Opening Reception: We Have Reach

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | Join us in celebrating the opening of the Usdan Gallery spring exhibition “We Have Reach,” a visual/performance curation that considers avenues of the body in space, particularly how the Black feminine has been restricted or exploited or expelled or compelled in relationship to taking up space. This group exhibition seeks to facilitate a conversation about the Black feminine figure in relationship to her exterior environment—the extent of the body across time and space, fugitive movement and fugitive stillness, exploitative fecundity, her longing for heaven and home. Curated by Studio AGD, “We Have Reach” is in dialogue with historical muses including Henrietta Lacks, Anarcha Westcott, and Sawtche (widely known as the Hottentot Venus). The curatorial group Studio AGD includes Bennington literature faculty member Anaïs Duplan, Zoe Butler, and Folasade Adesanya. On view through April 25, 2025.

Image: Video still from These Boots Were Made for Walking, 2024, an installation by visual arts faculty member and exhibition participant Anina Major.

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