The October Files: David Hammons- A Conversation

Wednesday, March 5, 2025, 6:30 - 8pm

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Banner image with the event details reproduced in the left half on a white background. The right half is a black and white photograph of David Hammons standing in front of a storefront.

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"October Files- David Hammons" published by MIT Press is a collection of essays on one of the most important living Black artists of our time. Documenting five decades of visual practice from 1982 to the present, the book features contributions from scholars, artists, and cultural workers, and includes numerous images of the artist and his work that are not widely available.

Participants include:
Kellie E. Jones (Columbia University) - Moderator
Sampada Aranke (The Ohio State University)
Abbe Schriber (University of South Carolina)
Coreen Simpson renowned photographer & designer (NY)
Tobias Wofford (Virginia Commonwealth University)

Location: The Cooper Union- Frederick P. Rose Auditorium
41 Cooper Sq, New York, NY 10008
 
Directions to the location: https://cooper.edu/admissions/visit/location-and-directions

Book will be available for purchase onsite with Printed Matter, Inc. booksellers. They will  also available for pre-order to be picked up onsite, day of event via https://www.printedmatter.org/

Event Collaborators: The Mellon Arts Project at Columbia University; The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art; African American & African Diaspora Studies Department (AAADS)-Columbia University; Institute for Research in African-American Studies (IRAAS)-Columbia University

Located in the Frederick P. Rose Auditorium, at 41 Cooper Square (on Third Avenue between 6th and 7th Streets)

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