If you missed our program last Friday on the sculpture of Black newspapers, Freedom's Stand, now is your chance to watch the recording and get some background on why we brought this program to SFPL.
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New York City's iconic raised park, The High Line, where the sculpture is on exhibit, released an email heralding the recording on Saturday 2/24/24:
| Faheem Majeed, Freedom's Stand, 2022. Photo by Lawrence Sumulong. |
The inspiration and research behind Faheem Majeed's "Freedom Stand"
One hundred and eighty-seven different newspaper front pages have graced Faheem Majeed’s towering Freedom’s Stand over the course of the past year. From prominent people to notable events, these newspapers have given snapshots of US history through the lenses and words of Black America—spanning the last 200 years and from all across the 50 states.
“The Black voice is not myopic—it’s expansive and also conflicting,” Majeed says of the materials he found during the making of Freedom’s Stand. “That’s what’s so exciting about this [project]… The expanse is really fascinating to think about, [especially] when the Black voice is oftentimes pigeonholed and controlled.”
Watch this recent San Francisco Public Library talk with Majeed where he and his research assistant, Shola Jimoh, delve into the inspiration and the archival research behind his artwork for the High Line.
From one coast to another, newspapers ring out as an insight of the Black view on the nation's news. Watch the talk and tell us what you think of the sculpture and the research process in the comments.
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