Lorraine O’Grady, Art is...(Framing Cop) (1983/2009). C-Print; 16 x 20 in; Lillian and Billy Mauer Collection. ©2026 Lorraine O’Grady / Copyright Visual Arts-Droits d'auteur Arts visuels (COVA-DAAV)

Embodied Conversations Listening Sessions: curated by Jefferson Aladé, Curatorial and Marketing Assistant |  Feb 22, 2026 

Session 1 - 1:00pm - 2:15 pm

• Responding to Lorraine O’Grady, Lorna Simpson, Lynette Yiadom-Boakye and Purvis Young, Frank Bowling

Session 2 - 2:45pm - 4:00pm

• Responding to Lorraine O’Grady, Jack Whitten, and Carrie Mae Weems, Eric N. Mack, Betye Saar

Inspired by Lorraine O’Grady’s Art Is… series, currently on view at Griffin, Aladé creates a listening session/room, noting that “responding to the idea that art is as much a revelatory experience as an everyday one. In her series, O’Grady turned the frame onto the viewer and showcased that art lives within her community and on the streets as much as it does in a gallery and on the walls. For this listening session, participants will be inspired by the same premise, turning speakers onto the listeners to explore the idea that we are all collectors.

Aladé will encourage participants to bring a piece of music that responds to select works from the show. Listeners will then have the opportunity to share their music with the group and hear it played on a hi-fi soundsystem in collaboration with Space Lab. Aladé notes, “Listeners will also have the chance to reveal to the group the story of how the music came into their life and how for them it responds to the artworks.”

Session Details

Listeners are encouraged to bring music to share but are not required to.

• Music Formats Supported: Vinyl, CDs, Cassette, Streaming 

• Capacity: 15-20 per session

• Space is limited. Please RSVP at griffinartprojects/events.

• Light snacks and refreshments provided.

• Soundsystem Provided by Space Lab
  

All levels of listeners are welcome!