Meet Tyrone Geter at Blacktalk!

701 Center for Contemporary Art Presents Meet Tyrone Geter for BLACKTALK! Informal Conversations With The Artist

When:  Sunday, August 16, 2015, 1:30 – 3:30 pm

Where: 701 CCA

Admission: Free

701 Whaley St., 2nd Floor

Columbia, SC 29201

(803) 238-2351

director@701cca.org

www.701cca.org

In conjunction with 701 Center for Contemporary Art’s summer solo exhibition Tyrone Geter: BLACK! , 701 CCA presents BlackTalk!, an opportunity for informal conversations with the artist about his work. The public is invited to meet Geter from 1:30 – 3:30 on Sunday, August 16, 2015. The exhibition consists of recent works by the artist who, after extensive travel, work and study in Africa, made South Carolina his home. Combining masterful draftsmanship with assemblage and installation elements, the Benedict College professor has consistently produced a bold body of work that offers powerful perspectives on the black American experience. These come not only after one hundred and fifty years since the end of the Civil War and the passing of the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution but also in a period when we are asked to consider the value of black lives in today’s contentious world. Using a visceral, figurative approach into which mixed media elements have been freely woven, Geter’s art holds us captive to its aggressive power and intriguing formal resolutions. 

 701 CCA is a non-profit visual arts center that promotes understanding, appreciation and enjoyment of contemporary art, the creative process and the role of art and artists in the community. The center also encourages interaction between visual and other art forms. 701 CCA is located at 701 Whaley Street, 2nd Floor, Columbia, SC 29201. During exhibitions, hours are Wed, 11-8 Thurs-Fri, 11-5; Sat, 9-5; Sun, 1-5. For more information, visit www.701cca.org.

Tyrone Geter, Burdens from “Ain’t I a Woman” Series,” 2014, charcoal and torn 

paper, 60” x 40”

Tyrone Geter, Mother Nature’s Last In – House Domestic Worker from the 

“Southern Breeze” Series, 2015, charcoal and torn paper, 72″ x 156″