Remembering Ghosts, the culminating exhibition for APL’s 2024 Artists-in-Residence cohort, features work by Ayanah Moor, Candace Hunter, and Johnaé Strong. This exhibition critically examines the intersections of history, memory, and identity as the artists navigate the residual traces of the past within the present. Through diverse media and conceptual lenses, the works presented in this exhibition explore the complexities of historical erasure, resilience, and the spectral influence of collective and personal memory. By engaging the ethereal, Remembering Ghosts asks viewers to consider how past narratives continue to influence modern society. It encourages contemplation on acts of reclamation and memory to reimagine futures.
In partnership with the Center for the Study of Race, Politics & Culture, Arts + Public Life supports individual artists through the Artists-in-Residence. The ten-month paid residency program provides space, materials, and stipends. During this program, artists have access to rehearsal, performance, and exhibition spaces on the Arts Block in Washington Park including the Arts Incubator and Green Line Performing Arts Center, and access to the academic and research resources of the University of Chicago.
Read this Hyde Park Herald article to learn more about the exhibition:
New Arts Incubator show explores Dan Ryan displacement, intersecting identity (Hyde Park Herald)
Post-event notes:
The exhibition opening was so beautiful! Check out our photo gallery (photos by Anjali Pinto) to glimpse the exhibition and the beautiful night. This exhibition will run through Dec. 14. Gallery hours are Thursday-Saturday, 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM.
