Theaster Gates Addresses the Black Madonna in 'Do you hear me calling?' Film

Following his Art Histories installation at Gagosian, seminal artist and activist Theaster Gates will be screening his video work titled Do you hear me calling? (Mama Mamama or What is Black Power) as part of Whitney Museum's Whitney Screens programming. The 2018 film pays homage to the power of women through the concept of the Black Madonna -- a term referring to statues or paintings of the Virgin Mary and Jesus depicted as Black. Gates also addresses the figure's political and spiritual role i...