About the Exhibition
The exhibition explores intersecting ideas of race , myth , art , and justice through the lens and unique interpretations of twelve inter-generational photographers . Via innovative contemporary art practices , the photographers engage with the premise of “ race ” as a social construct rooted in myth , while simultaneously interrogating its profound implications and indignities on our 21st century lives .
With roots in the United States and throughout Africa and the Caribbean — including Guyana , Jamaica , Nevis , Panama , Puerto Rico , St . Martin , and Sierra Leone — the photographers draw from an African Diasporic worldview steeped in their personal experiences as well as larger geographical political histories . Collectively , their images offer a poignant and provocative portrait of the ways the mythology of race and the pursuit of justice continue to permeate the global African experience .
Race , Myth , Art and Justice celebrates a community of voices who illuminate how conscious truth-telling art continues to serve as a powerful tool for justice . As part of CCCADI ’ s commitment to public engagement and collaboration , the curators invited twelve dynamic scholars , activists , artists , and writers to reflect on the exhibition ’ s works . Through their thoughtful framing , we witness how the images transcend limiting labels of “ political ,” “ radical ,” or “ protest ” art . These photographs are not merely gestures or symbolic meditations on race and justice . Instead , they reflect exclusion , erasure , and invisibility as the lived realities we wrestle and resist every day .
The exhibition is a component of the Race , Myth , Art and Justice project conceived by Dr . Marta Moreno Vega and Creative Justice Initiative , Inc .
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