Family, friends, and colleagues gather to honor the memory of concept-based artist Lorraine O’Grady.

Lorraine’s life was defined by passion, creativity, and an unwavering commitment to her unique vision. She will be remembered for her sharp intellect, generosity, indomitable spirit, and the profound impact she had on art and culture.

Program includes:
ANOHNI, artist and musician
Linda Goode Bryant, artist and Founder of Project EATS
Andil Gosine, Professor of Environmental Arts and Justice at York University
Paula Johnson, President of Wellesley College
Carin Kuoni, Vera List Center
Simone Leigh, artist
Ciara Mendes, Lorraine O’Grady’s granddaughter
Catherine Morris, Sackler Senior Curator for the Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art at the Brooklyn Museum
kembra pfahler, artist
Loretta Polk, Lorraine O’Grady Trust
Robert Ransick, Lorraine O’Grady Trust and artist
Martha Wilson, artist and Founding Director of Franklin Furnace Archive

Presented by the Lorraine O’Grady Trust in partnership with the Vera List Center for Art and Politics. With support from Mariane Ibrahim Gallery and Trellis Art Fund.

Mlle Bourgeoise Noire Poem (1980–83)

At Just Above Midtown (JAM), the Black-run New York avant-garde arts space, Mlle Bourgeoise Noire shouted:
THAT’S ENOUGH!
No more boot-licking . . .
No more ass-kissing . . .
No more buttering-up . . .
No more pos . . . turing
of super-ass . . . imilates . . .
BLACK ART MUST TAKE MORE RISKS!!!

And at the New Museum, she jeered:
WAIT
wait in your alternate/alternate spaces
spitted on fish hooks of hope [. . .]
THAT’S ENOUGH don’t you know
sleeping beauty needs
more than a kiss to awake
now is the time for an INVASION!