Monument Lab

There is just one week left to apply for Monument Lab’s artist residency program for Philadelphia public artists! Through the theme of “exchange,” our goal is to support emerging public artists to evolve their practice and prepare for future large-scale monument commission opportunities while building stronger relationships within and across the city’s neighborhoods. Two Philadelphia emerging public artists will be selected to create prototype projects that will be exhibited at the end of the year-long residency. Lead support for the Monument Lab Artist Residency is provided by the William Penn Foundation. Applications are due September 16, 2024 by 5pm ET. Learn more and how to apply ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/eD4xa4gh

A very BIG congratulations to Monument Lab collaborator TK Smith, who is a 2024 Rabkin Prize winner! 💫 TK Smith is a cultural historian, he is curator of the Arts of Africa and the African Diaspora at the Michael C. Carlos Museum at Emory, and was Monument Lab’s 2023 Writer-in Residence. https://lnkd.in/eHX5TYfu

Slow Motion curator Patricia K. on the themes behind the exhibition and how featured artists Billy Dufala, Ana Teresa Fernández, Colette Fu, Omar Tate, and Sandy Williams IV play with materials and inspire viewers to think critically about what is a monument, here in the now and in the future. Slow Motion is on view at Grounds For Sculpture through September 2025.

In our inaugural issue of Bulletin, edited by Patricia K., we explore the theme of “Ghosts.” Contributors Charles Athanasopoulos, Jeanne Dreskin, Paul Farber, Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, Naomieh Jovin, Cannupa Hanska Luger, Shannon Mattern, Nicholas Mirzoeff, TK Smith, and Marisa Williamson consider the specters, haunting sensations, and eerie remnants of the past as they relate public art, space, and memory. 📚Order your copy of Bulletin today: https://lnkd.in/eaAYeA-8

Declaration House curators Paul Farber, Anna Arabindan-Kesson, and Yolanda Wisher on the themes of the exhibition and telling a richer fuller, truer American story. Declaration House presents artist Sonya Clark’s “The Descendants of Monticello,” a public artwork that brings the historic house to life through a monumental montage featuring the blinking eyes of Robert Hemmings’ collateral descendants and others who are related to the over 400 people enslaved at Monticello, including descendants biologically related to Jefferson. Declaration House is on view through December 1, 2024. Learn more about the exhibition: https://lnkd.in/eWtHkEZV

Monument Lab Fellows Imani Jacqueline’s exhibition “Gulf” featured in the The New York Times. Research meets poetry in “Gulf,” Brown’s exploration of oil extraction and its consequences for her native New Orleans and the planet. The exhibition at Storefront for Art and Architecture in Manhattan is on view through Aug 31. https://lnkd.in/dpuB8jKV

Monument Lab 2024 Fellow Spotlight: In Survival Is a Promise, Alexis Pauline Gumbs, the first researcher to explore the full depths of Audre Lorde’s manuscript archives, illuminates the eternal life of Lorde. Her life and work become more than a sound bite; they become a cosmic force, teaching us the grand contingency of life together on earth. 📚Get your copy today! https://lnkd.in/eADVETJ3

Monument Lab is hosting the second year of its artist residency program for Philadelphia public artists. Through the theme of “exchange,” our goal is to support emerging public artists to evolve their practice and prepare for future large-scale monument commission opportunities while building stronger relationships within and across the city’s neighborhoods. Two Philadelphia emerging public artists will be selected to create prototype projects that will be exhibited at the end of the year-long residency. Applications are due September 16, 2024 by 5pm ET. Lead support for the Monument Lab Artist Residency is provided by the William Penn Foundation. https://lnkd.in/eD4xa4gh

We're Hiring! Monument lab is seeking a Senior Project Manager that will provide a high-level of specialized operational and technical support to our Projects Department. This position will collaborate and work as an integral member of Monument Lab’s leadership team, helping build and strengthen a strong foundation for our core project-based activities. Learn more about the position and how to apply: https://lnkd.in/g8mzqY6C

“The Declaration House project is about so much more than its historic location. The colossal eyes gazing out are sending a message about reversing centuries of intentional erasure […] By using the eyes of the descendants of Monticello in her work, Sonya Clark admonishes us to remember that Black people have been a part of the American story since long before the creation of the United States.” https://lnkd.in/erRPbb3X