Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contempo
 rary Art\, Dawoud Bey: Elegy showcases three photographic series. Visitors 
 will first encounter Stony the Road (2023)\, commissioned by VMFA\, which t
 akes viewers to the historic trail in Richmond\, Virginia\, where Africans 
 arrived in bondage to an unknown land and were walked into enslavement. The
  photographs in In This Here Place (2021) contemplate the plantations of Lo
 uisiana and the toils and horrors of enslavement. Photographed in Ohio\, Ni
 ght Coming Tenderly\, Black (2017) elucidates our understanding of the Unde
 rground Railroad and the perilous flight to self-emancipation. \n\n \n\nThe
  first film installation\, 350\,000\, evokes the 350\,000+ men\, women\, an
 d children sold from Richmond’s auction blocks at Manchester Docks between 
 1830 and 1860. The film’s soundtrack features Richmond-based professor of d
 ance Dr. Elgie Sherrod. Visitors will also experience Evergreen\, a three-c
 hannel film installation created in collaboration with composer and experim
 ental ethnographer Imani Uzuri\, whose multilayered vocal score adds a haun
 ting soundscape.
DTEND:20240207T220000Z
DTSTAMP:20260311T020156Z
DTSTART:20240207T150000Z
GEO:37.555796;-77.47493
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  NewMarket Gallery 
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Dawoud Bey: Elegy 
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URL:https://calendar.richmondcultureworks.org/event/dawoud_bey_elegy
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:Mesmerizing and evocative\, these 42 photographs and two film i
 nstallations by contemporary American artist Dawoud Bey contemplate the har
 rowing journeys and human realities of the Virginia slave trail\, Louisiana
  plantations\, and Ohio’s Underground Railroad. Dawoud Bey: Elegy premiers 
 a trilogy that includes Bey’s most recent series of never-before-seen photo
 graphs taken in Richmond and commissioned by VMFA. Internationally renowned
  for his Harlem street scenes and expressive portraits\, Bey\, in these lan
 dscapes\, meditates on place as profound repository of memory and witness t
 o American history. In this immersive and transportive exhibition\, his wor
 ks poetically imply a human presence\, deepening our understanding of Afric
 an American experiences rarely represented in collective US history. \n\n \
 n\nOrganized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and curated by Valerie Cas
 sel Oliver\, Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contempo
 rary Art\, Dawoud Bey: Elegy showcases three photographic series. Visitors 
 will first encounter Stony the Road (2023)\, commissioned by VMFA\, which t
 akes viewers to the historic trail in Richmond\, Virginia\, where Africans 
 arrived in bondage to an unknown land and were walked into enslavement. The
  photographs in In This Here Place (2021) contemplate the plantations of Lo
 uisiana and the toils and horrors of enslavement. Photographed in Ohio\, Ni
 ght Coming Tenderly\, Black (2017) elucidates our understanding of the Unde
 rground Railroad and the perilous flight to self-emancipation. \n\n \n\nThe
  first film installation\, 350\,000\, evokes the 350\,000+ men\, women\, an
 d children sold from Richmond’s auction blocks at Manchester Docks between 
 1830 and 1860. The film’s soundtrack features Richmond-based professor of d
 ance Dr. Elgie Sherrod. Visitors will also experience Evergreen\, a three-c
 hannel film installation created in collaboration with composer and experim
 ental ethnographer Imani Uzuri\, whose multilayered vocal score adds a haun
 ting soundscape.
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DTSTAMP:20260311T020156Z
DTSTART:20240208T150000Z
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LOCATION:Virginia Museum of Fine Arts\, Lower Level: Altria Group Gallery\,
  NewMarket Gallery 
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Dawoud Bey: Elegy 
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URL:https://calendar.richmondcultureworks.org/event/dawoud_bey_elegy
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:Mesmerizing and evocative\, these 42 photographs and two film i
 nstallations by contemporary American artist Dawoud Bey contemplate the har
 rowing journeys and human realities of the Virginia slave trail\, Louisiana
  plantations\, and Ohio’s Underground Railroad. Dawoud Bey: Elegy premiers 
 a trilogy that includes Bey’s most recent series of never-before-seen photo
 graphs taken in Richmond and commissioned by VMFA. Internationally renowned
  for his Harlem street scenes and expressive portraits\, Bey\, in these lan
 dscapes\, meditates on place as profound repository of memory and witness t
 o American history. In this immersive and transportive exhibition\, his wor
 ks poetically imply a human presence\, deepening our understanding of Afric
 an American experiences rarely represented in collective US history. \n\n \
 n\nOrganized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and curated by Valerie Cas
 sel Oliver\, Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contempo
 rary Art\, Dawoud Bey: Elegy showcases three photographic series. Visitors 
 will first encounter Stony the Road (2023)\, commissioned by VMFA\, which t
 akes viewers to the historic trail in Richmond\, Virginia\, where Africans 
 arrived in bondage to an unknown land and were walked into enslavement. The
  photographs in In This Here Place (2021) contemplate the plantations of Lo
 uisiana and the toils and horrors of enslavement. Photographed in Ohio\, Ni
 ght Coming Tenderly\, Black (2017) elucidates our understanding of the Unde
 rground Railroad and the perilous flight to self-emancipation. \n\n \n\nThe
  first film installation\, 350\,000\, evokes the 350\,000+ men\, women\, an
 d children sold from Richmond’s auction blocks at Manchester Docks between 
 1830 and 1860. The film’s soundtrack features Richmond-based professor of d
 ance Dr. Elgie Sherrod. Visitors will also experience Evergreen\, a three-c
 hannel film installation created in collaboration with composer and experim
 ental ethnographer Imani Uzuri\, whose multilayered vocal score adds a haun
 ting soundscape.
