Venturing Out of the Heart of Darkness

Venturing Out of the Heart of Darkness examines the long-standing impact of colonialism on prevailing societal attitudes that define black culture in America and in the world. It also explores how the Empire has defined and thereby influenced the development of economic, linguistic, mythological and psychological systems and ideologies that inform contemporary notions of blackness. The exhibition will include works by national and international artists representative of the African Diaspora. Exhibition curated by Rehema C. Barber With Leonardo Benzant, Zoe Charlton, Andrea Chung, Willie Cole, Bethany Collins, Nathaniel Donnett, Ken Gonzales-Day, Heather Hart and André D. Singleton, Sean M. Johnson, JC Lenochan, Shaun Leonardo, Serge Alain Nitegeka, Jason Patterson, Yinka Shonibare, Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum, Renee Stout, Wilmer Wilson IV, Saya Woolfalk www.ganttcenter.org