Beverly Buchanan: I Broke the House
Mar. 5, 2024— Join us in congratulating Elena Bally, Jennifer Burris, María Magdalena Campos-Pons, Aria Dean, Fredi Fischli, Jack Halberstam, Harvard University GSD students, Alicia Henry, Anna Gritz, Tonja Khabir, Parity Group, Prudence Lopp, Park McArthur, Devin T. Mays, Ana Mendieta, Siddhartha Mitter, Kazuko Miyamoto, Senga Nengudi, Niels Olsen, Sarah Richter, Cameron Rowland, Jamaal Sheats and Adam...
Thank you to everyone who came out to our event on 2/29/24!
Mar. 4, 2024— Thank you for joining us for the screening of Un Nuevo Pasado (Someday Soon) and Artist Conversation with Jose Luis Benavides, Pablo Mazariegos, and Giovanni Roman Torres. We communed, we laughed, we cried. Please join us on Zoom on March 7, 2024 as we close out Jose Luis...
Happy New Year 2023!
Jan. 1, 2023—As the sun rises in 2023, we would like to take this moment to breathe and connect. The Engine for Art, Democracy and Justice at Vanderbilt University along with our partners at The Frist Art Museum, Fisk University and Millions of Conversations reflect on the incredible support, participation and collaboration we have experienced throughout the 2022 year! ...
Trans-institutional Engine for Art, Democracy and Justice to benefit from $700K Ford Foundation grant
Nov. 28, 2022—https://news.vanderbilt.edu/2022/11/22/trans-institutional-engine-for-art-democracy-and-justice-to-benefit-from-700k-ford-foundation-grant/?utm_source=sfmc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=MyVU+Faculty+11.23.22&utm_term=https%3a%2f%2fnews.vanderbilt.edu%2f2022%2f11%2f22%2ftrans-institutional-engine-for-art-democracy-and-justice-to-benefit-from-700k-ford-foundation-grant%2f&utm_id=309217&sfmc_id=48808371
Practicing Freedom
Jun. 6, 2022—Goethe-Institut London Michelle Eistrup, Ntanga Zuzu (All Suns Forever), Opening in Huts, 2019. Practicing Freedom Regarding Decoloniality and the Afterlife of Cultural Heritage Objects June 21, 2022 Goethe-Institut Amsterdam Herengracht 470 1017 CA Amsterdam Netherlands www.goethe.de #PracticingFreedom published on e-flux June 4, 2022 A transcultural research and artistic project initiated by Goethe-Institut that is conceptualized...
Congratulations to Isaac Julien!
Jun. 6, 2022—Congratulations to Sir Isaac Julien on receiving a knighthood in the Queen’s Birthday Honors for the Platinum Jubilee year. Sir Isaac Julien was one of three artists to be appointed Champion of Honour and who’s work ‘breaks down the barriers between different artistic disciplines.’
Written by a Cuban in Havana
Jun. 6, 2022—Crying will never calm the absence of the loved one, Nothing makes sense anymore when an innocent and young soul of our lives is gone. Nothing consoles, not even shared pain with others, when a murderous hand has killed those children. Even when they admit that selling weapons has brought more misfortunes and more tears...
Listening Tip #1
Feb. 3, 2021—This week, I #PledgeToListen to understand, rather than to respond. We often enter conversations with people who hold different perspectives than us expecting a debate or an argument. But pledging to listen doesn’t just mean pledging to hear–it means pledging to make an effort to understand. We don’t just need to listen more—we need to...
A Note From Samar Ali
Jan. 6, 2021—Dear Friends, I was reading to my daughter when I heard the news. Texts poured into my phone. My friend who works in the Capitol building sent me a video of the front lawn. Angry Americans filled the camera lens. Witnessing events unfolding before my eyes, I remembered that we have a choice. We can...
Welcome from the engine.
Sep. 8, 2020—Welcome to the EADJ blog. Here, we will talk about the inspiration behind the collaborative program and invite students, faculty, staff, artists, and critics to join and expand the conversation.