Black in Place - Closing & Artist Talk

Sat Mar 29 2025 at 01:00 pm to 04:00 pm UTC-07:00

Angels Gate Cultural Center | Los Angeles

Angels Gate Cultural Center
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Black in Place - Closing & Artist Talk
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Closing Reception for Black in Place including an Artist Talk with Curator Naomi Stewart
About this Event

Join us for the Closing Reception of Black in Place, a group exhibition curated by Naomi Stewart. This free, public event will include an Artist Talk with selected artists from the show.


Black 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 “myth of absence,” 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.

The artists presented are Adeola Davies-Aiyeloja, Denise ‘deLaSNP’ Coke, Leslie Dubois-Adkins, Dea Jenkins, Steven A. Johnson II, 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.


Black 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. This 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.

Please note that pets are not allowed inside our buildings. For questions, please email [email protected].


Accessibility
Please note that Black in Place is in our second-floor gallery, which is currently only accessible via stairs. While we seek permanent structural solutions to inaccessible spaces, a virtual walkthrough of the show is available in the first-floor conference room. To learn more, visit angelsgateart.org/plan-your-visit.



About Angels Gate Cultural Center

Angels Gate Cultural Center (AGCC) emerged from a group of San Pedro artists in the 1970s that created art studios and exhibition space within the WWII era army barracks of Angels Gate Park near the Port of Los Angeles. Today, AGCC hosts over 50 artist studios in addition to a variety of programs to engage the diverse communities of the Los Angeles Harbor region, including arts education in local schools, community classes, cultural events, and exhibitions of contemporary art. More information about AGCC is available at angelsgateart.org.



Agenda

🕑: 01:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Opening Reception
🕑: 02:00 PM
Artist Talk
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Angels Gate Cultural Center, 3601 South Gaffey Street, Los Angeles, United States

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