• April 8, 2018, 2–4 p.m.

Loud and Clear: Speaking the Language of Bill Walker

Featuring: Romi Crawford, Victor Sorell, and Jeff Huebner

Hyde Park Art Center

5020 South Cornell Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, 60615

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Bill Walker employed song lyrics, poetry, and personal texts in his paintings and collages to thoughtfully critique cultural signifiers of contemporary urban life. Moderated by Romi Crawford, Victor Sorell and Jeff Huebner discuss the various modes of expression found in Walker’s work and the efficacy his murals had in communicating messages of social justice and responsibility to the community.

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