I’m happy to announce my first international joint show “ Outer Body Experiences” in Rome, Italy w/ (Darin Cooper) @inacoop The combined presentation of sculpture and paintings depict the intercultural conversations that occur within Black space. The artists comment on systemic experiences –such as gentrification, over-policing, and the creation of food deserts – in tandem with material references of African-American culture in each artwork. Cooper achieves this pairing through a careful incorporation of printmaking and collage with acrylic painting, whereas Massillon combines found objects like bullet shells and sand with brass instruments with carefully carved wooden masks to present a pun-like reimagining of symbols in contemporary African American culture. Massillon and Cooper deconstruct these symbols in their art— subliminally and literally— in order to offer glimpses of their unique experiences within Black life. There is a palpable chemistry between Darin Cooper’s aqueously pigmented acrylic paintings and Emmanuel Massillon’s austere sculptural improvisations. Both trained at the School of Visual Arts in New York, Cooper and Massillon share a reverence for the abstract, belying a subtext that is both autobiographical and expository. For this show, their selected works even offer a level of whimsy based on the artists’ ability to play on the sensory and employ a deliberate level of pastiche. Writing by: (Skylar Mitchell) @skylxrfaith The opening is Tomorrow from 6-9pm in Rome, Italy If your in Rome please stop by and say Hi ! 🇮🇹 Special thanks to: @andreafestafineart for having us