Lorraine OâGrady outpaced the culture for years. In Brooklyn, it finally catches up
By Murray Whyte Globe Staff,Updated March 17, 2021, 12:59 p.m.
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A photograph from Lorraine O Grady s 1983 Art Is. performance.Lorraine OâGrady/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
BROOKLYN â Coming to art as a later-in-life fourth or fifth act, Lorraine OâGrady has joked that she âonly had time for masterpieces,â which doesnât surprise.
Now 86, sheâs only ever made the most of her time. She was an intelligence analyst for the US State Department (during the Cuban Missile Crisis, no less); the owner of a Chicago translation agency (a keepsake from this era,
While some museums are closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Apollo’s usual weekly pick of exhibitions will include shows at institutions that are currently open as well as digital projects providing virtual access to art and culture.
Since adopting the party-crashing persona of Mlle Bourgeoise Noire in the early 1980s, Lorraine O’Grady has blurred the lines between performance, politics and conceptual art. This career retrospective at the Brooklyn Museum (5 March–18 July) focuses on 12 major projects over the past four decades – including
Miscegenated Family Album (1994), a photo-installation that presented images of Queen Nefertiti alongside O’Grady’s late sister, and