Artifacts from an Unborn Empire gathers artists to reconsider how civilizations are formed and who gets to define them. Through a range of natural and manufactured materials, they play with and challenge the systems, stories, and symbols that shape our sense of power, history, and belonging.
Blending imagination with critique, the exhibition explores cultural myths, colonial legacies, and the forces that construct contemporary life. Timed with the 250th anniversary of the United States, it asks: what kinds of empires do we inherit, and what new ones might rise in their place?
Curated by Jason Jenn and Vojislav Radovanović.
Artists:
Aprille Curtis
Antonino Isaja-Formicca
Ben Cuevas
Cheyann Washington
Elana Mann
Ellen Jong
Francis Robateau
Gina Herrera
Greg Day
Hugo Heredia Barrera
Jason Jenn
Jason Trucco
Jotham Hung
Kayla Tange
Kristine Schomaker
Marcus Kuiland-Nazario
Nancy Kay Turner
Reyah
Robert Patrick
Rosalyn Myles
Rubén Esparza
Vojislav Radovanović
Opening Reception:
Saturday, September 26, 7 - 9pm
Curatorial Walkthrough:
Saturday, October 2pm
Gallery Hours:
Tuesday - Thursday: 11am - 8pm
Saturday: 12 - 5pm