UPCOMING | “Space, some will say, is not intrinsically racially specific. And yet there are some locations and territories that read obviously and overtly as ‘black space’—zones that have some connectivity to black peoples’ lives, history, and culture. In this sense, black space is cultivated or fostered regularly and variously.” – Romi Crawford, curator of Citing Black Geographies, cultural theorist, and professor of visual and critical studies at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago Citing Black Geographies presents the work of fifteen artists investigating and reaffirming notions of “black space”—a term describing the topographies, zones, scenes, and structures that portend black cultural experience. Amiri Baraka (LeRoi Jones) Dawoud Bey McArthur Binion Black Arts Movement School Modality Nick Cave Coco Fusco Theaster Gates Rashid Johnson Tony Lewis Staples Jr. Singers Tavares Strachan Jan Tichy Jina Valentine Carrie Mae Weems Amanda Williams Reaffirming notions of black space while also challenging them, this intentionally open-ended project will include works ranging from painting, print, installation, and drawing to photography, sound, video, film, and performance. Citing Black Geographies will be on view at GRAY Chicago (2044 W. Carroll Ave.) from September 9 through October 27, 2022, and GRAY New York (1018 Madison Ave.) from November 17 through December 23, 2022. Learn more via the link in bio.