This exhibition was organized with ArtsConnect Topeka. It is funded by the National Endowment for the Arts and other generous sponsors.
Category : MulvaneExhibits
Date: Thu 05/16/24 12:00AM - Mon 07/08/24 12:00AM
Location: (upcoming) Rita Blitt Gallery
An exhibition in commemoration of Brown v. Board at 70
CRAVING LIGHT: The Museum of Love and Reckoning considers the legacies of the Brown v. Board decision. Designed as a touring exhibition, its inaugural presentation is at the Mulvane Art Museum.
Over the last year, renowned citizen artist vanessa german has worked with community members to create CRAVING LIGHT. At workshops, site visits, and interviews, Topekans shared their stories and belongings with german. She used these materials to create a searing new body of work that spans media from sculpture to collage to video. The installation embodies stories from the lives of the case’s plaintiffs and others who were affected by its outcome. CRAVING LIGHT offers an opportunity for each of us to reckon with the past, transform our hearts, and work toward a better future.
Images above and at bottom: vanessa german, Nancy Todd (details), 2024. Photo by Jordan Whitten, courtesy of vanessa german Studios.
