Above left: Crown (Makeda), 2026, velvet and brass with etching, 12"x7.5"x7.5," on view at EXPO Chicago.
Above right: Staff (Beteri), 2026, wood and brass with etching, 64”x9”x1.5” on view at EXPO Chicago.
I am delighted to share that my art will be featured in a solo presentation at EXPO Chicago from April 9-12, with Superposition Gallery. My work will be in the Focus section of the fair, booth 121. I've partnered with Storm Ascher, the gallery's founder, on a few projects over the years, and I’m excited for this collaboration on a more expansive presentation of my practice.
Here is a link to the preview of the art that will be in the EXPO booth. The work includes collages displayed in recent national and international institutional shows, including at Palais de Tokyo (Paris, France), the Museum of African Diaspora (San Francisco, CA), and Fondazione Merz (Turin, Italy). It also includes new sculptural work, and a video performance.
During the fair, I'll be on an EXPO Chicago Dialogues panel on Saturday, April 11, at 4 pm, moderated by Katie Pfohl, curator for the Detroit Institute of Arts and EXPO's Focus section. Titled "FOCUS: Gathering of Water," the panel brings together artists LaKela Brown, Faye HeavyShield, Demond Melancon, and myself, to reflect on the relationship between craft, ritual, and resistance in contemporary practice.
Superposition and EXPO Chicago will also host a work-in-progress screening of "Our Song: By Way of Revolution," a short documentary film, at Chicago SoHo House on Saturday, April 11, at 8pm, followed by a conversation with EXPO curator Essence Harden. The documentary, which is directed by Alex Bledsoe, follows me over the course of the year as I make art across the United States, giving voice to the women central to my collage and performance work. You can find a short, one-minute trailer of the film here.
I hope to see you in Chicago at the fair!
