Kevin Jerome Everson in Conversation with Ed Halter Sun, May 27, 2012, 4 pm

Kevin Jerome Everson in Conversation with Ed Halter

Sun, May 27, 2012
4 pm

A still shot from a video of a woman looking down.
A still shot from a video of a woman looking down.

Kevin Jerome Everson (b.1965), still from Quality Control, 2011. 16mm film, black-and-white, sound; 70 min. © Kevin Jerome Everson; courtesy Trilobite-Arts-DAC and Picture Palace Pictures

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Kevin Jerome Everson’s Quality Control investigates the workday of an Alabama dry cleaners; it’s part of an expansive body of work presenting the lives of black Americans and the hidden choreographies of everyday labor. He discusses his new work with Ed Halter, co-curator of the 2012 Biennial’s film and video program.

Free with Museum admission. Admittance is on a first-come, first-seated basis until capacity is reached. Late admittance is strongly discouraged, so please arrive early.


View a complete schedule of Everson’s film residency.


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