RICHARD BEAVERS GALLERY, Soho presents
SUBJECT MATTERS
Opening Reception
May 3, 2024 | 6:00PM - 9:00PM
Exhibition Dates
May 3, 2024 - June 15, 2024
What does it mean for a person, a community, or a life to matter? Today, we encounter the politicization of identity that pits us against one another rather than amplifies the voices that have been continually suppressed. "Subject Matters," a group exhibition featuring the works that tackles this notion by illuminating the multifaceted narratives of black life and culture within inner city environments.
These artists bring together their unique and diverse experiences, triumphs, fears, and hopes from their respective communities. Their distinct approaches place their stories against a backdrop of societal marginalization and systemic inequality. By confronting the social, political, and cultural issues by challenging mainstream discourses that seek to rewrite their histories, these artists offer compelling insights into the lived realities of black individuals and communities.
"Subject Matters" is a proclamation. Whether through figuration or abstraction, painting, or multidisciplinary mediums, the exhibition's artists subvert narratives of oppression, violence, and trauma. In their place, they reveal layers and layers of stories that celebrate the richness and diversity of their cultural heritage, despite the weight of racial divides that continue to persist. From portraiture to scenes of everyday life and even the conceptual embodiment of the Black psyche, these artworks are testaments to the resilience, creativity, and ingenuity that survive within Black communities forced to navigate the complexities of inner-city life....
EXHIBITING ARTISTS
Desmond Beach | Xavier Daniels | Lynthia Edwards | Clarence Heyward | Marcus Antonius Jansen | Frank Morrison | TJ
Morrison | Melvin Nesbitt Jr | Dan Oliver | Terron Cooper Sorrells | Phyllis Stephens
https://www.richardbeaversgallery.com/exhibitions/24-subject-matters-group-show/