The New School’s Institute on Race, Power and Political Economy and the Vera List Center for Art and Politics, the Romare Bearden Foundation, and The Institute of Jazz Studies at Rutgers University Newark are pleased to present “In Common: New Approaches with Romare Bearden,” an exhibition highlighting Romare Bearden’s work as an artist, educator, scholar, songwriter, and social activist.   “In Common” presents a selection of works demonstrating Bearden’s exploration of the Black experience, often taking inspiration from history, literature, the Bible, jazz, and African American communities. His work is complemented by six leading and emerging contemporary artists—Black Quantum Futurism, Kahlil Robert Irving, Lorraine O’Grady, Hank Willis Thomas, Mickalene Thomas, and Charisse Pearlina Weston—whose work and values resonate with those of Bearden. A three-day symposium at The New School, November 1 to December 2, accompanies the exhibition, building a multigenerational dialogue on the po...