DTEND:20240209T220000Z
DTSTAMP:20260311T020156Z
DTSTART:20240209T150000Z
GEO:37.555796;-77.47493
LOCATION:Virginia Museum of Fine Arts\, Lower Level: Altria Group Gallery\,
  NewMarket Gallery 
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Dawoud Bey: Elegy 
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URL:https://calendar.richmondcultureworks.org/event/dawoud_bey_elegy
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:Mesmerizing and evocative\, these 42 photographs and two film i
 nstallations by contemporary American artist Dawoud Bey contemplate the har
 rowing journeys and human realities of the Virginia slave trail\, Louisiana
  plantations\, and Ohio’s Underground Railroad. Dawoud Bey: Elegy premiers 
 a trilogy that includes Bey’s most recent series of never-before-seen photo
 graphs taken in Richmond and commissioned by VMFA. Internationally renowned
  for his Harlem street scenes and expressive portraits\, Bey\, in these lan
 dscapes\, meditates on place as profound repository of memory and witness t
 o American history. In this immersive and transportive exhibition\, his wor
 ks poetically imply a human presence\, deepening our understanding of Afric
 an American experiences rarely represented in collective US history. \n\n \
 n\nOrganized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and curated by Valerie Cas
 sel Oliver\, Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contempo
 rary Art\, Dawoud Bey: Elegy showcases three photographic series. Visitors 
 will first encounter Stony the Road (2023)\, commissioned by VMFA\, which t
 akes viewers to the historic trail in Richmond\, Virginia\, where Africans 
 arrived in bondage to an unknown land and were walked into enslavement. The
  photographs in In This Here Place (2021) contemplate the plantations of Lo
 uisiana and the toils and horrors of enslavement. Photographed in Ohio\, Ni
 ght Coming Tenderly\, Black (2017) elucidates our understanding of the Unde
 rground Railroad and the perilous flight to self-emancipation. \n\n \n\nThe
  first film installation\, 350\,000\, evokes the 350\,000+ men\, women\, an
 d children sold from Richmond’s auction blocks at Manchester Docks between 
 1830 and 1860. The film’s soundtrack features Richmond-based professor of d
 ance Dr. Elgie Sherrod. Visitors will also experience Evergreen\, a three-c
 hannel film installation created in collaboration with composer and experim
 ental ethnographer Imani Uzuri\, whose multilayered vocal score adds a haun
 ting soundscape.
DTEND:20240210T220000Z
DTSTAMP:20260311T020156Z
DTSTART:20240210T150000Z
GEO:37.555796;-77.47493
LOCATION:Virginia Museum of Fine Arts\, Lower Level: Altria Group Gallery\,
  NewMarket Gallery 
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Dawoud Bey: Elegy 
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URL:https://calendar.richmondcultureworks.org/event/dawoud_bey_elegy
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:Mesmerizing and evocative\, these 42 photographs and two film i
 nstallations by contemporary American artist Dawoud Bey contemplate the har
 rowing journeys and human realities of the Virginia slave trail\, Louisiana
  plantations\, and Ohio’s Underground Railroad. Dawoud Bey: Elegy premiers 
 a trilogy that includes Bey’s most recent series of never-before-seen photo
 graphs taken in Richmond and commissioned by VMFA. Internationally renowned
  for his Harlem street scenes and expressive portraits\, Bey\, in these lan
 dscapes\, meditates on place as profound repository of memory and witness t
 o American history. In this immersive and transportive exhibition\, his wor
 ks poetically imply a human presence\, deepening our understanding of Afric
 an American experiences rarely represented in collective US history. \n\n \
 n\nOrganized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and curated by Valerie Cas
 sel Oliver\, Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contempo
 rary Art\, Dawoud Bey: Elegy showcases three photographic series. Visitors 
 will first encounter Stony the Road (2023)\, commissioned by VMFA\, which t
 akes viewers to the historic trail in Richmond\, Virginia\, where Africans 
 arrived in bondage to an unknown land and were walked into enslavement. The
  photographs in In This Here Place (2021) contemplate the plantations of Lo
 uisiana and the toils and horrors of enslavement. Photographed in Ohio\, Ni
 ght Coming Tenderly\, Black (2017) elucidates our understanding of the Unde
 rground Railroad and the perilous flight to self-emancipation. \n\n \n\nThe
  first film installation\, 350\,000\, evokes the 350\,000+ men\, women\, an
 d children sold from Richmond’s auction blocks at Manchester Docks between 
 1830 and 1860. The film’s soundtrack features Richmond-based professor of d
 ance Dr. Elgie Sherrod. Visitors will also experience Evergreen\, a three-c
 hannel film installation created in collaboration with composer and experim
 ental ethnographer Imani Uzuri\, whose multilayered vocal score adds a haun
 ting soundscape.
