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SUMMARY:Keith Duncan: Battle of the Bands - The HBCU Marching Bands Series 
DESCRIPTION:Exhibition Featured on the 3rd Floor \nBattle of the Bands\, Keith Duncan’s most recent body of work\, celebrates the vibrant tradition of Historically Black College and University (HBCU) marching bands. This exhibition features large-scale fabric paintings of fifteen Southern HBCU bands\, along with human-scale fabric paintings and smaller works on paper depicting each band’s drum major.  \nKeith Duncan is a contemporary artist and educator based in New Orleans\, Louisiana. A visual storyteller\, Duncan draws inspiration from personal narrative\, community engagement\, news media\, art history\, Black culture and the traditions of New Orleans. While his studio practice is firmly rooted in painting and drawing\, his process is expansive\, adroitly incorporating paper collage and textile art. Duncan’s layered integration of wallpaper and textiles is deliberate\, drawn from the influences of ancestral heritage\, Southern tradition\, and contemporary aesthetics of material exploration. While referencing African textile traditions and Southern traditions in handcrafts (especially the quilters of Gee’s Bend) – his formal practice is informed by the material exploration of artists including Faith Ringgold and Mickalene Thomas\, while his gestural figuration and painterly style can be compared to artists such as Willie Birch and Robert Colescott. At its core\, though\, Duncan’s practice is narrative\, and his voice is wholly his own.   \nWith Battle of the Bands\, Keith Duncan displays his full formal acumen and narrative prowess as a painter. Like all of Duncan’s work\, it is figurative\, personal and rooted in the celebration of his community. Through telling this story\, he focuses the viewer’s attention on the cultural significance of the HBCU marching band tradition. It also opens dialogue around the rich history of Historically Black Colleges and Universities\, and the increasingly important role they play at this moment in American history.  \n  \nKeith Duncan: Battle of the Bands\, The HBCU Marching Bands Series is organized by the Ogden Museum of Southern Art.   \n \nSupport provided by Art Bridges  \n \n  \nAlongside this featured exhibition\, The Biggs will host “Approaching Storm\,” a show focused on the marching band at Delaware State University (DSU).  The university is nationally ranked as one of the top HBCUs in the country.    \n\n		\n		\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				Keith Duncan \n\nSouthern University Marching Band \n\n2023 \n\nAcrylic\, marker and fabric on unstretched canvas \n\n74.5 x 108 inches \n\n© Keith Duncan. Courtesy of the artist and Fort Gansevoort\, New York \n				\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				 Keith Duncan   Morehouse College Drum Major   2023   Acrylic\, marker and patterned paper on paper   24 x 18 inches   © Keith Duncan. Courtesy of the artist and Fort Gansevoort\, New York \n				\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				Keith Duncan \n\nHoward University Drum Major \n\n2023 \n\nAcrylic\, marker and patterned paper on paper \n\n24 x 18 inches \n\n© Keith Duncan. Courtesy of the artist and Fort Gansevoort\, New York \n				\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				Keith Duncan   Grambling State University Marching Band   2022   Acrylic\, marker and fabric on unstretched canvas   73 x 102 inches   © Keith Duncan. Courtesy of the artist and Fort Gansevoort\, New York \n				\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				   Keith Duncan   Alabama State University Drum Major   2024   62 x 49 inches   Acrylic\, marker and fabric on unstretched canvas   © Keith Duncan. Courtesy of the artist and Fort Gansevoort\, New York
URL:https://www.thebiggsmuseum.org/event/keith-duncan-battle-of-the-bands-the-hbcu-marching-bands-series/
CATEGORIES:Current Exhibitions,EXHIBITIONS
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SUMMARY:Reflections: 25 Objects for 250 Years of Delaware History
DESCRIPTION:2nd Floor\, Interspersed with the Permanent Collection \nReflections: 25 Objects for 250 Years of Delaware History \nJanuary 2\, 2026 – January 3\, 2027 \nDuring 2026\, we celebrate the nation’s 250th anniversary—reflecting on our shared history as well as our aspirations for future generations.  This exhibition is drawn from the museum’s permanent collection and curated entirely by members of our Delaware community. \nCommunity Curators were selected to reflect a wide range of perspectives across the state.  Each one was tasked with selecting and writing about an object they believed represented the region’s history or felt particularly relevant to our contemporary moment. Participants included: Aubrey Plaza\, actor\, writer\, and producer; Ken Burns\, documentary filmmaker; U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE); Col. Jamil I. Musa\, Commander\, 436th Airlift Wing\, Dover Air Force Base; Sam and Mariah Calagione\, Co-Founders of Dogfish Head craft brewery; and Murray Archibald\, Co-Founder of CAMP Rehoboth\, an LGBTQ+ community center. \n In celebration of Delaware’s role in the founding of the United States and the nation’s 250th anniversary\, the Biggs Museum of American Art presents Reflections: 25 Objects for 250 Years of Delaware History.  Drawn from the Museum’s permanent collection\, the exhibition was curated entirely by members of our Delaware community\, including actor\, writer\, and producer Aubrey Plaza and documentary filmmaker Ken Burns.    \nEach Community Curator chose a work of art they believed represented the region’s history or felt particularly relevant to our current moment.  Then\, they wrote a response to explain their choice\, drawing on their own unique background\, expertise\, and lived experience.  These responses appear on wall labels in the exhibition and will be shared on the Museum’s website and social media throughout 2026.    \nThe exhibition’s Community Curators reflect a wide range of fields and perspectives from across the state.  They include: Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE)\, U.S. Senator for Delaware; Col. Jamil I. Musa\, USAF\, Commander\, 436th Airlift Wing\, Dover Air Force Base; Sam and Mariah Calagione\, co-founders of Dogfish Head; Murray Archibald\, Artist and co-founder of CAMP Rehoboth;  and Joyce Enzor Maust\, Current DE House of Representatives Poet Laureate.  Additional participants include environmental stewards\, historians\, craftspeople\, arts leaders\, educators\, health care providers\, and civic voices.  \nTheir responses address themes such as time and memory\, land and stewardship\, freedom and resistance\, craft and labor\, identity and belonging\, and the enduring power of creativity in moments of change. From colonial furniture and Revolutionary-era imagery to contemporary sculpture and works shaped by nature\, the exhibition reveals how Delaware’s history is both deeply rooted and continually reinterpreted.  \n“Any moment of commemoration is an opportunity both to reflect back on our shared history and look forward\, considering our hopes for future generations\,” said Biggs Museum curator Laura Fravel. “Our Reflections exhibition invited Community Curators to share their own unique perspectives as we celebrate the nation’s 250th anniversary.  The story of Delaware—and America—has always been shaped by many voices.  And it is still being written.”    \nReflections will remain on view throughout the anniversary year.  A related book includes a Foreword by Governor Matt Meyer.   
URL:https://www.thebiggsmuseum.org/event/reflections-25-objects-for-250-years-of-delaware-history/
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