Tonight we're learning from Claudia Rankine
**Friday, June 26, 2020
City Reliquary Live Presents:
Mediocre Portraits of Outstanding People**
**Live at 8 pm EDT on the City Reliquary Instagram**
**Live at 8 pm EDT on the City Reliquary Instagram**
The City Reliquary's neighborhood artist-in-residence, [George Ferrandi](http://www.georgeferrandi.com/about), takes to Instagram live for an hour each **Friday at 8:00 pm EDT** to create a sketch of and reflect on someone who has been influencing her thinking this week during this remarkable cultural moment.
During this series, George will be listening to and learning from Black thinkers while attempting to honor them through portraiture, and sharing the experience live with our audience.
Last Friday on Juneteenth, the focus was on Detroit-based author, doula, and activist [adrienne maree brown](http://adriennemareebrown.net/about/) and the philosophies expressed in her works [*Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds*](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyN76oTt67M) and *Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good*.
During this series, George will be listening to and learning from Black thinkers while attempting to honor them through portraiture, and sharing the experience live with our audience.
Last Friday on Juneteenth, the focus was on Detroit-based author, doula, and activist [adrienne maree brown](http://adriennemareebrown.net/about/) and the philosophies expressed in her works [*Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds*](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyN76oTt67M) and *Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good*.
Tonight on the City Reliquary Instagram, we will be honoring the profound and beautiful works of poet and playwright **Claudia Rankine**. George will create the third portrait in the MPOP series with a live drawing of Rankine, while broadcasting readings from her acclaimed work [Citizen: An American Lyric](https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/57799/citizen-some-years-there-exists-a-wanting-to-escape). Tune in at 8 pm to watch the progress of this week's portrait - draw along if you like - and listen and learn from these visionary ideas.We hope you'll join us at 8 PM on [Instagram](http://www.instagram.com/cityreliquary) ([@cityreliquary](http://instagram.com/cityreliquary)).
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