The Dirty South:

Contemporary Art, Material Culture, and the Sonic Impulse

This groundbreaking exhibition, lauded by critics from The New York Times and the Los Angeles Times, argues for the importance of the American South and Black culture as critical to our understanding of America’s past, present, and future.

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Photograph on the wall featuring a figure draped in a black sheet and standing in dirt. There is a second work in the space featuring a record player and a piece of pottery connected by what looks like a tree branch.

The Dirty South: Contemporary Art, Material Culture, and the Sonic Impulse

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BLACK SHEEP FRIDAYS @ MCA DENVER: "WHERE DREAMS COME TRUE" DISNEY TRIVIA & PAJAMA PARTY 12/9/22, 6PM

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FILM SCREENING OF #IAMDENVER’S ¡QUÉ VIVA LA RAZA! HONORING A DENVER LEGACY AND A COMMUNITY DISCUSSION ON THE PRESERVATION OF LA RAZA PARK @ THE HOLIDAY THEATER 12/13/22, 6PM

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HOLIDAY MAKERS MARKET @ MCA DENVER 12/16/22, 5–9PM

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