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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]


Notes

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  1. ^ "Sur Rodney (Sur)", Radical Presence New York: Black Performance in Contemporary Art (last visited Dec. 26, 2014).
  2. ^ https://www.visualaids.org/blog/detail/sur-rodney-sur-considering-black-art-in-the-age-of-aids
  3. ^ 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