Our conversation with John Sims
Multi-media artist John Sims is on a mission to re-work and re-frame Confederate symbols, like the Confederate flag and the song"Dixie."Sims hasrecolored Confederate flagsand used them in public performances and installations.
Now he is re-imagining "Dixie" in an array ofmusical styles.
The project is called The AfroDixie Remixes.
Sims is bringing AfroDixieback hometo his native Detroit for a Listening Session at the Detroit Institute of Arts on July 16.
He joined us onStatesideto talk about the Confederate flag, culture appropriation and making a statement.
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John Sims is a multimedia artist and activist.
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