DTEND:20240211T220000Z
DTSTAMP:20260311T020156Z
DTSTART:20240211T150000Z
GEO:37.555796;-77.47493
LOCATION:Virginia Museum of Fine Arts\, Lower Level: Altria Group Gallery\,
  NewMarket Gallery 
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Dawoud Bey: Elegy 
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URL:https://calendar.richmondcultureworks.org/event/dawoud_bey_elegy
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:Mesmerizing and evocative\, these 42 photographs and two film i
 nstallations by contemporary American artist Dawoud Bey contemplate the har
 rowing journeys and human realities of the Virginia slave trail\, Louisiana
  plantations\, and Ohio’s Underground Railroad. Dawoud Bey: Elegy premiers 
 a trilogy that includes Bey’s most recent series of never-before-seen photo
 graphs taken in Richmond and commissioned by VMFA. Internationally renowned
  for his Harlem street scenes and expressive portraits\, Bey\, in these lan
 dscapes\, meditates on place as profound repository of memory and witness t
 o American history. In this immersive and transportive exhibition\, his wor
 ks poetically imply a human presence\, deepening our understanding of Afric
 an American experiences rarely represented in collective US history. \n\n \
 n\nOrganized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and curated by Valerie Cas
 sel Oliver\, Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contempo
 rary Art\, Dawoud Bey: Elegy showcases three photographic series. Visitors 
 will first encounter Stony the Road (2023)\, commissioned by VMFA\, which t
 akes viewers to the historic trail in Richmond\, Virginia\, where Africans 
 arrived in bondage to an unknown land and were walked into enslavement. The
  photographs in In This Here Place (2021) contemplate the plantations of Lo
 uisiana and the toils and horrors of enslavement. Photographed in Ohio\, Ni
 ght Coming Tenderly\, Black (2017) elucidates our understanding of the Unde
 rground Railroad and the perilous flight to self-emancipation. \n\n \n\nThe
  first film installation\, 350\,000\, evokes the 350\,000+ men\, women\, an
 d children sold from Richmond’s auction blocks at Manchester Docks between 
 1830 and 1860. The film’s soundtrack features Richmond-based professor of d
 ance Dr. Elgie Sherrod. Visitors will also experience Evergreen\, a three-c
 hannel film installation created in collaboration with composer and experim
 ental ethnographer Imani Uzuri\, whose multilayered vocal score adds a haun
 ting soundscape.
DTEND:20240212T220000Z
DTSTAMP:20260311T020156Z
DTSTART:20240212T150000Z
GEO:37.555796;-77.47493
LOCATION:Virginia Museum of Fine Arts\, Lower Level: Altria Group Gallery\,
  NewMarket Gallery 
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Dawoud Bey: Elegy 
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URL:https://calendar.richmondcultureworks.org/event/dawoud_bey_elegy
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:Mesmerizing and evocative\, these 42 photographs and two film i
 nstallations by contemporary American artist Dawoud Bey contemplate the har
 rowing journeys and human realities of the Virginia slave trail\, Louisiana
  plantations\, and Ohio’s Underground Railroad. Dawoud Bey: Elegy premiers 
 a trilogy that includes Bey’s most recent series of never-before-seen photo
 graphs taken in Richmond and commissioned by VMFA. Internationally renowned
  for his Harlem street scenes and expressive portraits\, Bey\, in these lan
 dscapes\, meditates on place as profound repository of memory and witness t
 o American history. In this immersive and transportive exhibition\, his wor
 ks poetically imply a human presence\, deepening our understanding of Afric
 an American experiences rarely represented in collective US history. \n\n \
 n\nOrganized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and curated by Valerie Cas
 sel Oliver\, Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contempo
 rary Art\, Dawoud Bey: Elegy showcases three photographic series. Visitors 
 will first encounter Stony the Road (2023)\, commissioned by VMFA\, which t
 akes viewers to the historic trail in Richmond\, Virginia\, where Africans 
 arrived in bondage to an unknown land and were walked into enslavement. The
  photographs in In This Here Place (2021) contemplate the plantations of Lo
 uisiana and the toils and horrors of enslavement. Photographed in Ohio\, Ni
 ght Coming Tenderly\, Black (2017) elucidates our understanding of the Unde
 rground Railroad and the perilous flight to self-emancipation. \n\n \n\nThe
  first film installation\, 350\,000\, evokes the 350\,000+ men\, women\, an
 d children sold from Richmond’s auction blocks at Manchester Docks between 
 1830 and 1860. The film’s soundtrack features Richmond-based professor of d
 ance Dr. Elgie Sherrod. Visitors will also experience Evergreen\, a three-c
 hannel film installation created in collaboration with composer and experim
 ental ethnographer Imani Uzuri\, whose multilayered vocal score adds a haun
 ting soundscape.
DTEND:20240213T220000Z
DTSTAMP:20260311T020156Z
DTSTART:20240213T150000Z
GEO:37.555796;-77.47493
LOCATION:Virginia Museum of Fine Arts\, Lower Level: Altria Group Gallery\,
  NewMarket Gallery 
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Dawoud Bey: Elegy 
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URL:https://calendar.richmondcultureworks.org/event/dawoud_bey_elegy
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:Mesmerizing and evocative\, these 42 photographs and two film i
 nstallations by contemporary American artist Dawoud Bey contemplate the har
 rowing journeys and human realities of the Virginia slave trail\, Louisiana
  plantations\, and Ohio’s Underground Railroad. Dawoud Bey: Elegy premiers 
 a trilogy that includes Bey’s most recent series of never-before-seen photo
 graphs taken in Richmond and commissioned by VMFA. Internationally renowned
  for his Harlem street scenes and expressive portraits\, Bey\, in these lan
 dscapes\, meditates on place as profound repository of memory and witness t
 o American history. In this immersive and transportive exhibition\, his wor
 ks poetically imply a human presence\, deepening our understanding of Afric
 an American experiences rarely represented in collective US history. \n\n \
 n\nOrganized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and curated by Valerie Cas
 sel Oliver\, Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contempo
 rary Art\, Dawoud Bey: Elegy showcases three photographic series. Visitors 
 will first encounter Stony the Road (2023)\, commissioned by VMFA\, which t
 akes viewers to the historic trail in Richmond\, Virginia\, where Africans 
 arrived in bondage to an unknown land and were walked into enslavement. The
  photographs in In This Here Place (2021) contemplate the plantations of Lo
 uisiana and the toils and horrors of enslavement. Photographed in Ohio\, Ni
 ght Coming Tenderly\, Black (2017) elucidates our understanding of the Unde
 rground Railroad and the perilous flight to self-emancipation. \n\n \n\nThe
  first film installation\, 350\,000\, evokes the 350\,000+ men\, women\, an
 d children sold from Richmond’s auction blocks at Manchester Docks between 
 1830 and 1860. The film’s soundtrack features Richmond-based professor of d
 ance Dr. Elgie Sherrod. Visitors will also experience Evergreen\, a three-c
 hannel film installation created in collaboration with composer and experim
 ental ethnographer Imani Uzuri\, whose multilayered vocal score adds a haun
 ting soundscape.
