Claude Desir's guest appearances

Claude Desir

WPKN Community Radio

Tom Campbell

Mark Cohen

Lisa Loeb

Andrew Smith

Jim Garvin

Mark Nepo

Frederick Douglass

Mike McGowan

Gerald Horne

Paul Hawken

Zach Bush

Dave Chapman

Joni Mitchell

Richard Epstein

Jon Lee

OwlTail

David Green

WPKN Independent Community Radio- GM REPORT TO the LISTENERSGM: Steve di CostanzoCiTY LiGhTs Gallery thanks WPKN Listener Community and David Green for the broadcast of the Spotlight on the Arts with artists Claude Desir Jr., Iyaba Ibo Mandingo, Gerlad Moore and executive director Suzanne Kachmar. They discuss Claude’s first solo exhibit and the content of his work.  The mission of this exhibit is to present the art of Claude Desir Jr. and offer a platform for a young Black man’s perspective, who reclaims derogatory Jim Crow imagery and stereotypes. His is a mixture of kindness and strength, wisdom and resilience, youthful creativity and playfulness, frustration and rage.

WPKN Independent Community Radio- GM REPORT TO the LISTENERS GM: Steve di Costanzo CiTY LiGhTs Gallery thanks WPKN Listener Community and David Green for the broadcast of the Spotlight on the Arts with artists Claude Desir Jr., Iyaba Ibo Mandingo, Gerlad Moore and executive director Suzanne Kachmar. They discuss Claude’s first solo exhibit and the content of his work. The mission of this exhibit is to present the art of Claude Desir Jr. and offer a platform for a young Black man’s perspective, who reclaims derogatory Jim Crow imagery and stereotypes. His is a mixture of kindness and strength, wisdom and resilience, youthful creativity and playfulness, frustration and rage.

David Green Interview w/Bridgeport Artist Claude Desir, Jr. - Solo Show at City Lights Gallery

Interview of WPKN by Peggy Nelson and Richard Phenegar on their show STATE OF THE ARTS- about the new exhibit at City Lights Gallery to present the art of Claude Desir Jr. and offer a platform for a young Black man’s perspective, who reclaims derogatory Jim Crow imagery and stereotypes. His is a mixture of kindness and strength, wisdom and resilience, youthful creativity and playfulness, frustration and rage.Provocative art can be the sword and salve, to help purge and heal the festering wound of racial polarization and inequity. City Lights worked with Claude and two other artists of color, including  Iyaba Ibo Mandingo and Gerald Moore, to produce a secondary exhibit designed to contextualize Claude's art.This second exhibit includes their art  and samples of Black Americana. Much of the curatorial decision making was delegated to the featured artist Claude Desir Jr.Additional essays and video recordings of conversations with the artists will be uploaded to www.citylightsgallery.org in February 2021. The exhibit runs until February 24. Gallery hours are W-F 12-5, Sat 12-4. Requests for reservations are required by emailing clgallerybpt@gmail.com Face masks and physical distancing required.

Interview of WPKN by Peggy Nelson and Richard Phenegar on their show STATE OF THE ARTS- about the new exhibit at City Lights Gallery to present the art of Claude Desir Jr. and offer a platform for a young Black man’s perspective, who reclaims derogatory Jim Crow imagery and stereotypes. His is a mixture of kindness and strength, wisdom and resilience, youthful creativity and playfulness, frustration and rage. Provocative art can be the sword and salve, to help purge and heal the festering wound of racial polarization and inequity. City Lights worked with Claude and two other artists of color, including Iyaba Ibo Mandingo and Gerald Moore, to produce a secondary exhibit designed to contextualize Claude's art.This second exhibit includes their art and samples of Black Americana. Much of the curatorial decision making was delegated to the featured artist Claude Desir Jr. Additional essays and video recordings of conversations with the artists will be uploaded to <a href="http://www.citylightsgallery.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.citylightsgallery.org</a> in February 2021. The exhibit runs until February 24. Gallery hours are W-F 12-5, Sat 12-4. Requests for reservations are required by emailing clgallerybpt@gmail.com Face masks and physical distancing required.

CityLights Exhibit with Claude Desir Jr.in Bridgeport