Sep 10 2018
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Nov 04 2018
Kahlil Joseph: Until the Quiet Comes

Kahlil Joseph: Until the Quiet Comes

Presented by Contemporary Arts Center at Contemporary Arts Center

In pieces ranging from Beyonce’s 2016 concept album Lemonade (which he co-directed), to a commercial for the British telecommunications company O2, starring Gary Oldman, to a short film about black cowboys in Grayson, Oklahoma, Joseph’s sensibility is eclectic, lyrical and haunting. This exhibition features the 2014 dual-channel film work m.A.A.d in which Joseph translates the lyrics, memories and experiences of the American rapper Kendrick Lamar (from his second studio album Good Kid, M.A.A.D City) into a mythical portrait of Compton and the many lives that circulate through its history. It is paired here with the short film Until the Quiet Comes, in which Joseph channels the music of electronic producer/musician Flying Lotus into a searing, yet surreal look into the Nickerson Gardens neighborhood of Los Angeles. Together they provide a striking, yet enduring insight into Joseph’s unique capacity to weave the silky language of cinema with a searing audit of Black experience today.

Admission Info

Free Admission

Phone: 513-345-8400

Dates & Times

2018/09/10 - 2018/11/04

Location Info

Contemporary Arts Center

44 E 6Th St , Cincinnati , OH 45202