Arif Smith is a multidisciplinary artist and educator. His work centers on diasporic citizenship and African-rooted performance practices, exploring Blackness, marronage, and intertextuality. Smith is also a member of Bomba con Buya, Iré Elese Abure, and Black Monument Ensemble.
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All that Light: Works Detail
22.
Arere
Arif Smith
2018
Steel
Logan Center Exhibitions
Curator’s Notes
A multidisciplinary artist and educator, Arif Smith's work is primarily performance- and video-based and rooted in African spirituality. His steel sculpture "Arere" echoes some of the symbolism found in those sacred systems including Orisha worship.
5.
Pintando Figura (Abajo)
(Video)
Arif Smith
2018
1:05
On view at Logan Center Exhibitions
3.
Spinkicks
(Video)
Arif Smith
2020
00:17
On view at the Arts Incubator
Artist’s notes (for Spinkicks and Gumeycomb)
Negro Recursion is a series of Black Atlantic audio films that draw upon Afro-diasporic design and compositional thought.
6.
Gumeycomb
(Video)
Arif Smith
2020
00:23
On view at the Arts Incubator