Exhibition | Vital Beauty: Narratives Through the American Body
On View June 12 - July 11
Gallery Hours: Tuesday - Saturday, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
The artists in this exhibition explore what it means to be in or from America, and the ways that this place—the land, its many communities, its history—imprints on the body itself. Through various mediums, the artists weave together stories of resistance and endurance by centering the experiences of Black people. Their works trace narratives of place—stories soaked in violence, vitality, and joy, in erased histories and in fully lived lives—that form the core of the American experience. If love is an intentional act—a commitment to connection to oneself and between the self and others—then these works imagine love as a form of resistance and risk. They explore how the effects of violence imprint on the body, impacting perceptions of time and memory, but their work also points to preservation under dominant rule through love, collective care, and action. To stand inside these narratives is to confront the fragile terrain of “truth” in our contemporary moment. Guest curated by Edmund Savage.
Reception and gallery talk June 12, 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Gallery Hours: Tuesday - Saturday, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
The artists in this exhibition explore what it means to be in or from America, and the ways that this place—the land, its many communities, its history—imprints on the body itself. Through various mediums, the artists weave together stories of resistance and endurance by centering the experiences of Black people. Their works trace narratives of place—stories soaked in violence, vitality, and joy, in erased histories and in fully lived lives—that form the core of the American experience. If love is an intentional act—a commitment to connection to oneself and between the self and others—then these works imagine love as a form of resistance and risk. They explore how the effects of violence imprint on the body, impacting perceptions of time and memory, but their work also points to preservation under dominant rule through love, collective care, and action. To stand inside these narratives is to confront the fragile terrain of “truth” in our contemporary moment. Guest curated by Edmund Savage.
Reception and gallery talk June 12, 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
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