A DAY IN "THE LIFE OF RILEY"

Hi folks,

Spelman College Museum of Fine Art has partnered with my blog "A Day in the Life of Riley: Pop Culture & Possibilities" in the promotion of “Undercover: Performing and Transforming Black Female Identities,” an original exhibition on view through December 5, 2009. As a Morehouse Man, I consider this collaboration with my 'sister alma mater' a total honor.

The exhibit 'Undercover' (detailed in the attached documents) examines the social implications of race, gender, and disguise. And the Museum emphasizes works by and about women of the African Diaspora (and well-known, mid-career, and emerging artists are a part of this exhibit - detailed in the attached documents).

But to put some POP in the effort, the marketing team sought me out to ask some CELEBRITIES and FRIENDS in my social network (and representatives of CELEBRITIES and FRIENDS in my social network) some questions - the responses of which we can sprinkle in my blog and on the exhibit's website.

AND ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS REPLY TO THE FOLLOWING VIA THIS EMAIL (Nothing formal. Just your answers... and any elaboration you choose to share):

1. WHO IS YOUR ALTER EGO?

2. WHY?

3. IN YOUR OPINION, WHICH AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN HAVE THE BEST (OR MOST COMPELLING) ALTER EGOS?

4. PLEASE PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING:

 NAME

 AGE <optional>

 CURRENT PROJECT(S)

 MAILING ADDRESS

 EMAIL ADDRESS

 PHONE NUMBER

With Chris Rock's "Good Hair", Disney's upcoming African American Princess Tiana ("The Princess and the Frog"), Mattel's new line of Black Barbies, it's clear that Black women are guiding and monitoring themselves throughout the world in a number of image-altering ways. With that, we want some feedback from you... and to see how ALTER EGOs show up in your life and the lives of the women we LOVE and ADMIRE - artistically, in reality, or both. 

If you have any pointed questions, please email me at patarack@hotmail.com and/or patarack_riley@yahoo.com. If it's easier for us to talk about it on the phone, don't hesitate to call me at 201.965.7250. 

And once I put my entries together for my blog or the exhibit's website, I'll be sure to send you the link.

I look forward to receiving your answers as soon as possible. I will begin to get these responses out to the site(s) by FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23rd and they will continue to run through DECEMBER.

THANKS - as always - for your support!

Patrick L. Riley

A Day In "The Life Of Riley"

"A Day in the Life of Riley: Pop Culture & Possibilities"

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Key Museum Events/Dates: 

- Thurs., Sept. 10, 6:00pm  Opening of Exhibition 

- Thurs., Oct. 22, 2:30pm   Conversation w/Artist Renèe Cox and Art historian Lisa  

Farrington, Ph.D. @ Spelman Museum 

- Thurs., Oct. 22, 7:00pm   Artist Lecture: Renèe Cox (Atlanta Celebrates Photography,  

Spelman Women's Research and Resource Center, High Museum) 

at High Museum of Art, Hill auditorium 

- Wed., Nov. 4, 4:00pm Undercover Open House  @ Spelman Museum 

- Thurs., Nov. 10, 6:30pm   Deep Cover: An Interactive Gallery Walk with exhibition  

Curators Andrea Barnwell Brownlee, Ph.D. and Karen Comer Lowe 

- Wed., Dec. 10, 6:30pm   Closing Reception  

Links: 

View "Undercover" mini-tour on YouTube - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEzcKXSLuLo  

Follow us on Twitter@spelmanmuseum 

Become a Fan on Facebook 

Learn more at www.spelmanmuseum.org

ACP Artists lecture 10/22 - http://festivalguide.acpinfo.org/listings/view/374

Reviews: 

1) Arts Critic Catherine Fox’s Blog in ArtscriticATL http://artsatl.typepad.com/artscriticatl/page/3/ 

2) Meghan Norman’s Review and Commentary Blog in Burnaway.org http://ow.ly/rnqM