Wednesday February 10, 6 pm
At the Goethe-Institut, 418 Sherbrooke E

For over thirty-six years Black Panther Herman Joshua Wallace has been in solitary confinement in the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola. Solitary confinement, or Closed Cell Restriction [CCR] at Angola consists of spending a minimum of 23 hours a day in a six-foot by nine-foot cell. In 2003 the activist/artist Jackie Sumell asked Herman a very simple question: “What kind of house does a man who has lived in a 6-foot by 9-foot box for over 30 years dream of?” The answer to this question is a remarkable art project rooted in social sculpture and community building entitled The House That Herman Built.

FREE, Limited seating

Presented in collaboration with PREFIX INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART, Toronto and as part of Black History Month. This event is made possible with the support of the Frederick and Mary Kay Lowy Art Education Fund.

Additional information
on The House That Herman Built: www.hermanshouse.org
on the film The House That Herman Built: www.hermanshousethefilm.com
on Herman Wallace: www.whoishermanwallace.com