Artist Talk with Ben Blount
@ 1100 Florence
1100 Florence Ave., Evanston, IL 60202
Opening Sunday, February 12th, from 3PM - 5PM
Join Ben Blount in a discussion about his work on race, identity and how we see one another. Ben’s show Recollection is on display at 1100 Florence in West Evanston this February.
Ben Blount is a printer who uses books, posters and installations to explore notions of race and identity in America. Shaped by two decades of experience in design and advertising, his work draws on a common cultural language of objects, stories and experiences to draw attention to the differences between what we see, and how we are seen. With a range of contemporary influences from Dave Chappelle and Kara Walker to Mos Def and Amos Kennedy, Blount’s work is often provocative and topical.
He has taught book arts courses at The Cleveland Institute of Art and Lillstreet Art Center in Chicago. A native Detroiter, he earned an MFA in Interdisciplinary Book and Paper Arts from Columbia College Chicago and currently lives in Evanston, IL.
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