Dr. Fahamu Pecou

Published: May 12, 2021, 3:18 a.m.

b'Dr. Fahamu Pecou is an interdisciplinary artist and\\xa0scholar whose works combine observations on hip-hop, fine art and popular culture.\\xa0Pecou\\u2019s paintings, performance art, and academic work addresses concerns around contemporary representations of Black men and how these images impact both the reading\\xa0and performance of Black masculinity.\\nFahamu received his BFA from the Atlanta College of Art in 1997 and a\\xa0Ph.D. from Emory University in 2018. Dr. Pecou exhibits his art worldwide in addition to lectures and speaking engagements at colleges and universities. Dr. Pecou has also developed\\xa0(ad)Vantage Point, a narrative-based arts curriculum focused on\\xa0Black male youth and he is the founding Director of the African Diaspora Art Museum of Atlanta (ADAMA).'