DTEND:20240214T220000Z
DTSTAMP:20260311T020156Z
DTSTART:20240214T150000Z
GEO:37.555796;-77.47493
LOCATION:Virginia Museum of Fine Arts\, Lower Level: Altria Group Gallery\,
  NewMarket Gallery 
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Dawoud Bey: Elegy 
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URL:https://calendar.richmondcultureworks.org/event/dawoud_bey_elegy
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:Mesmerizing and evocative\, these 42 photographs and two film i
 nstallations by contemporary American artist Dawoud Bey contemplate the har
 rowing journeys and human realities of the Virginia slave trail\, Louisiana
  plantations\, and Ohio’s Underground Railroad. Dawoud Bey: Elegy premiers 
 a trilogy that includes Bey’s most recent series of never-before-seen photo
 graphs taken in Richmond and commissioned by VMFA. Internationally renowned
  for his Harlem street scenes and expressive portraits\, Bey\, in these lan
 dscapes\, meditates on place as profound repository of memory and witness t
 o American history. In this immersive and transportive exhibition\, his wor
 ks poetically imply a human presence\, deepening our understanding of Afric
 an American experiences rarely represented in collective US history. \n\n \
 n\nOrganized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and curated by Valerie Cas
 sel Oliver\, Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contempo
 rary Art\, Dawoud Bey: Elegy showcases three photographic series. Visitors 
 will first encounter Stony the Road (2023)\, commissioned by VMFA\, which t
 akes viewers to the historic trail in Richmond\, Virginia\, where Africans 
 arrived in bondage to an unknown land and were walked into enslavement. The
  photographs in In This Here Place (2021) contemplate the plantations of Lo
 uisiana and the toils and horrors of enslavement. Photographed in Ohio\, Ni
 ght Coming Tenderly\, Black (2017) elucidates our understanding of the Unde
 rground Railroad and the perilous flight to self-emancipation. \n\n \n\nThe
  first film installation\, 350\,000\, evokes the 350\,000+ men\, women\, an
 d children sold from Richmond’s auction blocks at Manchester Docks between 
 1830 and 1860. The film’s soundtrack features Richmond-based professor of d
 ance Dr. Elgie Sherrod. Visitors will also experience Evergreen\, a three-c
 hannel film installation created in collaboration with composer and experim
 ental ethnographer Imani Uzuri\, whose multilayered vocal score adds a haun
 ting soundscape.
DTEND:20240215T220000Z
DTSTAMP:20260311T020156Z
DTSTART:20240215T150000Z
GEO:37.555796;-77.47493
LOCATION:Virginia Museum of Fine Arts\, Lower Level: Altria Group Gallery\,
  NewMarket Gallery 
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Dawoud Bey: Elegy 
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_44279552837634
URL:https://calendar.richmondcultureworks.org/event/dawoud_bey_elegy
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:Mesmerizing and evocative\, these 42 photographs and two film i
 nstallations by contemporary American artist Dawoud Bey contemplate the har
 rowing journeys and human realities of the Virginia slave trail\, Louisiana
  plantations\, and Ohio’s Underground Railroad. Dawoud Bey: Elegy premiers 
 a trilogy that includes Bey’s most recent series of never-before-seen photo
 graphs taken in Richmond and commissioned by VMFA. Internationally renowned
  for his Harlem street scenes and expressive portraits\, Bey\, in these lan
 dscapes\, meditates on place as profound repository of memory and witness t
 o American history. In this immersive and transportive exhibition\, his wor
 ks poetically imply a human presence\, deepening our understanding of Afric
 an American experiences rarely represented in collective US history. \n\n \
 n\nOrganized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and curated by Valerie Cas
 sel Oliver\, Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contempo
 rary Art\, Dawoud Bey: Elegy showcases three photographic series. Visitors 
 will first encounter Stony the Road (2023)\, commissioned by VMFA\, which t
 akes viewers to the historic trail in Richmond\, Virginia\, where Africans 
 arrived in bondage to an unknown land and were walked into enslavement. The
  photographs in In This Here Place (2021) contemplate the plantations of Lo
 uisiana and the toils and horrors of enslavement. Photographed in Ohio\, Ni
 ght Coming Tenderly\, Black (2017) elucidates our understanding of the Unde
 rground Railroad and the perilous flight to self-emancipation. \n\n \n\nThe
  first film installation\, 350\,000\, evokes the 350\,000+ men\, women\, an
 d children sold from Richmond’s auction blocks at Manchester Docks between 
 1830 and 1860. The film’s soundtrack features Richmond-based professor of d
 ance Dr. Elgie Sherrod. Visitors will also experience Evergreen\, a three-c
 hannel film installation created in collaboration with composer and experim
 ental ethnographer Imani Uzuri\, whose multilayered vocal score adds a haun
 ting soundscape.
