In Song of the Shank, the artists explore the biography of the blind piano virtuoso and composer Thomas Wiggins. Born a slave, he was continually subject to racism despite his exceptional status as an artist. Jeffery Renard Allen, George Lewis and Stan Douglas discuss the connection between art, identity and human rights, and the perpetuation of racist attributions in today’s art world. Stan Douglas, film and video artist, Vancouver / Canada George Lewis, composer, New York / USA Jeffery Renard…