Artist Statement:
Criminals! Subordinate! Uneducated! Discriminatory terms such as these intersect with the imprint and the power of institutional racism, both past and present. Each artist included in this exhibition, Blurred Expectations, denounces stereotypes and promotes an authentic depiction of Black people. This exhibition also provides Black artists an opportunity to redefine the narrative that has been involuntarily prescribed by overbearing forces in the world. These ubiquitous ideologies are at the forefront of media and society, ultimately causing social divisions amidst Black communities and other ethnic groups. Blurred Expectations blurs the line between a self-realized identity and an unwarranted fabrication of the Black experience.
By focusing on the creative interests of Black artists, viewers are encouraged to reflect on the greater dimensions of inspiration and creativity while contemplating the challenges of the status quo. Michele Enyenga’s Black Boy Joy series offers the viewer a side of Black men that is rarely at the forefront of our collective consciousness by showing undeniable joy and unapologetic self-love. Gigi Wilborn further subverts societal tropes by displaying mugshots of legendary individuals, such as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks. Jamia Berry’s untitled photograph and Desirae Lee’s HE(A)RE video, conveys the explicit consequences of predisposed discriminatory associations. Books become the origin point of Cameron Brown’s painting, The Bluest Eye, and Chris Revelle’s conceptual work, A Letter to Sonia Sanchez. The literature used in these pieces reference the historical significance of African-American experiences by examining the suppression of Black perspectives and identities.
Blurred Expectations aims to leave viewers with a more expansive outlook on the profound complexity that is deeply rooted in Black identity and culture.
Artists in this Exhibition:
Jamia Berry
Cameron Brown
Jessica Coppet
Mahlet Cuff
Hector Del Campo
Michele Marie Eyenga
Terri Foster
Cayla Gray
Yajna Jungbadoor
Brandi Junious
Desirae Lee
Evan Lockhart
Kirk Maynard
Jake Northington
Dorothea Osborn
Phebe Pankey
André Ramos-Woodward
Chris Revelle
Darell Threeths
Gigi Wilborn
Ezra Wube
Curators Include:
Medhavi Bhunjun ’22 (Rose Hill, Mauritius) – art major
Inga Brostek ’21 (Williamsport, Pas.) – philosophy major
Tamara Collington ’20 (Upper Marlboro, Md.) – criminology major, philosophy minor
Lily Frey ’20 (York, Pa.) – history major, art history minor
Victoria Grundhoeffer ’20 (San Antonio, Texas) – film major, photography minor
Taylor Huth ’21 (Mount Pleasant, Pa.) – anthropology major, archaeology minor
Vito Montgomery ’21 (Newark, Del.) – film major, commercial design minor
Madison Ney ’20 (Marietta, Pa.) – archaeology major, anthropology minor
Jessalyn Smith ’20 (East Windsor, Conn.) – photography major, entrepreneurship minor
Kiannah Titus ’21 (Syracuse, N.Y.) – archaeology major
Promotional Materials:
Created by Jessalyn Smith '20
Posters:
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Promotion via Instagram:
Coordinated by Madison Ney ’20
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Promotion from Artists:
Gigi Wilborn was very excited to be included in this exhibition. She made several posts and tagged us in them:
Cameron Brown, Darell Threeths, Yajna Jungbadoor, and Phebe Pankey also promoted the exhibition:
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