Paul Rucker: The symbols of systemic racism -- and how to take away their power
Пол Ракер: Символы системного расизма — и как избавиться от их власти
Paul Rucker creates art that explores issues related to mass incarceration, racially-motivated violence, police brutality and the continuing impact of slavery in the US. Full bio
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to mark slaves as property.
рабов как собственности.
с изображением линчевания.
that attended these lynchings,
присутствующие на линчевании.
that portray black people as criminals
в которых чернокожие люди
или бездушными животными.
when they were marked.
were going to be slaves
my imagination when I was younger
заинтересовавшим меня в молодости,
Ku Klux Klan rallies occasionally,
мог видеть собрания Ку-клукс-клана,
never really left my mind.
никогда не покидали меня.
with that imagery until 25 years later.
на протяжении 25 лет.
I started researching the Klan,
had more than five million active members,
пять миллионов активных членов,
of the population at the time,
of New York City at the time.
населения тогдашнего Нью-Йорка.
neighborhood of Georgia was so busy
в окрестностях района Бакхед, Джорджия,
to keep up with orders.
чтобы справляться с количеством заказов.
to keep up with the demand.
у них в наличии всегда было 20 000 мантий.
and as an artist,
to be part of my collection,
свою коллекцию мантией Клана,
and objects tell stories,
рассказывают истории,
that was really good quality.
хорошего качества.
Klan robe that he's looking for?
качественную мантию Клана?
the best quality Klan robes in America.
лучшего в Америке качества.
you would see at any KKK rally.
которые вы увидите на любом собрании KKK.
satins and different patterns.
сатин с различными узорами.
I make them for young kids
для детей и подростков,
the Klan had in place
которые установили клановцы
a hundred years ago
neighborhoods, workplaces,
жилых районах, на рабочих местах.
that are keeping these policies in place.
не людьми в колпаках.
the long-term impact of slavery.
длительные последствия рабства.
with the residue of systemic racism.
с отголосками системного расизма —
of every single thing we do.
segregated neighborhoods,
намерено сегрегированные районы,
of minorities incarcerated.
меньшинств среди заключённых.
We have police brutality.
полицейский произвол...
you're being discriminated against.
in America is slavery.
Nathan Bedford Forrest,
Натаниэль Бедфорд Форрест
and a millionaire slave trader.
и миллионером-торговцем рабами.
from chattel slavery --
would boggle the mind.
не укладывается в голове.
equalled 200 million dollars.
было продано на 200 миллионов долларов.
five billion dollars today.
пяти миллиардам долларов.
through generational wealth.
до сих пор передаётся по наследству.
for the entire year.
в неделю на протяжении всего года.
75 мантий, меня озарило.
that white supremacy is there,
of white supremacy is not the KKK,
шовинизма не ККК,
over me at all.
are part of our history,
часть нашей истории,
no more power over us.
избавиться от их власти.
and acknowledge
на системный расизм и признаем,
of who we are as a country,
из которой мы состоим как страна,
about the intentional segregation
что-то сделать с намеренной сегрегацией
neighborhoods and workplaces.
районах и на рабочих местах.
сможем заняться наследием рабства
can we actually address
уродливое наследие рабства.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Paul Rucker - Visual artist, cellistPaul Rucker creates art that explores issues related to mass incarceration, racially-motivated violence, police brutality and the continuing impact of slavery in the US.
Why you should listen
Paul Rucker is a visual artist, composer, and musician who often combines media, integrating live performance, sound, original compositions and visual art. His work is the product of a rich interactive process, through which he investigates community impacts, human rights issues, historical research and basic human emotions surrounding particular subject matter. Much of his current work focuses on the Prison Industrial Complex and the many issues accompanying incarceration in its relationship to slavery. He has presented performances and visual art exhibitions across the country and has collaborated with educational institutions to address the issue of mass incarceration. Presentations have taken place in schools, active prisons and also inactive prisons such as Alcatraz.
His largest installation to date, REWIND, garnered praise from Baltimore Magazine awarding Rucker "Best Artist 2015." Additionally, REWIND received "Best Solo Show 2015" and "#1 Art Show of 2015" from Baltimore City Paper, reviews by The Huffington Post, Artnet News, Washington Post, The Root and The Real News Network. Rucker has received numerous grants, awards and residencies for visual art and music. He is a 2012 Creative Capital Grantee in visual art as well as a 2014 and 2018 MAP (Multi-Arts Production) Fund Grantee for performance. In 2015 he received a prestigious Joan Mitchell Painters & Sculptors Grant as well as the Mary Sawyer Baker Award. In 2016 Paul received the Rauschenberg Artist as Activist fellowship and the Smithsonian Artist Research Fellowship, for which he is the first artist in residence at the new National Museum of African American Culture.
Residencies include MacDowell Colony, Blue Mountain Center, Ucross Foundation, Art OMI, Banff Centre, Pilchuck Glass School, Rauschenberg Residency, Joan Mitchell Residency, Hemera Artist Retreat, Air Serembe, Creative Alliance and the Rockefeller Foundation Study Center in Bellagio, Italy. In 2013-2015, he was the Robert W. Deutsch Foundation Artist in Residence and Research Fellow at the Maryland Institute College of Art. He was most recently awarded a 2017 John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship, a 2018 TED Fellowship and the 2018 Arts Innovator Award from the Dale and Leslie Chihuly Foundation and Artist Trust. Rucker is an iCubed Visiting Arts Fellow embedded at the Institute for Contemporary Art at Virginia Commonwealth University.
Rucker's latest work, Storm in the Time of Shelter, an installation of 52 custom Ku Klux Klan robes and related artifacts, is featured in the exhibition "Declaration," on view at the new Institute for Contemporary Art at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia through September 9, 2018.
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