DTEND:20240216T220000Z
DTSTAMP:20260311T020156Z
DTSTART:20240216T150000Z
GEO:37.555796;-77.47493
LOCATION:Virginia Museum of Fine Arts\, Lower Level: Altria Group Gallery\,
  NewMarket Gallery 
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Dawoud Bey: Elegy 
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URL:https://calendar.richmondcultureworks.org/event/dawoud_bey_elegy
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:Mesmerizing and evocative\, these 42 photographs and two film i
 nstallations by contemporary American artist Dawoud Bey contemplate the har
 rowing journeys and human realities of the Virginia slave trail\, Louisiana
  plantations\, and Ohio’s Underground Railroad. Dawoud Bey: Elegy premiers 
 a trilogy that includes Bey’s most recent series of never-before-seen photo
 graphs taken in Richmond and commissioned by VMFA. Internationally renowned
  for his Harlem street scenes and expressive portraits\, Bey\, in these lan
 dscapes\, meditates on place as profound repository of memory and witness t
 o American history. In this immersive and transportive exhibition\, his wor
 ks poetically imply a human presence\, deepening our understanding of Afric
 an American experiences rarely represented in collective US history. \n\n \
 n\nOrganized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and curated by Valerie Cas
 sel Oliver\, Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contempo
 rary Art\, Dawoud Bey: Elegy showcases three photographic series. Visitors 
 will first encounter Stony the Road (2023)\, commissioned by VMFA\, which t
 akes viewers to the historic trail in Richmond\, Virginia\, where Africans 
 arrived in bondage to an unknown land and were walked into enslavement. The
  photographs in In This Here Place (2021) contemplate the plantations of Lo
 uisiana and the toils and horrors of enslavement. Photographed in Ohio\, Ni
 ght Coming Tenderly\, Black (2017) elucidates our understanding of the Unde
 rground Railroad and the perilous flight to self-emancipation. \n\n \n\nThe
  first film installation\, 350\,000\, evokes the 350\,000+ men\, women\, an
 d children sold from Richmond’s auction blocks at Manchester Docks between 
 1830 and 1860. The film’s soundtrack features Richmond-based professor of d
 ance Dr. Elgie Sherrod. Visitors will also experience Evergreen\, a three-c
 hannel film installation created in collaboration with composer and experim
 ental ethnographer Imani Uzuri\, whose multilayered vocal score adds a haun
 ting soundscape.
DTEND:20240217T220000Z
DTSTAMP:20260311T020156Z
DTSTART:20240217T150000Z
GEO:37.555796;-77.47493
LOCATION:Virginia Museum of Fine Arts\, Lower Level: Altria Group Gallery\,
  NewMarket Gallery 
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Dawoud Bey: Elegy 
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_44279552841732
URL:https://calendar.richmondcultureworks.org/event/dawoud_bey_elegy
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:Mesmerizing and evocative\, these 42 photographs and two film i
 nstallations by contemporary American artist Dawoud Bey contemplate the har
 rowing journeys and human realities of the Virginia slave trail\, Louisiana
  plantations\, and Ohio’s Underground Railroad. Dawoud Bey: Elegy premiers 
 a trilogy that includes Bey’s most recent series of never-before-seen photo
 graphs taken in Richmond and commissioned by VMFA. Internationally renowned
  for his Harlem street scenes and expressive portraits\, Bey\, in these lan
 dscapes\, meditates on place as profound repository of memory and witness t
 o American history. In this immersive and transportive exhibition\, his wor
 ks poetically imply a human presence\, deepening our understanding of Afric
 an American experiences rarely represented in collective US history. \n\n \
 n\nOrganized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and curated by Valerie Cas
 sel Oliver\, Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contempo
 rary Art\, Dawoud Bey: Elegy showcases three photographic series. Visitors 
 will first encounter Stony the Road (2023)\, commissioned by VMFA\, which t
 akes viewers to the historic trail in Richmond\, Virginia\, where Africans 
 arrived in bondage to an unknown land and were walked into enslavement. The
  photographs in In This Here Place (2021) contemplate the plantations of Lo
 uisiana and the toils and horrors of enslavement. Photographed in Ohio\, Ni
 ght Coming Tenderly\, Black (2017) elucidates our understanding of the Unde
 rground Railroad and the perilous flight to self-emancipation. \n\n \n\nThe
  first film installation\, 350\,000\, evokes the 350\,000+ men\, women\, an
 d children sold from Richmond’s auction blocks at Manchester Docks between 
 1830 and 1860. The film’s soundtrack features Richmond-based professor of d
 ance Dr. Elgie Sherrod. Visitors will also experience Evergreen\, a three-c
 hannel film installation created in collaboration with composer and experim
 ental ethnographer Imani Uzuri\, whose multilayered vocal score adds a haun
 ting soundscape.
