Avery R. Young
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Chicago Poet Avery R. Young’s photo-commentary on the Trayvon Martin tragedy.
Avery R. Young is a local poet, activist, and educator (and I am lucky enough to count him as a friend, too). He champions unconventional showcases for his work, including facebook and taped up on doors (see below). Jive on. more on avery. more on trayvon.
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avery r. young: local wordsmith publishes opus on facebook
Avery R. Young, local Chicago wordsmith, educator, personality, and friend of darkjive, is in the midst of publishing a series of thirty works (some poetry, some script treatments, and some more visual pieces) in the form of facebook notes. The work plays with notions of language, blackness, and the canon of African-American pop culture as…
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“The Exchange” of Color and Sound at HPAC
Thanks to Tricia Hersey-Patrick for the heads-up on this one… www.trescolony.com “The Exchange” Curated by Tres & Kevin Coval @ Hyde Park Art Center 5307 S. Hyde Park Blvd Chicago, IL 60615 Thursday, July 2nd, 2009 @ 6pm Featuring artwork and performances by… Amanda Williams / Clifton Henri / Avery R. Young / Kevin Coval…
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