Exhibition – Myth-Science of the Gatekeepers
5/3/2024 - 7/28/2024
Rainbow Serpent, a Black LGBTQ arts collective led by Marques Redd and Mikael Owunna, is ecstatic to showcase Myth-Science of the Gatekeepers, a collection of 16 glass sculptures of Black same gender loving men cast as ancient Egyptian deities. The statues and the spiritual system that animates them are deeply woven into the collective’s larger explorations of African cosmologies, multimedia art, innovative healing protocols, and emerging technologies. Please mark your calendars now for what promises to be an endarkening and life-giving event.
Opens Friday, May 3 from 10am–9pm
FREE OPENING RECEPTION
Friday, May 3 from 6–9pm
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
6:00-6:30pm – African drumming by Legacy Arts Project
6:30-6:45pm –
Opening the Mouth, a site-specific dance performance
Creative Director: Marques Redd
Artistic Director: Mikael Owunna
Movement Director: Ursula Payne
Dancers: Chandler Bingham and Indira Cunningham
6:45-7:00pm – Blackstar Sanctuary, an immersive virtual reality film
Creative Director: Marques Redd
Artistic Director: Mikael Owunna
3D Artist: Devin Smith
Soundscape Designer: Tobi Obisanya
Projection Designer: Scott Andrew
7:00-7:15pm – Remarks from Mikael Owunna and Marques Redd
7:15 – 7:30pm –
Music, poetry, and visual art performances
Knowing the Evolutions of Ra, a musical performance
Composers: Jaronda Primrose and Marques Redd
Singer: Weslee Glenn
Poetry by Dante Micheaux
Visual art by Granville Carroll
6:00-9:00pm – Glassblowing demonstrations
6:00-9:00pm – Refreshments
This exhibition was made possible with support from:
