Recapturing Memories of the Black Ark: A Celebration of Sound & Soul at Pérez Art Museum Miami

DJ Pressure Point, Conscious Sheesh, Molo, Ingrid B, Salam the Poet, & Arsimmer McCoy

Miami, FL – February 15, 2024 – Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) visitors gathered for a night of poetry, sounds, and Miami soul celebrating artist Gary Simmons’s sculptural installation, “Recapturing Memories of the Black Ark.” The installation consists of a stage and speakers that, when activated, serve as a venue for live performances. The speakers are encased with wood salvaged from the streets of New Orleans’s Tremé neighborhood in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The objects bear the spray-painted traces of that history, just as they hold the memory of past performance activations. This evening kicked off a series of activations with a “Celebration of Sound and Soul” curated by Ingrid B and Arsimmer McCoy in honor of the life of Andre “Soul” Williams. The celebration featured poets Molo, Salam The Poet, Arsimmer McCoy, and Conscious Sheesh, hosted by Ingrid B, and with music by DJ Pressure Point.

Conscious Sheesh, Molo, Ingrid B, Salam the Poet, & Arsimmer McCoy

Ingrid B

Marie Vickles

Conscious Sheesh

Arsimmer McCoy

Molo

Salam the Poet

Salam the Poet

DJ Pressure Point

DJ Pressure Point

DJ Pressure Point

DJ Pressure Point, Conscious Sheesh, Molo, Ingrid B, Salam the Poet, & Arsimmer McCoy

Arsimmer McCoy, Marie Vickles, DJ Pressure Point, Ingrid B, Salam the Poet, Conscious Sheesh, & Molo

Ingrid B

Conscious Sheesh

Molo

Salam the Poet

Arsimmer McCoy