Until Friday December 21 2018
The “dark
grief” of African-American history is the subject of Rico Gaston’s latest show,
which comprises film, paintings, sculpture and drawings. Along with
compositions mining African tribal motifs, as well as portraits of civil rights
heroes, the highlights include a video shot during a trip to Mississippi. In
it, Gaston follows the trail of events leading to Emmett Till’s 1955 lynching
and aftermath: From the store where the 14-year-old supposedly whistled at a
white woman (which, decades later, she admitted never happened), to the site of
his murder, to the spot where his mutilated body was dumped into the river by
his executioners.
Venue name:
Ronald Feldman Fine Arts
Address: 31
Mercer Street New York 10013
Cross
street: Between Canal and Grand St
Opening
hours: Tue–Sat 10am–6pmTransport: Subway: A, C, E, J, Z, N, Q, R, 1, 6 to Canal
St
Website:
http://www.feldmangallery.com
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