Creating Legacies at The Brooklyn Museum
You are cordially invited to
A Special Exhibition Private Tour
of
A Movement in Every Direction: Legacies of the Great Migration
Saturday, April 15, 2023
3:30pm
Brooklyn Museum
200 Eastern Parkway
Brooklyn, NY 11238
Creating Legacies is sponsoring a small number of tickets to this powerful installation at the Brooklyn Museum. If you would like to attend, please register on Eventbrite as soon as possible, as the sponsored tickets are first come, first serve. Please complete the Eventbrite registration for each guest, including children. If for any reason you cannot attend, in consideration of myself, Creating Legacies and other potential guests, please let me know so that your spot can be shared with someone else.
About the exhibit…
Between 1915 and 1970, in the wake of racial terror during the post-Reconstruction period, millions of Black Americans fled from their homes to other areas within the South and to other parts of the country. This remarkable movement of people, known as the Great Migration, caused a radical shift in the demographic, economic, and sociopolitical makeup of the United States. A Movement in Every Direction: Legacies of the Great Migration brings together twelve contemporary artists to consider the complex impact of this period on their lives, as well as on social and cultural life, with newly commissioned works ranging from large-scale installation, immersive film, and tapestry to photography, painting, and mixed media. Featured artists are Akea Brionne, Mark Bradford, Zoë Charlton, Larry W. Cook, Torkwase Dyson, Theaster Gates Jr., Allison Janae Hamilton, Leslie Hewitt, Steffani Jemison, Robert Pruitt, Jamea Richmond-Edwards, and Carrie Mae Weems.
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