Coco Fusco film screening at Hopkins Bloomberg Center

Join the Hopkins Bloomberg Center for the third installment of the Sam Gilliam Lecture Series, featuring Cuban American interdisciplinary artist, writer, and professor Coco Fusco. The program begins with a screening of Fusco’s 25-minute video *To Live in June with Your Tongue Hanging Out*, which explores the work of Cuban revolutionary Reinaldo Arenas, followed by a fireside chat with Dora Malech, Elliott Coleman Professor and chair of the Writing Seminars at Johns Hopkins University. The event examines the intersections of art, activism, anthropology, and public policy through Fusco’s critically acclaimed practice.

When: Monday, June 8, 2026 from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM.

Venue: Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center, 555 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC 20001.

Tickets: Free and open to the public; advance registration is encouraged via the event website.

Program: Screening of Coco Fusco’s video *To Live in June with Your Tongue Hanging Out* (25 minutes) followed by a fireside chat with Dora Malech.

Speakers: Coco Fusco (artist, writer, professor) and Dora Malech (Elliott Coleman Professor, chair of the Writing Seminars, editor in chief of The Hopkins Review, and Senior Advisor to the Provost for the Arts at Johns Hopkins University).

Run time: 1 hour 30 minutes.

Ages: Not specified; likely appropriate for adult and academic audiences.

Note: This event is part of the Sam Gilliam Lecture Series, which invites prominent artists and thinkers to explore art, academia, and public policy. Categories include Business & Networking, Continued Learning, and Lecture.