Opening Celebration - "American Gurl"
Schedule
Wed Oct 09 2024 at 06:00 pm to 09:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture | Charlotte, NC
About this Event
As part of the Gantt Golden Year, join us to celebrate the opening of . American Gurl is an ongoing curatorial project featuring work that explores all shades of American dreaming.
Co-curators Zehra Zehra and Kilo Kish will be at the opening reception to discuss the creation, development, significance, and evolution of this project. View eight films by intergenerational artists who infuse curiosity around the perspectives and nuances within the Black feminine experience and our relationships with beauty, success, freedom, and power in America.
American Gurl is presented in collaboration with Womxn in Windows, a platform whose mission is to share the perspectives of women of color through video, art, film, and performance.
Artist and Film List
- Ayanna Dozier - Forever Your Girl, 2022, 8 minutes
- Ja’Tovia Gary - Quiet As It’s Kept, 2023, 26 minutes
- Kilo Kish - Death Fantasy, 2022, 2:10 minutes
- Savanah Leaf - run, 2023, 9:06 minutes
- LaJuné McMillian in collaboration with Marguerite Hemmings - Antidote, 2022, 21:38 minutes
- Lorna Simpson - The Institute, 2007, 5:14 minutes
- Martine Syms - Kita Meditating, 2021, 4:19 minutes
- Carrie Mae Weems - Afro-Chic, 2009 - 2010, 5 minutes
Light refreshments will be served. Tap/click here for directions and parking.
Image credit: Savanah Leaf, Still from run, 2023, Courtesy of the artist.
Where is it happening?
Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture, 551 South Tryon Street, Charlotte, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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