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Blackface – A Reclamation of Beauty Power and Narrative
April 20, 2019 @ 2:00 pm - June 15, 2019 @ 6:00 pm
Opening Reception: April 20th, 6:00 – 8:00 pm
Artists’ Talk: June 15th, 6:00 – 8:00 pm
Galerie Myrtis and The Agora Culture present Blackface: A Reclamation of Beauty, Power, and Narrative. In asserting the beauty of the black body, affirming its power — and societal and historical place, curators Myrtis Bedolla and Jessica Stafford Davis offer a counter narrative to the racist archetypes that evolved from 18th century minstrelsy, and its negative stereotyping of African Americans that prevails today.
The exhibition explores contemporary notions of black identity through photography by Tawny Chatmon, and painters Alfred Conteh, Jerrell Gibbs, and Jas Knight; and offers an investigation of blackface from a historical perspective presented in paintings by Arvie Smith and multidisciplinary works by Felandus Thames.
The Redemption: Girl Enlightened by Tawny Chatmon, 30 x 44 inches on Hahnemühle Paper w/ additional 5cm border, Total size with frame: 51 x 62 inches, Photography, Photo-Manipulation, 24k gold leaf, Acrylic Paint, 2018/2019