Opening on Juneteenth, Friday, June 19 from 5-7pm,
Kavi Gupta is pleased to present Screaming at the Sky, a landmark solo exhibition by Gerald Williams, co-founder of AfriCOBRA and a pivotal figure in the history of Black American art.
The exhibition presents a new body of paintings that expands Williams' lifelong exploration of what he describes as "mimesis at midpoint." Neither wholly representational nor fully abstract, these works unfold within a liminal space between what can be seen and described objectively and what must be understood through intuition, memory, and feeling.
Presented during a historic moment for Chicago's cultural landscape, Screaming at the Sky affirms Williams' enduring belief in art's capacity to illuminate both personal and collective histories. The exhibition stands as a testament to a practice that continues to evolve while remaining rooted in the foundational principles that have guided the artist's work for generations: visibility, dignity, imagination, and freedom.
Kavi Gupta amplifies voices of diverse and underrepresented artists to expand the canon of art history. Through innovative and ambitious exhibitions, multimedia programming, and rigorous publications, we foster an evolving conversation among international communities about art and ideas.
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