{"id":2031,"date":"2018-01-23T23:17:20","date_gmt":"2018-01-23T23:17:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/media-archive.blackartinamerica.com\/?p=2031"},"modified":"2018-01-23T23:17:20","modified_gmt":"2018-01-23T23:17:20","slug":"giving-up-the-ghost-artifacts-a-study-of-power-and-solidarity-against-white-violence-in-modernity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/earthexhibitions.org\/media-archive\/?p=2031","title":{"rendered":"Giving Up the Ghost Artifacts\/A Study of Power and Solidarity Against White Violence in Modernity"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Giving Up the Ghost<\/h1>\n
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Artifacts\/A Study of Power and Solidarity Against White Violence in Modernity<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n
Curated by Niama Safia Sandy<\/span><\/div>\n
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Tajh Rust,\u00a0Unarmed<\/em><\/h6>\n

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Opening Reception<\/strong>\u00a0Saturday, January 27th, 2018 4PM – 7PM<\/div>\n
Artist Talk<\/strong>\u00a0Saturday, February 17th, 2018 4PM – 6PM<\/div>\n
Gallery<\/strong>\u00a0Rush Arts Philly, 4954 Old York Road, Philadelphia, PA 19141<\/div>\n
Exhibition Dates<\/strong>\u00a0January 27th – February 24th, 2018<\/div>\n

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With support from\u00a0Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation<\/strong>,\u00a0Giving Up The Ghost: Artifacts\/<\/strong>A Study of Power and Solidarity Against White Violence in Modernity\u00a0<\/strong>curated by\u00a0Niama Safia Sandy<\/strong>\u00a0will open at\u00a0Rush Arts Philadelphia<\/strong>\u00a0on January 27, 2018.\u00a0Giving Up The Ghost\u00a0<\/strong>is an assemblage of art objects that challenge and explore the very tangible, non-ephemeral effects of American exceptionalism and whiteness as they appear in the living history of the modern world. The exhibition will run from January 27 through February 24, 2018 at\u00a0Rush Arts Philadelphia<\/strong>\u00a0(located at 4954 Old York Road in Logan<\/em>). An opening reception will be held on Saturday January 27, 4:00-7:00 p.m. An artist talk will be held on Saturday, February 17 at 4:00-6:00 p.m. Gallery hours are Wednesday – Saturday, 12-6PM and by appointment.<\/div>\n

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The exhibition features artists from a range of backgrounds and discipline include:\u00a0Tasha Doug\u00e9<\/strong>,\u00a0Sara Jimenez<\/strong>,\u00a0Asif Mian<\/strong>,\u00a0Roc\u00edo Olivares<\/strong>,Tajh Rust<\/strong>,\u00a0and\u00a0Lionel Frazier White<\/strong>.\u00a0The works in this show seek to proclaim the truth and validity of the experiences of marginalized groups in this country and its global sphere of influence. Sara Jimenez’s textual sculptures pull from the legacy of American colonization of the Philippines and Puerto Rico highlighting the subsequent effects on the indigeneity of the native populations. The work of Tasha Doug\u00e9 parses through the historical aversion to recognizing the breadth of the labor of Black women to the very corporeal, economic and political foundations of this country. Asif Mian’s installation is in direct response to the current president’s virulent anti-Muslim policies and a general commentary on the place of violence in modern society.<\/div>\n

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“It is not lost on us that this exhibition is opening just over a year to the day since the country was pitched into a period of unprecedented political and cultural turmoil. The work in the show endeavors to examine the undercurrents that allowed for the events of the last year (and well beyond) to be put into motion. This is not an attack on white people or any other group. We are collectively acknowledging that we are unmoored (and have been for quite some time) from the ideals purported to be the foundational aspects of our democracy. To heal and move forward as a nation, we must let go of the ideas that do not match who we say we are and earnestly investigate what has been done in our name as citizens of this country.” curator Niama Safia Sandy explained.<\/div>\n

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This engagement is Sandy’s curatorial debut in Philadelphia, and second project with Rush\u00a0Arts.<\/div>\n
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