In dialogue with What Black Is This, You Say?, the long term public artwork by Chicago-based artist Amanda Williams at Storefront for Art and Architecture, an evening of readings, propositions, conversations, and musings on the plurality, complexity, and nuance of Black experience(s) was presented on the evening of April 26, 2023. 

 Organized collaboratively by Storefront and The Cooper Union, this symposium celebrates the forthcoming monograph of Amanda Willams focused specifically on the public nature of her project What Black Is This, You Say?. Featuring an inter-generational group of artists, writers, scholars, thought leaders, and musicians, this event gathers them for an evening of creative exchange around the stakes, questions, and new horizons that Williams’ project puts forth.

All photographs below are by Hatnim Lee, 2023. To use images for any purpose, please contact press@storefrontnews.org. To see more images of the project as it unfolds, follow us on Instagram: @storefrontnyc + @awstudioart