ARTIST AS FIRST RESPONDER
Engaging & Supporting Artists whose creative practices Heal Communities and Save Lives
Photos: Eli Jacobs-Fantauzzi
Sabrina Nelson’s Frontline Prophet: James Baldwin showing now in Paris and Detroit.
The traveling Frontline Prophet: James Baldwin exhibition features the artwork of Detroit-based creative Sabrina Nelson. In honor and celebration of his centennial birthday, Nelson provides an intimate, multi-sensory experience of James Baldwin and his legacy. The exhibition consists of unique works birthed from Nelson’s meditation on James Baldwin, and a 91-day commitment to draw his essence from her memory. With a deeply personal perspective on the iconic writer, she presents a seven-year sketchbook study, vivid works on paper and canvas, projected video, installations, collaborations with contemporary writers and thinkers, and augmented reality experiences.
Frontline Prophet has been EXTENDED through this Saturday, October 5th at the American University of Paris, and will be up through February 2025 at the Charles H. Wright African American Museum in Detroit.
Please join Ashara Ekundayo and Sabrina Nelson in conversation for “Through Baldwin’s Eyes: Artistic Explorations of Blackness and Identity” on October 29th at the Charles H Wright African American Museum.
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