DTEND:20240218T220000Z
DTSTAMP:20260311T020156Z
DTSTART:20240218T150000Z
GEO:37.555796;-77.47493
LOCATION:Virginia Museum of Fine Arts\, Lower Level: Altria Group Gallery\,
  NewMarket Gallery 
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Dawoud Bey: Elegy 
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_44279552843781
URL:https://calendar.richmondcultureworks.org/event/dawoud_bey_elegy
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:Mesmerizing and evocative\, these 42 photographs and two film i
 nstallations by contemporary American artist Dawoud Bey contemplate the har
 rowing journeys and human realities of the Virginia slave trail\, Louisiana
  plantations\, and Ohio’s Underground Railroad. Dawoud Bey: Elegy premiers 
 a trilogy that includes Bey’s most recent series of never-before-seen photo
 graphs taken in Richmond and commissioned by VMFA. Internationally renowned
  for his Harlem street scenes and expressive portraits\, Bey\, in these lan
 dscapes\, meditates on place as profound repository of memory and witness t
 o American history. In this immersive and transportive exhibition\, his wor
 ks poetically imply a human presence\, deepening our understanding of Afric
 an American experiences rarely represented in collective US history. \n\n \
 n\nOrganized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and curated by Valerie Cas
 sel Oliver\, Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contempo
 rary Art\, Dawoud Bey: Elegy showcases three photographic series. Visitors 
 will first encounter Stony the Road (2023)\, commissioned by VMFA\, which t
 akes viewers to the historic trail in Richmond\, Virginia\, where Africans 
 arrived in bondage to an unknown land and were walked into enslavement. The
  photographs in In This Here Place (2021) contemplate the plantations of Lo
 uisiana and the toils and horrors of enslavement. Photographed in Ohio\, Ni
 ght Coming Tenderly\, Black (2017) elucidates our understanding of the Unde
 rground Railroad and the perilous flight to self-emancipation. \n\n \n\nThe
  first film installation\, 350\,000\, evokes the 350\,000+ men\, women\, an
 d children sold from Richmond’s auction blocks at Manchester Docks between 
 1830 and 1860. The film’s soundtrack features Richmond-based professor of d
 ance Dr. Elgie Sherrod. Visitors will also experience Evergreen\, a three-c
 hannel film installation created in collaboration with composer and experim
 ental ethnographer Imani Uzuri\, whose multilayered vocal score adds a haun
 ting soundscape.
DTEND:20240219T220000Z
DTSTAMP:20260311T020156Z
DTSTART:20240219T150000Z
GEO:37.555796;-77.47493
LOCATION:Virginia Museum of Fine Arts\, Lower Level: Altria Group Gallery\,
  NewMarket Gallery 
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Dawoud Bey: Elegy 
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_44279552845830
URL:https://calendar.richmondcultureworks.org/event/dawoud_bey_elegy
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:Mesmerizing and evocative\, these 42 photographs and two film i
 nstallations by contemporary American artist Dawoud Bey contemplate the har
 rowing journeys and human realities of the Virginia slave trail\, Louisiana
  plantations\, and Ohio’s Underground Railroad. Dawoud Bey: Elegy premiers 
 a trilogy that includes Bey’s most recent series of never-before-seen photo
 graphs taken in Richmond and commissioned by VMFA. Internationally renowned
  for his Harlem street scenes and expressive portraits\, Bey\, in these lan
 dscapes\, meditates on place as profound repository of memory and witness t
 o American history. In this immersive and transportive exhibition\, his wor
 ks poetically imply a human presence\, deepening our understanding of Afric
 an American experiences rarely represented in collective US history. \n\n \
 n\nOrganized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and curated by Valerie Cas
 sel Oliver\, Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contempo
 rary Art\, Dawoud Bey: Elegy showcases three photographic series. Visitors 
 will first encounter Stony the Road (2023)\, commissioned by VMFA\, which t
 akes viewers to the historic trail in Richmond\, Virginia\, where Africans 
 arrived in bondage to an unknown land and were walked into enslavement. The
  photographs in In This Here Place (2021) contemplate the plantations of Lo
 uisiana and the toils and horrors of enslavement. Photographed in Ohio\, Ni
 ght Coming Tenderly\, Black (2017) elucidates our understanding of the Unde
 rground Railroad and the perilous flight to self-emancipation. \n\n \n\nThe
  first film installation\, 350\,000\, evokes the 350\,000+ men\, women\, an
 d children sold from Richmond’s auction blocks at Manchester Docks between 
 1830 and 1860. The film’s soundtrack features Richmond-based professor of d
 ance Dr. Elgie Sherrod. Visitors will also experience Evergreen\, a three-c
 hannel film installation created in collaboration with composer and experim
 ental ethnographer Imani Uzuri\, whose multilayered vocal score adds a haun
 ting soundscape.
DTEND:20240220T220000Z
DTSTAMP:20260311T020156Z
DTSTART:20240220T150000Z
GEO:37.555796;-77.47493
LOCATION:Virginia Museum of Fine Arts\, Lower Level: Altria Group Gallery\,
  NewMarket Gallery 
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Dawoud Bey: Elegy 
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_44279552847879
URL:https://calendar.richmondcultureworks.org/event/dawoud_bey_elegy
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:Mesmerizing and evocative\, these 42 photographs and two film i
 nstallations by contemporary American artist Dawoud Bey contemplate the har
 rowing journeys and human realities of the Virginia slave trail\, Louisiana
  plantations\, and Ohio’s Underground Railroad. Dawoud Bey: Elegy premiers 
 a trilogy that includes Bey’s most recent series of never-before-seen photo
 graphs taken in Richmond and commissioned by VMFA. Internationally renowned
  for his Harlem street scenes and expressive portraits\, Bey\, in these lan
 dscapes\, meditates on place as profound repository of memory and witness t
 o American history. In this immersive and transportive exhibition\, his wor
 ks poetically imply a human presence\, deepening our understanding of Afric
 an American experiences rarely represented in collective US history. \n\n \
 n\nOrganized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and curated by Valerie Cas
 sel Oliver\, Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contempo
 rary Art\, Dawoud Bey: Elegy showcases three photographic series. Visitors 
 will first encounter Stony the Road (2023)\, commissioned by VMFA\, which t
 akes viewers to the historic trail in Richmond\, Virginia\, where Africans 
 arrived in bondage to an unknown land and were walked into enslavement. The
  photographs in In This Here Place (2021) contemplate the plantations of Lo
 uisiana and the toils and horrors of enslavement. Photographed in Ohio\, Ni
 ght Coming Tenderly\, Black (2017) elucidates our understanding of the Unde
 rground Railroad and the perilous flight to self-emancipation. \n\n \n\nThe
  first film installation\, 350\,000\, evokes the 350\,000+ men\, women\, an
 d children sold from Richmond’s auction blocks at Manchester Docks between 
 1830 and 1860. The film’s soundtrack features Richmond-based professor of d
 ance Dr. Elgie Sherrod. Visitors will also experience Evergreen\, a three-c
 hannel film installation created in collaboration with composer and experim
 ental ethnographer Imani Uzuri\, whose multilayered vocal score adds a haun
 ting soundscape.
