Join us for the Opening Reception of Black in Place \;on Saturday\, January 25th from 2pm - 4pm in the gallery at Angels Gate Cultural Center (AGCC). This free\, public event will include a performance of Black in Place \;by Adeola Davies-Aiyeloja.
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\n\nBlack in Place \;is a holding space for invocation\, re-memory\, and unbridled Black expression. Remedying erasure that historically fueled what esteemed African-American collectors Bernard and Shirley Kinsey refer to as the &ldquo\;myth of absence\,&rdquo\; artworks in this exhibition dispel the notion that what is unseen does not exist. The paradox of existing while being rendered invisible is an ongoing reality for the Black Diaspora\, particularly in the West. This exhibition interrogates the living contradictions of existing while Black\, invocates ancestral and indigenous wisdom\, and explores how Black artists cultivate dreaming through making.
\n\nThe artists presented are Leslie Adkins\, Adeola Davies-Aiyeloja\, Denise &lsquo\;deLaSNP&rsquo\; Coke\, Dea Jenkins\, Steven A. Johnson II\, Denese King-Ashley\, Kandy G. Lopez\, Rosalyn Myles\, Cheyann Washington\, and Fallon Williams. Their art practices reflect journeys of cultural enunciation and recontextualization of Black expression\, particularly in white-dominated spaces. Through audio\, portraiture\, painting\, digital/Augmented Reality\, fiber art\, poetry\, drawing\, and installation\, the artworks engage hidden narratives\, ancestral wisdom and unbridled expression to both sow and assert Black existence.
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\n\nBlack in Place \;will be on view in the gallery through March 29\, 2025\, with free public visiting hours Thursdays through Saturdays\, from 10am to 5pm.
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\n\nPlease note that pets are not allowed inside our buildings. For questions\, please email gallery@angelsgateart.org.
\n\nMore information about AGCC is available at angelsgateart.org
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\nImage: Denise &lsquo\;deLaSNP&rsquo\; Coke\, Bodega (Just Another Day)\, 2022. Digital print with augmented reality capabilities.?
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\n\nThis exhibition is supported by the California Natural Resources Agency for the Museum Grant Program under the California Cultural and Historical Endowment\, the Department of Cultural Affairs\, City of Los Angeles\, and the Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture.
\n LOCATION:Angels Gate Cultural Center - Gallery\, Building A 3601 South Gaffey Street Los Angeles\, CA 90731 UID:e.2718.9543 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260509T224255Z URL:https://www.sanpedrochamber.com/events/details/opening-reception-black-in-place-9543 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR