BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//hacksw/handcal//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:67121f551c408 DTSTAMP:20241018T084157Z DESCRIPTION: Please join us on \;Thursday\, August 22\, 5:00 - 7:00 pm in the Sheila &\; Richard Riggs Gallery \;(Lazarus Center\, Floor 1) \;to celebrate the opening of \;Black Mystery Month\, \;a suite of still-life photographs by Bill Gaskins. The works in the exhibition are made to engage attention through their unexpected form and content. \;Black Mystery Month \;will playfully test cultural and historical aptitudes through selected chapters of American history that disrupt claims of a post-racial America\, and guide viewers to lessons on the most durable and mysterious pandemic of the human story beyond the gallery walls. Points of inspiration for \;Black Mystery Month \;are what Dr. Martin Luther King\, Jr once called "the fierce urgency of now\,&rdquo\; the civic and scholarly project of American and African American Studies\; the vision and mission of Toni Morrison\, the duo of American historian Carter G. Woodson and activist/educator \;Mary McLeod Bethune\, the pioneering television producer Don Cornelius\, and the 38th President of the United States\, Gerald R. Ford. Bill Gaskins \;is \;Director of the \;Photography + Media &\; Society MFA program \;at 足球游戏_中国足彩网￥体育资讯. His work explores the myth and realities of American life and the image of African American people through his work in photography\, video\, and non-fiction writing. He is the author of the groundbreaking monograph\, \;Good &\; Bad Hair: Photographs by Bill Gaskins\, and the inventive short film \;The Meaning of Hope. Gaskins&rsquo\; relevance as a contemporary artist has garnered attention through solo and group exhibitions at major venues including the Crocker Museum of Art\, Brooklyn Museum of Art\, Detroit Institute of Arts\, and The Smithsonian Institution. Location: Sheila &\; Richard Riggs Gallery (Lazarus Center\, Floor 1)On View: August 22 - September 29\, 2024Opening Reception: Thursday\, August 22\, 5:00 - 7:00 pm Gallery Hours: \;Sheila &\; Richard Riggs Gallery: Monday - Sunday\, 10AM - 5PM. Campus galleries are open to the public. \;Outside visitors can enter galleries after signing in at the front desk of the respective building. \;Please note\, on \;weekends outside visitors will need to be accompanied by a 足球游戏_中国足彩网￥体育资讯 community member with a 足球游戏_中国足彩网￥体育资讯 ID in order to swipe and gain access into respective buildings.  \; SUMMARY:Black Mystery Month: Photographs by Bill Gaskins Exhibition Reception DTSTART:20240822T210000Z DTEND:20240822T230000Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR