MoCADA invites you to the opening celebration for Flaunt: Being the Dream, a group exhibition that explores the Black Transgender, Non-Binary, and Gender-Nonconforming (TGNC) experience to unpack contemporary perceptions of identity via the expression of gender. DJ Freedem will be spinning and twerking to set the vibes. Plus light refreshments will be served.
When: Saturday, June 1, 2024
Time: 1-5 PM
Music: DJ Freedem
Where: MoCADA Abolition House, House 7A Nolan Park, Governors Island
To reaffirm the value of Black TGNC lives and to celebrate the myriad ways Black people connect performance to modes of expression i.e. how we show up, 20 artists contribute to a necessary dialogue that informs and expands the narrative. Curated by Zola-Jourdan Savage, featuring a soundscape by Run P..
Featuring the work of Ajamu X, Alanna Fields, Ava Tuitt, Avion Pearce, Blaize Sanford, Chiffon Thomas, Darryl Deangelo Terrell, Frank Xarate, Jhona Xaviera, Joshua Obawole, Keioui Keijaun Thomas, Lindsay Perryman, María José Maldonado + Latavia Young, Moses Leonardo, Shan Wallace, Texas Isaiah, Tyler Andrew Nelson, Tyler Cala Williams, and Utē Petit.
Flaunt: Being the Dream will be on view at MoCADA Abolition House until November 3, 2024. For more info visit MoCADA.org
