In his upcoming talk, Cyrus will delve into the role of self-education in his artistic practice, as well as themes of Black American culture and spirituality in the African diaspora.

By Eva Berlin, Digital Content Specialist, High Museum of Art

On February 4, join Cyrus for his Driskell Prize Lecture: “Phylacteries to Repel Ghosts.” He will discuss the important role autodidacticism, or being self-taught, plays within his work and in Black American culture at large.

On February 4, join Cyrus for his Driskell Prize Lecture: “Phylacteries to Repel Ghosts.” He will discuss the important role autodidacticism, or being self-taught, plays within his work and in Black American culture at large.

Reserve tickets today for the Driskell Prize Lecture (February 4, 6 p.m., Zoom).

Encompassing several mediums from object-based to performance art, Cyrus’s work is a form of self-education and is influenced by such subjects as Black American history and political movements, and spiritual and religious traditions within the African diaspora.

This passage is excerpted from Stories of Art from the High Museum