Events
Mary Porter Sesnon Art Gallery
“Just Futures” Opens
Mary Porter Sesnon Art GalleryThe Humanities Institute and the Center for Creative Ecologies present Beyond the End of the World Lecture Series. Just Futures, a highly anticipated exhibition featuring the works of Arthur Jafa, Martine Syms, and Black Quantum Futurism, curated by Professor T.J. Demos, History of Art and Visual Culture, opens at the Mary Porter Sesnon Gallery February […]
Postponed – We Are Not Aliens: Arthur Jafa, Martine Syms, and Afro-Futurism 2.0 Exhibition at the Sesnon Gallery
Mary Porter Sesnon Art GalleryWe Are Not Aliens: Arthur Jafa, Martine Syms, and Afro-Futurism 2.0 assembles select artistic projects that investigate emancipatory futures of justice opposed to historical and contemporary racism, socioeconomic inequality, and state violence. It centers around Arthur Jafa's startling and moving video "Love is the Message, the Message is Death," which offers a short account of anti-black […]
Opening Reception: The Gail Project Exhibition – An Okinawan-American Dialogue
Mary Porter Sesnon Art GalleryThe Gail Project Exhibition - An Okinawan-American Dialogue at the Sesnon Gallery, Porter College Opening Reception: Thursday, October 5, 5:00-7:00 pm Exhibition run dates: Thu, Oct 5, 2017 to Sat, Dec 2, 2017 Weekly events every Wednesday 6-8pm. Closed for Thanksgiving Holiday November 23- 27 The Gail Project is a collaborative, international public history project […]
Lewis Watts: New Orleans Suite, First Friday – Curator’s Walk Through
Mary Porter Sesnon Art GalleryNew Orleans Suite presents a window into the landscape of life in New Orleans before and after Hurricane Katrina. Vivid black and white photography exposes the contrast of devastation and humanity in such a rich sector of American jazz culture. Additionally the gallery will showcase some of Watts' new work from Cuba, where he is […]