Black Sound Series

The Black Sound Series features the work of three contemporary artists who use sound to investigate the construction of Black identity in the personal, social, and political spheres. In our Lane Gallery, Rodney McMillian explores how the words of twentieth-century musician Sun Ra resonate in the present; Cy X presents a newly commissioned audiovisual project featuring the figure of an Afro-Indigenous gardener navigating the impending apocalypse; and Camille Norment harnesses harmony, dissonance, and feedback in a sonic installation that responds to movements of protest and resistance.

March 4–April 2: Rodney McMillian, Preacher Man, 2015
April 8–May 7: Cy X, Water Me, 2022
May 13–June 18: Camille Norment, Untitled (red flame), 2019

The Black Sound Series is conceived by FAC Executive Director Idris Goodwin. The FAC Museum’s presentation of new media works is curated by Katja Rivera, Curator of Contemporary Art. The presentation is generously funded in part by the National Endowment for the Arts and the FAC’s Holaday Fund.