Unmasked: The 1935 Anti-Lynching Exhibits & Community Remembrance
Unmasked is an art installation reimagining two historic exhibitions of anti-lynching art held in 1935. At the time, these displays advanced competing notions of critical, antiracist artwork. The installation combines historical artworks and ephemera with contemporary efforts to commemorate the victims of lynching in Indiana, including ABHM founder, Dr. James Cameron. This memory work is crucial to community efforts advancing meaningful conversations at the heart of ABHM’s mission about racial reconciliation, the emancipatory possibilities of restitution, and the creation of permanent memorials to the victims of white supremacy, in Indiana and elsewhere. The goal of Unmasked is to use the legacy of the 1935 exhibits to provoke discussions about art and politics, the resurgence of hate crimes, and teaching tolerance.
Tuesday- Thursday 10 AM to 5 PM
Friday- Saturday 10 AM to 3 PM
This exhibit is made possible with support from the Allen Whitehill Clowes Charitable Foundation, Eli Lilly and Company Foundation, the Department of American Studies, Indiana University, Bloomington, and the Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management in the College of Natural Resources of North Carolina State University.
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