Tonight's MPOP subject is Audre Lorde
**Friday, July 3, 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, the focus was on renowned poet, playwright, and essayist **Claudia Rankine**. While drawing the portrait below, George listened to Rankine's [conversation with Krista Tippett](https://onbeing.org/programs/claudia-rankine-how-can-i-say-this-so-we-can-stay-in-this-car-together-jan2019/) about the need to talk about race, even (or especially) when it is difficult to do so.
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, the focus was on renowned poet, playwright, and essayist **Claudia Rankine**. While drawing the portrait below, George listened to Rankine's [conversation with Krista Tippett](https://onbeing.org/programs/claudia-rankine-how-can-i-say-this-so-we-can-stay-in-this-car-together-jan2019/) about the need to talk about race, even (or especially) when it is difficult to do so.
Tonight on the City Reliquary Instagram, we will be honoring native New Yorker and former [New York Poet Laureate](https://www.loc.gov/rr/main/poets/newyork.html) **Audre Lorde**, a self-described "black, lesbian, mother, warrior, poet." George will create the fourth portrait in the MPOP series with a live drawing of Lorde, while broadcasting an interview with her. Tune in at 8 pm to watch the progress of this week's portrait - draw along if you like - and listen and learn from Lorde's powerful call for social and racial justice.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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