"Touching at a Distance”: Ellen Tani on Nadine Robinson’s "Coronation Theme: Organon"

 Nadine Robinson’s installation Coronation Theme: Organon of 2008 uses its monumental sculptural presence and an immersive soundscape to weave complex layers referencing aspects of Black life in America over the past century,  from dance halls to sacred and secular oration, to the Civil Rights movement and police brutality.