Sur Rodney (Sur) (born Dec. 28, 1954) is an African-Canadian avant-garde filmmaker and contemporary artist, associated with the "celebrated"[1] Gracie Mansion Gallery (1983-88).
- Co-curated "NOT OVER: 25 Years of Visual AIDS" (2013) with Rafael Sanchez, Charles Long, Derek Jackson
- 1982-88 - Gracie Mansion Gallery
- Blackheart Collective
- Kenkeleba House - dedicated to exhibitions "by African-American, Latino, Asian-American, and Native American artists"[2]
- Visual AIDS
- HUNG (zine / papers) with Derek Jackson
- " Sur is an Lower East Side legend who excused himself from working at Gracie Mansion (gallery) to care for his friends who were dying of AIDS in the 80s. "[3]
- "Sur Rodney (Sur) Considering Black Art in the Age of AIDS", originally published by City College of New York, reposted and available at Visual AIDS, Feb. 3, 2014
- Elastic City
- biography
Notes edit
- ^ "Sur Rodney (Sur)", Radical Presence New York: Black Performance in Contemporary Art (last visited Dec. 26, 2014).
- ^ https://www.visualaids.org/blog/detail/sur-rodney-sur-considering-black-art-in-the-age-of-aids
- ^ Ted Kerr, "Stop Making Sense: Looking at 3 Exhibitions About AIDS", In the Flesh, July 5, 2013.
Category:1954 births
Category:Canadian artists
Category:Curators