Exhibition: Across Imaginary Boundaries

Exhibition: Across Imaginary Boundaries

On View: Sept. 7 to Dec. 14, 2023
Opening Reception: Thursday, Sept. 7th | 5:30-7:00pm

Through photography, printmaking, painting, ceramics, sculpture and video, Across Imaginary Boundaries brings together artists from these unique regions of the Caribbean diaspora that have created new narratives based in adaption and the multitude of experiences, and art that explore representation, the recovery of ancestral knowledge and connections to nature. Featuring work by 18 artists, this exhibit is curated by Haifa Bint-Kadi and will run from Sept. 7-Dec. 14, 2023.

Within the bounty and beauty of the many cultures of the Caribbean is a shared history plagued in colonization and oppression across geographies. What does it mean to explore identity and place within the foregrounding of this cultural backdrop and in the realm of contemporary art? Artists in this exciting and dynamic exhibit explore a diverse range of artistic production rooted in diasporic identity across the Caribbean while celebrating new modes of thinking about shifting identities, place and home.

Featured Artists: Enid B. Alvarez, Albert Areizaga, Shirley Azcona, Nola Brooks, Catherine Castillo, Xavier Checo, Alex “FDEZ” Fernández, Lisa Gathright-Miller, Jordany Genao, Carlos Mateu, Palén Obesa, Danny R. Peralta, Hèctor Qué Ve, Lisa Reyes, Moses Ros, Ramona Terrero, Vee Tineo, Joddys Tollinchi

Gallery Hours:
Mon – Wed | 9am-8pm
Thu | 10am-8pm
Fri & Sat | 10am-5pm
Sun | Closed

Riverfront Art Gallery exhibits contemporary, nationally, and internationally acclaimed artwork in Riverfront Library. The mission of the gallery is to stimulate and encourage the study and presentation of fine arts and increase access to the arts in the City of Yonkers and surrounding communities. For more information, please contact thegallery@ypl.org or visit the website.

IMAGE:
Carlos Mateu
Acrylic on Canvas
24″ x 24″