jessica Care moore presents:
January 7th-15th
Opening Reception:
Friday, January 7th, 6-9pm
@ Dell Pryor Gallery (Located inside the Spiral Collective)
4201 Cass Ave
Detroit, Mi 48201Celebrated poet and renaissance woman, Jessica Care Moore pushes the boundaries of craft with the premiere of her Conceptual Art Installation, NANOC: I SING THE BODY ELECTRIC: Deconstructing the Literary Canon at The Dell Pryor Gallery on January 7th.
Moore will present a nine-day series of conversation, conceptual art, and performance at Dell Pryor Gallery in Detroit. The Free Opening Reception is Friday, January 7th, 6-9pm. The Exhibition runs from January 7-15th.
Moore, an author, poet and performance artist, was inspired by an artist residency last summer working with Master Painter Radcliffe Bailey, at the Atlantic Center for The Arts in New Smyrna Beach, Florida” It was the first time in the 30 years of that residency that a Master Painter brought a poet and writer to collaborate with the other visual artists. “Those three weeks inspired me beyond words, and Radcliffe has been pushing me to continue to translate my text into a visual medium ever since.”
NANOC: I SING THE BODY ELECTRIC, will challenge the definition of Literary Canon from a 21st Century brown woman poet’s perspective. Moore, who was formally educated in Detroit Public Schools and in Michigan Universities, says she hopes this work will challenge the idea of what is defined as a “classic.”
The installation will include found objects, collage, text, political broadsides, and photography. The photography is a collaborative work with fashion photographer Piper Carter. “I wanted to deal with the text of the poets I was forced to deconstruct, in a physical way. There are physical spiritual and mental reactions when men or certain historical ideas are forced on people, and specifically young girls,” says Moore.
The installation will explore the Canon writers on the body of a contemporary woman poet’s body, in addition to inserting her own perspective into their body of work. Moore hopes the work will encourage dialog, and offer a provocative perspective on Classic American Literature.
“The Canon desperately needs to evolve. We need more women writers being taught to our kids. Many more writers and poets of color. That’s what I hope some of this work will speak to.”
HIGHLIGHTS
Friday January 7th:
Opening Reception will include an opportunity to receive limited edition signed photos with the author on top of a book sculpture inside the space, that will be used for a future exhibition. Pre-order payments for the limited edition photos must be made that day.Tuesday January 11th: Moore will be joined by noted visual artists, Sabrina Nelson, Jocelyn Rainey, Kristine Diven and photographer Piper Carter to discuss Sexism, Canon and The Female Body in art.
Saturday, January 15th: Closing Reception 7-9pm A closing performance and talk with artist, Jessica Care Moore, including an excerpt of her Off-Broadway solo show dedicated to Vivienne Eliot, T.S. Eliot’s first wife and muse. $5 Donation.
Dell Pryor Gallery (Located inside the Spiral Collective)
4201 Cass Ave
Detroit, Mi 48226
(313) 833-6990