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7 THINGS TO DO AND SEE THIS MONTH
BY ANDY SMITH
THE CHECKLIST: NEW PUBLIC ART
Several new murals have emerged in Charlotte over the past couple months. Here are several you need to see in person: TALKING WALLS TAKEOVER
at ThExchange Office Park in South Charlotte 5200 77 Center Dr.
The mural festival continued in October over a sprawling property owned by ThExchange o Tyvola Road, with contributions from Irisol Gonzalez, Killamari, MARIO!, Kathryn Crawford, and others. ABEL R. JACKSON III
at the 36th Street Light Rail Station in NoDa (top)
Jackson adds a splash of youth and vibrancy near the LYNX station in NoDa. You may recognize his work from a piece that honors the Mecklenburg Investment Company building and the Brooklyn neighborhood at South Brevard and East Third streets.
The nine letters in “CHARLOTTE” were crafted by nine different artists at Camp North End.
at Camp North End 1824 Statesville Ave.
Nine muralists tackle the nine letters in “Charlotte.” The artists, in sequential order, are DeNeer Davis, Garrison Gist, Mike Wirth, Dammit Wesley, Bree Stallings, CHDWCK!, Owl, King Carla, and Frankie Zombie.
‘We Are Hip Hop’ at Booth Playhouse
Jan. 21-24,
130 N. TRYON ST.
BLUMENTHAL ARTS
partners with poet Boris “Bluz” Rogers, artist Bree Stallings, dancer AJ Glason, and Heal Charlotte’s Greg Jackson for the inaugural edition of this event. The hiphop performances will be both inperson and virtual. Find more info on the event at blumenthalarts.org.
Machteld Appel’s dust jacket for “1 Cent Life” with a portrait of Walasse Ting, 1964. © 2020 Estate of Walasse Ting / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.
This Month’s Uptown Exhibitions
Attendance is gradually increasing for the three museums that anchor South Tryon Street in uptown. The venues—Bechtler Museum of Modern Art, Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture, and The Mint Museum Uptown—each have exhibitions worth a visit right now:
THE BECHTLER
420 S. Tryon St.
EXHIBITION TO SEE: On the second-floor gallery, One Cent Life explores the legacy of artist and poet Walasse Ting, who produced a portfolio that pairs his words with works from well known artists of the early 1960s like Roy Lichtenstein, Any Warhol, Sam Francis, and several others. MINT MUSEUM
500 S. Tryon St.
EXHIBITION TO SEE: In Vivid Color: Pushing the Boundaries of Perception in Contemporary Art displays work from four artists who celebrate color: Gisela Colon, Spencer Finch, Jennifer Steinkamp, and Summer Wheat. Wheat also designed the towering window installation in the atrium, “Foragers.” GANTT CENTER
551 S. Tryon St.
EXHIBITION TO SEE: Internationally known curators came together to look at “the ‘Creole City’ as a local, regional and global phenomenon,” the Gantt says. Inter | Sectionality: Diaspora Art from the Creole City has a roster that spans 17 countries, and this edition of the touring exhibition has two from North Carolina: Stephanie J. Woods and Monique Luck.
