Past Exhibitions - Page 5

An exhibition space with a collaged, ring-shaped decal on the far left wall. Within the ring is the show title which reads “It’s About Us” and a block of wall text underneath. In the center of the floor is a white, center column housing a monitor, shelves, pamphlets, and small objects. Behind the center column is a set of podiums displaying burnt sienna and white colored sculptures.
A white exhibition wall with milk crates hanging in a cross shape. The outer facing surface of the crates have been spray painted, starting from the center and radiating out, yellow, orange, white, blue, green, and yellow again. Around the cross are paper cut out images of community members and famous people wearing La Calavera face paint. Propped up on the milk crate cross is a black, round sign with a brown power fist and the phrase “Corazón Indígena Por Las Vida Negras”. Below, at the gallery floor, is a row of chakra candles in different colors.
Two hands hold a server in their hands. Next to them, on a table surface covered with a navy-blue, plaid table cloth, is a worn out package covered in tan packaging tape.
A white exhibition wall with a mural. The mural has a soft blue background and a bed of orange, blue, yellow, and pink flowers at the bottom. Hovering above the flowers is a smoking gun and four large bullets with the phrase “hurt people hurt people” written across them. Above that is a quote by MLK that reads “At the center of nonviolence stands the principle of Love” in orange cursive.
An illustration of a long, skinny, wooden table that stretches the entire composition. Seated in the center is the Dalai Lama attended by 6 monks on each side. His center position is reemphasized by their gazes. The illustration is textured by tiny stippling. Behind the monks, dressed in colorful garb, is a golden yellow structure filled with tiny statues of deities.
A group of Latinx women and children gathered in a park pathway. At the center, a few of the women are holding up a red-orange banner with the phrase “La Vida Es Bonita” embroidered with blue, green, and purple thread. Towards the right is a woman and child proudly holding up matching light blue pillows with colorful, floral embroidered patterns.
A selection of artworks by the Leadership Cohort are on view.
Down a hallway, Photographs, news articles and video installations hang on a yellow and white wall with different Caribbean country flags, a rainbow LGBTQ+ flag, and Black Lives Matter flag, hanging from the ceiling in a row parallel to the wall. At the beginning of the hallway is a mannequin wearing a festive, bright colored, colorful, feathered, carnival outfit.
An installation view of Caribbean Equality's Projects' outdoor exhibition titled Live Pridefully. The image features several vinyl banners secured on a large black structure lining a tall brick wall. A woman is walking past the exhibition and looking at the banners. She has fair skin and blond hair, and is wearing a white tank top, turquoise shorts, and gray sneakers.
On a black podium a clear plexiglass box houses a plant growing out of a thin layer of soil. The plexiglass box has four metal vents and UV lights feeding the plant from above. The UV light in the box is bright and reflecting pinkish-purple light into the room. Framing the box is two sheets of lime-green plexiglass that have a cut-out mosaic pattern.
The artist Mierle Laderman in conversation with a Sanitation worker, standing beside a Sanitation truck. Mierle is a White woman with thick, long, blonde hair. She is wearing teal pants, an orange shirt, and a black, zip-up vest. The Sanitation worker is Black and dressed in a gray uniform. The truck is white and covered in graffiti.
A square quilt made up of 64 smaller squares patches and a thin white perimeter. The first square, on the top left, has the words “Memories Migration Common Thread” embroidered on a white patch with black thread. Each of the other patches are made up of different colors with either abstract shapes, letters, or motifs.
A black and white photo of a group of women of color standing in a circle. They are standing on a park lawn arms length apart from one another. Behind them are tall trees and an above ground railway.
Two immigrant women wearing kitchen aprons stand in from of an outdoor food stand. Behind them, in metal food containers, are different types of grilled meat, corn on the cob, and plantains. At the top of the stand is a colorful banner with images of different plates that they serve.