DTEND:20240221T220000Z
DTSTAMP:20260311T020156Z
DTSTART:20240221T150000Z
GEO:37.555796;-77.47493
LOCATION:Virginia Museum of Fine Arts\, Lower Level: Altria Group Gallery\,
  NewMarket Gallery 
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Dawoud Bey: Elegy 
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_44279552849928
URL:https://calendar.richmondcultureworks.org/event/dawoud_bey_elegy
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:Mesmerizing and evocative\, these 42 photographs and two film i
 nstallations by contemporary American artist Dawoud Bey contemplate the har
 rowing journeys and human realities of the Virginia slave trail\, Louisiana
  plantations\, and Ohio’s Underground Railroad. Dawoud Bey: Elegy premiers 
 a trilogy that includes Bey’s most recent series of never-before-seen photo
 graphs taken in Richmond and commissioned by VMFA. Internationally renowned
  for his Harlem street scenes and expressive portraits\, Bey\, in these lan
 dscapes\, meditates on place as profound repository of memory and witness t
 o American history. In this immersive and transportive exhibition\, his wor
 ks poetically imply a human presence\, deepening our understanding of Afric
 an American experiences rarely represented in collective US history. \n\n \
 n\nOrganized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and curated by Valerie Cas
 sel Oliver\, Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contempo
 rary Art\, Dawoud Bey: Elegy showcases three photographic series. Visitors 
 will first encounter Stony the Road (2023)\, commissioned by VMFA\, which t
 akes viewers to the historic trail in Richmond\, Virginia\, where Africans 
 arrived in bondage to an unknown land and were walked into enslavement. The
  photographs in In This Here Place (2021) contemplate the plantations of Lo
 uisiana and the toils and horrors of enslavement. Photographed in Ohio\, Ni
 ght Coming Tenderly\, Black (2017) elucidates our understanding of the Unde
 rground Railroad and the perilous flight to self-emancipation. \n\n \n\nThe
  first film installation\, 350\,000\, evokes the 350\,000+ men\, women\, an
 d children sold from Richmond’s auction blocks at Manchester Docks between 
 1830 and 1860. The film’s soundtrack features Richmond-based professor of d
 ance Dr. Elgie Sherrod. Visitors will also experience Evergreen\, a three-c
 hannel film installation created in collaboration with composer and experim
 ental ethnographer Imani Uzuri\, whose multilayered vocal score adds a haun
 ting soundscape.
DTEND:20240222T220000Z
DTSTAMP:20260311T020156Z
DTSTART:20240222T150000Z
GEO:37.555796;-77.47493
LOCATION:Virginia Museum of Fine Arts\, Lower Level: Altria Group Gallery\,
  NewMarket Gallery 
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Dawoud Bey: Elegy 
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_44279552851977
URL:https://calendar.richmondcultureworks.org/event/dawoud_bey_elegy
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:Mesmerizing and evocative\, these 42 photographs and two film i
 nstallations by contemporary American artist Dawoud Bey contemplate the har
 rowing journeys and human realities of the Virginia slave trail\, Louisiana
  plantations\, and Ohio’s Underground Railroad. Dawoud Bey: Elegy premiers 
 a trilogy that includes Bey’s most recent series of never-before-seen photo
 graphs taken in Richmond and commissioned by VMFA. Internationally renowned
  for his Harlem street scenes and expressive portraits\, Bey\, in these lan
 dscapes\, meditates on place as profound repository of memory and witness t
 o American history. In this immersive and transportive exhibition\, his wor
 ks poetically imply a human presence\, deepening our understanding of Afric
 an American experiences rarely represented in collective US history. \n\n \
 n\nOrganized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and curated by Valerie Cas
 sel Oliver\, Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contempo
 rary Art\, Dawoud Bey: Elegy showcases three photographic series. Visitors 
 will first encounter Stony the Road (2023)\, commissioned by VMFA\, which t
 akes viewers to the historic trail in Richmond\, Virginia\, where Africans 
 arrived in bondage to an unknown land and were walked into enslavement. The
  photographs in In This Here Place (2021) contemplate the plantations of Lo
 uisiana and the toils and horrors of enslavement. Photographed in Ohio\, Ni
 ght Coming Tenderly\, Black (2017) elucidates our understanding of the Unde
 rground Railroad and the perilous flight to self-emancipation. \n\n \n\nThe
  first film installation\, 350\,000\, evokes the 350\,000+ men\, women\, an
 d children sold from Richmond’s auction blocks at Manchester Docks between 
 1830 and 1860. The film’s soundtrack features Richmond-based professor of d
 ance Dr. Elgie Sherrod. Visitors will also experience Evergreen\, a three-c
 hannel film installation created in collaboration with composer and experim
 ental ethnographer Imani Uzuri\, whose multilayered vocal score adds a haun
 ting soundscape.
