Episode 16: Black Abbey Series w/ manuel arturo abreu

<p>This is the second episode in our Black Abbey series. Black Abbey is a Black artist and writer residency we are currently co-hosting with Sharita Towne, a Black Art Ecology of Portland (BAEP), and Alberta Abbey. Today, we chat with poet, artist, and writer manuel arturo abreu about how they’re doing during these strange days, fake white allies, the multiple contemporary contexts of the Black Square, the loss of the social public space, their multi-faceted practice and its ties to money and survival, and navigating the expectations of an audience/curator. We also discuss <a href='https://hyperallergic.com/573053/moca-cleveland-the-breath-of-empty-space/'>that canceled exhibition at MOCA Cleveland</a>, their Garage Residency, their work in the tech/corporate industry, Tabor Dark, their new Patreon page as alternative mediation, NYT being trash (again), <a href='https://homeschoolpdx.tumblr.com/'>home school,</a> the free pop-up art school that they run with Victoria Anne Reis, art collaborations, what they’re working on in the Black Abbey residency, asemic writing, the impossible labor of Black women, and Celie’s Glass of Water.</p> <p> </p> <p>The Black Abbey Series episodes are funded by a grant from <a href='https://racc.org/'>Regional Arts & Culture Council</a></p> <p> </p> <p>manuel arturo abreu’s books are available HERE:</p> <p><a href='https://bottlecap.press/products/list-of-consonants-by-manuel-arturo-abreu'>List of Consonants</a></p> <p><a href='http://incainstitute.org/2018/05/manuel-arturo-abreu-incalculable-loss/'>Incalculable Loss</a></p> <p> </p> <p>Join manuel arturo abreu’s Patreon for exclusive writings, readings, pedagogy, and conversations: <a href='https://www.patreon.com/user?u=18759632'>https://www.patreon.com/user?u=18759632</a></p> <p>IG: @mabreu91</p> <p> </p> <p>Artist olivia mckayla ross</p> <p>IG: @cyberdoula</p> <p> </p> <p>Black Feminist Summer School:</p> <p>Twitter: @blackfeministk</p> <p>Facebook: <a href='https://www.facebook.com/The-Black-Feminist-Kitchen-1011