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Hank Willis Thomas’s 𝘎𝘶𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢 appropriates Pablo Picasso’s 1937 work of the same title and size, remaking it as a quilt composed of ⁣
sports jerseys. Both works are political. Picasso was reacting to Francisco Franco’s bombing of the town Guernica during the Spanish Civil War. 𝘎𝘶𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢 has come to symbolize the horrors of all wars and exist as a powerful anti-war statement. Thomas’s Guernica speaks to current wars across the globe and violence against blacks. ⁣
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For Thomas, sport is a proxy for warfare. He says that “the demarcation of ‘us versus them’ appears throughout history and culture and there is nothing that humans will not use as a basis for division and presumed superiority.” ⁣
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Installation view of Hank Willis Thomas, 𝘎𝘶𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢, 2017, sports jerseys from 𝘕𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘤 𝘔𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘴: 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘛𝘢𝘱𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘙𝘶𝘨𝘴⁣
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Though we certainly miss celebrating #juneteenth in-person with our friends at @spadymuseum we are excited by the work they’ve done with @delraybeachpubliclibrary to educate audiences (virtually!) about this historic day. Check out their “Porch Stories” by reading more below! #juneteenthcelebration #palmbeachculture #delraybeach
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Charlene Farrington, director of the Spady Museum, sits on the porch with her mother, Vera Farrington, founder of the Spady Museum, discussing the importance of the porch in the community. They were recording “Porch Stories: A Juneteenth Celebration!” The engaging skit will illustrate why and how Juneteenth is celebrated. Tammeric Itson Scurry, children’s librarian at the Delray Beach Public Library and Mael Dieudonne also starred in the skit. View the story time at delraylibrary.org on June 19, 2020.