In August, Tereneh had the great pleasure of speaking with Kilolo Luckett. It was a very special conversation between just the two of them, and we hope you enjoy it as much as we do! This is part of our Season Two series that is focused on looking at what the Westmoreland Museum of American Art is doing to build bridges both internationally and regionally. Kilolo plays a big role in this story!
Kilolo Luckett is a Pittsburgh-based art historian and curator. With over twenty years of experience in arts administration and cultural production, she is committed to elevating the voices of underrepresented visual artists, specifically women and Black and Brown artists. Luckett is founding executive director and chief curator of ALMA|LEWIS (named after abstract artists Alma Thomas and Norman Lewis), an experimental, contemporary art platform for critical thinking, dialogue, and creative expression dedicated to Black culture. She recently served as an Art Commissioner for the City of Pittsburgh’s Art Commission for twelve years. Luckett is guest curator of the upcoming exhibition titled, Stephen Towns: Declaration & Resistance, which opens January 30, 2022 at the Westmoreland Museum of American Art. She is also currently writing an authorized biography on Naomi Sims, one of the first Black supermodels.
For more information on some of the many wonderful things discussed in this conversation, please follow these links:
https://www.wqed.org/fm/podcasts/voice-arts/stephen-towns-kilolo-luckett
https://www.phillipscollection.org/event/2021-10-30-exhibition-alma-thomas
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