“My Country ’Tis of Thee” Exhibition
Here Gallery
[Image: from Heads of State No. 4., 2019 by Gavin Benjamin]
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Curated by Dan Halm
HEREArts presents My Country ’Tis of Thee.
A visual response to The Black History Museum… According to the United States of America; the exhibition will honor the legacy of the theatrical performance and bring together a group of artists who continue to expand on the conversation of what it means to be African American in America today.
The artists include: Gavin Benjamin, Nicole Goodwin, Anders Jones, Zoey Martinson, Kip Omolade, and Dana Robinson.
Dan Halm is a New York based artist, curator, and writer. He has curated numerous exhibitions both domestically and internationally. His most recent exhibitions include “Cocoon” (co-curated with Rick Herron) at the HERE Art Center (New York) and “UNEARTHED” (co-curated with Geo Gonzalez) at Rockelmann& (Berlin) which was named a critics pick by Artforum. He was named one of two resident curators for the 2019-2020 season of HEREArts.
About HERE:
Since 1993, the award-winning HERE, Kristin Marting, Founding Artistic Director, has been one of New York’s premier arts organizations and a leader in the field of producing and presenting new, hybrid art from a variety of artistic disciplines— media, visual art, installation, theater, dance, music and opera, puppetry, spoken word and performance art. HERE’s work is challenging and alternative and offers audiences the opportunity to feel that they are part of something new and fresh.
In response to the growing number of artists interested in creating work that fully integrates visual and performing art forms, HERE provides visual artists with residencies through HARP, creating more opportunity for interdisciplinary exchange while supporting a wide range of artistic disciplines and encouraging artists to work beyond a single art form. Additionally, HEREart provides emerging and early career visual artists and curators access to a dynamic space within HERE’s active, multi-arts center, with a focus on exhibitions that creatively work within its unique spaces. The program provides some artists with their first show in Manhattan, while for others the challenge of HERE’s specific public setting offers the opportunity to engage with a new audience in a bold new environment. Through HEREart, and notably its 8-10 annual exhibits, HERE is invested in supporting artworks of all media (painting, sculpture, photography, drawing, collage, video). HEREart exhibits are open to the public free of charge Tuesday – Friday from 2 – 7 pm and on weekends by appointment.
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Schedule
from November 27, 2019 to January 18, 2020