DTEND:20240223T220000Z
DTSTAMP:20260311T020156Z
DTSTART:20240223T150000Z
GEO:37.555796;-77.47493
LOCATION:Virginia Museum of Fine Arts\, Lower Level: Altria Group Gallery\,
  NewMarket Gallery 
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Dawoud Bey: Elegy 
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_44279552854026
URL:https://calendar.richmondcultureworks.org/event/dawoud_bey_elegy
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:Mesmerizing and evocative\, these 42 photographs and two film i
 nstallations by contemporary American artist Dawoud Bey contemplate the har
 rowing journeys and human realities of the Virginia slave trail\, Louisiana
  plantations\, and Ohio’s Underground Railroad. Dawoud Bey: Elegy premiers 
 a trilogy that includes Bey’s most recent series of never-before-seen photo
 graphs taken in Richmond and commissioned by VMFA. Internationally renowned
  for his Harlem street scenes and expressive portraits\, Bey\, in these lan
 dscapes\, meditates on place as profound repository of memory and witness t
 o American history. In this immersive and transportive exhibition\, his wor
 ks poetically imply a human presence\, deepening our understanding of Afric
 an American experiences rarely represented in collective US history. \n\n \
 n\nOrganized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and curated by Valerie Cas
 sel Oliver\, Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contempo
 rary Art\, Dawoud Bey: Elegy showcases three photographic series. Visitors 
 will first encounter Stony the Road (2023)\, commissioned by VMFA\, which t
 akes viewers to the historic trail in Richmond\, Virginia\, where Africans 
 arrived in bondage to an unknown land and were walked into enslavement. The
  photographs in In This Here Place (2021) contemplate the plantations of Lo
 uisiana and the toils and horrors of enslavement. Photographed in Ohio\, Ni
 ght Coming Tenderly\, Black (2017) elucidates our understanding of the Unde
 rground Railroad and the perilous flight to self-emancipation. \n\n \n\nThe
  first film installation\, 350\,000\, evokes the 350\,000+ men\, women\, an
 d children sold from Richmond’s auction blocks at Manchester Docks between 
 1830 and 1860. The film’s soundtrack features Richmond-based professor of d
 ance Dr. Elgie Sherrod. Visitors will also experience Evergreen\, a three-c
 hannel film installation created in collaboration with composer and experim
 ental ethnographer Imani Uzuri\, whose multilayered vocal score adds a haun
 ting soundscape.
DTEND:20240224T220000Z
DTSTAMP:20260311T020156Z
DTSTART:20240224T150000Z
GEO:37.555796;-77.47493
LOCATION:Virginia Museum of Fine Arts\, Lower Level: Altria Group Gallery\,
  NewMarket Gallery 
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Dawoud Bey: Elegy 
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_44279552857099
URL:https://calendar.richmondcultureworks.org/event/dawoud_bey_elegy
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
CATEGORIES:
DESCRIPTION:Mesmerizing and evocative\, these 42 photographs and two film i
 nstallations by contemporary American artist Dawoud Bey contemplate the har
 rowing journeys and human realities of the Virginia slave trail\, Louisiana
  plantations\, and Ohio’s Underground Railroad. Dawoud Bey: Elegy premiers 
 a trilogy that includes Bey’s most recent series of never-before-seen photo
 graphs taken in Richmond and commissioned by VMFA. Internationally renowned
  for his Harlem street scenes and expressive portraits\, Bey\, in these lan
 dscapes\, meditates on place as profound repository of memory and witness t
 o American history. In this immersive and transportive exhibition\, his wor
 ks poetically imply a human presence\, deepening our understanding of Afric
 an American experiences rarely represented in collective US history. \n\n \
 n\nOrganized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and curated by Valerie Cas
 sel Oliver\, Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contempo
 rary Art\, Dawoud Bey: Elegy showcases three photographic series. Visitors 
 will first encounter Stony the Road (2023)\, commissioned by VMFA\, which t
 akes viewers to the historic trail in Richmond\, Virginia\, where Africans 
 arrived in bondage to an unknown land and were walked into enslavement. The
  photographs in In This Here Place (2021) contemplate the plantations of Lo
 uisiana and the toils and horrors of enslavement. Photographed in Ohio\, Ni
 ght Coming Tenderly\, Black (2017) elucidates our understanding of the Unde
 rground Railroad and the perilous flight to self-emancipation. \n\n \n\nThe
  first film installation\, 350\,000\, evokes the 350\,000+ men\, women\, an
 d children sold from Richmond’s auction blocks at Manchester Docks between 
 1830 and 1860. The film’s soundtrack features Richmond-based professor of d
 ance Dr. Elgie Sherrod. Visitors will also experience Evergreen\, a three-c
 hannel film installation created in collaboration with composer and experim
 ental ethnographer Imani Uzuri\, whose multilayered vocal score adds a haun
 ting soundscape.
DTEND:20240225T220000Z
DTSTAMP:20260311T020156Z
DTSTART:20240225T150000Z
GEO:37.555796;-77.47493
LOCATION:Virginia Museum of Fine Arts\, Lower Level: Altria Group Gallery\,
  NewMarket Gallery 
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Dawoud Bey: Elegy 
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_44279552859148
URL:https://calendar.richmondcultureworks.org/event/dawoud_bey_elegy
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