13th Floor Lounge Podcast - Beatrix Moss

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Each week host Leatrice Ellzy and co-host Donna Nunn discuss art, culture, lifestyle, enterprise and ideas that intrigue, inspire, entertain and inform with artists, thinkers and doers who are animating our NOW and informing our LATER.

Beatrix Moss


    • Nov 14, 2017 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 57m AVG DURATION
    • 16 EPISODES


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    13th Floor Lounge #16 - Pellom McDaniels, III

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2017 32:57


    Atlanta-based artist Pellom McDaniels, III is best known for his work as a scholar, historian, and curator of African American collections at Emory University. He is the author of Porter, Steward, Citizen: An African American's Memoir of World War I (2017), The Prince of Jockeys: The Life of Isaac Burns Murphy (2013) and has contributed essays to anthologies such as Before Jackie Robinson: The Transcendent Role of Black Sports Pioneers (2017), The Olympics and Philosophy (2012), and All Stars and Movie Stars: Sports in Film History (2010). His first screenplay titled The Prince of Jockeys has been optioned and is in pre-production.

    13th Floor Lounge #15 - Kevin Sipp

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2016 56:14


    Kevin Sipp is a fine artist, independent scholar, and curator with expertise in printmaking, painting, sculpture and multi-media installation. A Florida native, he has lived and worked in Georgia since the early 90's where he received a BA in Printmaking from the Atlanta College of Art. Sipp's fine art works have appeared in solo and group exhibitions throughout the country and internationally. His fine art prints have been featured in exhibitions by noted curators such as renowned Master Printmaker Malcolm Christian, Founder of Caversham Press in Balgowan, South Africa. His foundational aesthetic focus examines the spiritual, political, social, and historical influence of African derived culture in the world often making references to African Myth, Afro-Futurism, Cultural Identity, Colonial History, past and contemporary music, politics and comics.Kevin is a highly sought-after public speaker whose lectures have inspired and entertained audiences at college campuses such as Brandeis University and the Emory University Michael C. Carlos Museum, including Arnall Golden & Gregory Law Firm, festivals and comic book conventions. His poetry has also been featured during the National Black Arts Festival sharing the stage with such luminaries as Amiri Baraka, Sonia Sanchez and the poets of the Nuyorican Cafe. Kevin is currently the curator at the City of Atlanta's Gallery 72.Kevin's graphic novel The Amazing Adventures of David Walker Blackstone may be purchased at Lulu by clicking here and you can explore the wonderful arts programming offered this fall by City of Atlanta's Office of Cultural Affairs by clicking here.   

    13th Floor Lounge #14 - 20 Minutes with Theaster Gates

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2016 20:56


    Chicago-based artist Theaster Gates has developed an expanded practice that includes space development, object making, performance and critical engagement with many publics. Founder of the non-profit Rebuild Foundation, Gates is currently a Professor in the Department of Visual Art and Director of Arts and Public Life at the University of Chicago.

    13th Floor Lounge #13 - Lionell Thomas

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2016 53:27


    There is more to the arts than meets the eye. What happens behind the scenes and away from the public gaze is often what powers art making, exhibition and performance. This week we chop it up with new Fulton County Arts and Culture Director Lionell Thomas to get some insight.

    13th Floor Lounge #12 - Malaika Adero

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2016 62:47


    Literary heavy hitter Malaika Adero joins us in the studio to discuss book publishing, the legacy of African American literary excellence and her new projects.

    13th Floor Lounge #11 - Remembering Prince

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2016 92:19


    Shanti Das, Lil John Roberts and Jason Orr join Leatrice to discuss their experiences with Prince, his impact on culture, his legacy and why this hurts so damn much.

    13th Floor Lounge #10 - Gina Paige

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2016 59:23


    Gina Paige from africanancestry.com visits the 13th Floor Lounge this week to share valuable information on how DNA technology has helped thousands of African Americans find thier roots.

    13th Floor Lounge #9 - Lisa Pope

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2016 66:57


    On this week's 13th Floor Lounge we take a look at how contemporary beauty trends have impacted black identity and ideals of beauty with beauty expert Lisa Pope

    13th Floor Lounge #8 - Terreon Gully

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2016 62:57


    Drummer Terreon Gully visits us in the lounge this week to discuss music, the musician's life and the long train of opportunity.

    13th Floor Lounge #7 - Marc Bamuthi Joseph and Daniel Bernard Roumain

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2016 67:33


    Marc Bamuthi Joseph and Daniel Roumain join me and Donna in The Lounge this week. They gave us life! In Atlanta for a reprisal of Home In 7 with the Atlanta Ballet, Marc and Daniel share wonderful insight on art, activism, collaboration, community and a million nuances that occupy the space in between. Enjoy!

    13th Floor Lounge #6 - Valerie Boyd

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2016 66:20


    Author and scholar Valerie Boyd joins us this week to discuss her journey with Zora when she wrote Wrapped In Rainbows: The Life of Zora Neale Hurston and her current walk with Alice Walker as she curates Alice Walker's journal for a book to be released in 2017.

    13th Floor Lounge #5 - Imara Canady

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2016 62:10


    Arts enthusiast Imara Canady joins us in the lounge to give us tips and tricks on how to access the arts on a shoestring budget. From Broadway to apps that help you in your local market, Imara has got you covered!

    13th Floor Lounge #4 - Ronda Penrice

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2016 62:23


    We sit down with Ronda Penrice, author of African American History for Dummies to discuss the past, present and future of Black Lives in America.

    13th Floor Lounge #3 - Aku Kadogo

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2016 53:42


    Aku Kadogo is an international theatre director, choreographer, educator and creative producer of cultural arts projects. This multi-faceted artist directs highly energetic, imaginative theatre works and has produced a number of collaborative interdisciplinary projects. Her eclectic career has spanned across the United States, Australia, Europe and Asia.

    13th Floor Lounge #2 - Okorie Johnson

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2016 37:44


    Okorie has been playing cello for more than 30 years. A graduate of Morehouse College, Okorie played with Spelman College’s string ensemble, and has studied with Oliver Edel at the Levine School of Music in Washington, DC. His specialty is melodic cello accompaniment to acoustic, guitar-based soul, folk and jazz.

    The 13th Floor Lounge Podcast Launches with Visual Artist Fahamu Pecou!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2016 62:31


    Our first guest is friend, visual artist, scholar and karaoke king Fahamu Pecou. His works combine observations on hip-hop, fine art and popular culture. Pecou’s paintings, performance art, and academic work addresses concerns around contemporary representations of Black masculinity and how these images impact both the reading and performance of Black masculinity.

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