Virtual Women Filmmakers Festival: Conversation with Coco Fusco
Description:
Lessons from Activist Histories with Coco Fusco On Wednesday, March 10, 2021, the Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM) hosted a virtual conversation with award-winning artist and writer Coco Fusco. Learn more about her work that examines the complex relationships between art, politics, and identity since the 1990s. Fusco is joined in conversation by Rhea Combs, curator of film and photography at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, and Saisha Grayson, time-based media curator at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. This program discusses Fusco’s 2004 video "a/k/a Mrs. George Gilbert," which explores the role of photography in the FBI’s hunt for and trial of Black Power activist Angela Davis, and the 2015 film "La botella al mar de María Elena". Take a closer look at how government surveillance impacts activists of the past, present, and future during this timely virtual conversation. All artwork clips have been removed from this event recording. This program is made possible by the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative, Because of Her Story, and is co-presented with the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
Video Duration:
46 min 17 sec
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