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Multimedia Gallery Tour
Learn more about what you see in the galleries with this multimedia gallery tour. Find the tour stop numbers on the walls near the works discussed and find the matching number here to hear from the curator, professors, artists, and more.
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Gallery 1
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Welcome to 30 Americans
Director of Art and Learning Jackie Adams gets this tour started with an introduction to the exhibition and the voices you will hear.
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Sacrifice #2: it has to last
Gallery 1
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Hairstory
Tap the speaker icon over the image to hear artist Ce Scott-Fitts share her original poem “Hairstory” based on the work Sacrifice #2: it has to last (after Yoshitoshi's "Drowsy: the appearance of a harlot of the Meiji era").
Image detail © Rozeal. Courtesy Rubell Museum, Miami
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Untitled 25
Gallery 2
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The Trash Pile
Tap the speaker icon over the image to hear CMA Commissioner and Benedict Art Professor Wendell Brown talk about Leonardo Drew’s childhood and its influence on the art he makes.
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Erasure Series (White Washed Drawings) #11
Gallery 2
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Fading
Tap the speaker icon over the image to hear CMA Commissioner and Benedict Art Professor Wendell Brown talk about fading of cultural influence and what happens when it is totally wiped away.
Image detail © Gary Simmons. Courtesy Rubell Museum, Miami
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Panorama of Black Suffering Over and Over Again
Gallery 2
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24/7
Tap the speaker icon over the image to hear artist Ce Scott-Fitts share her original poem “24/7” based on the work Panorama of Black Suffering Over and Over Again.
Image detail © Kara Walker. Courtesy Rubell Museum, Miami
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You Became Mammie
Gallery 2
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You Became Mammie
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Untitled
Gallery 3
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Relocating a Problem
Tap the speaker icon over the image to hear CMA Commissioner and Benedict Art Professor Wendell Brown talk about how a rug can serve as a metaphor for culture.
Image Detail © Rodney McMillian. Courtesy Rubell Museum, Miami
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Noir
Gallery 3
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What it is!
Tap the speaker icon over the image to hear artist Ce Scott-Fitts share her original poem “What it is!” based on the work Noir.
Image detail © Barkley L. Hendricks. Courtesy Rubell Museum, Miami
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Gold Nobody Knew Me #1
Gallery 4
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Richard Pryor and Andy Warhol
Tap the speaker icon over the image to hear CMA Curator Catherine Walworth talk about her love of Richard Pryor and how his words and the visual style of Andy Warhol influenced this series by Glenn Ligon.
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Untitled (Malcom X)
Gallery 4
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Teaching History
Tap the speaker icon over the image to hear CMA Commissioner and Benedict Art Professor Wendell Brown talk about the need for context when teaching history.
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Soundsuit
Gallery 4
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Remember
Tap the speaker icon over the image to hear artist Ce Scott-Fitts share her original poem“Remember” based on the work Soundsuit.
Image detail © Nick Cave. Courtesy Rubell Museum, Miami
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Live Performance
A live performance of Nick Cave’s Soundsuits
From the Vogue YouTube Channel
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Whore in the Church House
Gallery 5
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Collage of Emotions
Tap the speaker icon over the image to hear CMA Commissioner and Benedict Art Professor Wendell Brown talk about the work of Mark Bradford and how it compares to another well-known figure in the world of collage, Romare Bearden.
See The Dove by Romare Bearden
Note: This is a link to the MoMA website. To return to the tour, hit the back button in your browser.
Image detail © Mark Bradford. Courtesy Rubell Museum, Miami
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Baby I Am Ready Now
Gallery 5
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Nostalgic Materials
Tap the speaker icon over the image to hear CMA Curator Catherine Walworth talk about the collage process of Mickalene Thomas.
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Ode to Joy (European Anthem)
Gallery 6
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Influencing Robert Colescott
Tap the speaker icon over the image to hear CMA Curator Catherine Walworth talk about Robert Colescott’s history and influences.
Image detail © Robert Colescott. Courtesy Rubell Museum, Miami
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Man’s Country I
Gallery 6
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Coloring Books
Tap the speaker icon over the image to hear CMA Commissioner and Benedict Art Professor Wendell Brown talk about what the influence of coloring books on the works of John Bankston can teach us.
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Non je ne regrette rien
Gallery 6
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Legacy
Tap the speaker icon over the image to hear artist Ce Scott-Fitts share her original poem “Legacy based on the work Non je ne regrette rien.
Image detail © Wangechi Mutu. Courtesy Rubell Museum, Miami
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Exhibition Sponsors
Presenting Sponsors
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Dr. Suzan D. Boyd and Mr. M. Edward Sellers
Lead Corporate Sponsor
Premium Sponsor
Supporting Sponsors
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Susan Thorpe and John Baynes
Contributing Sponsor
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Barbara B. Boyd
Friend Sponsors
Leslie and Jeffrey Archie; Benedict College
Patron Sponsors
Jeffry C. Caswell and José Cotto; Dr. and Mrs. Allen J. Coles, III; Crisp Event Rentals; Dr. and Mrs. Benjamin M. Gimarc; Hotel Trundle; Sara Kirkland In Memory of John Kirkland; Bill Schmidt; C. Philip and Corbett Toussaint
Grantors
Additional Supporters
The Zvejnieks Foundation of South Carolina
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30 Americans has been made possible in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this exhibition do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.