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The Embodiment of Language

January 18 – TBD

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  • The Embodiment of Language

    The Embodiment of Language installed in the Hood Museum's First Floor Corridor. Photo by Jeffrey Nintzel. 

  • The Embodiment of Language installed in the Hood Museum's First Floor Corridor. Photo by Jeffrey Nintzel. 

    The Embodiment of Language installed in the Hood Museum's First Floor Corridor. Photo by Jeffrey Nintzel. 

  • Faith Ringgold, People's Flag Show, 1970, offset lithograph on paper. Purchased through the Mrs. Harvey P. Hood W'18 Fund; 2012.16.

    Faith Ringgold, People’s Flag Show, 1970, offset lithograph on paper. Purchased through the Mrs. Harvey P. Hood W’18 Fund; 2012.16.

About

Nearly sixty years after Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s speech at Dartmouth, the Hood Museum of Art, together with the College, is reflecting on his legacy as an orator. King’s speeches remind us of the aesthetic choices he made through his particular use of language—his cadence, tone, and intensity—all informed by his preaching as a Baptist minister. The exhibition The Embodiment of Language, in turn, considers specific relationships between language and Blackness in the context of U.S. history. The artists represented configure letters, symbols, and literature to create a fertile ground upon which to articulate both personal and collective experience.

This exhibition is organized by the Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth, and was generously supported by the Leon C. 1927, Charles L. 1955, and Andrew J. 1984 Greenebaum Fund.

Exhibition Curator

Morgan E. Freeman | Thomas H. Price

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Exhibition subject: Modern & Contemporary Art