Online Celebration for Jeffrey Gibson’s Monument Unveiling
July 24, 2020 6:30 – 8pm
Jeffrey Gibson; ‘Because Once You Enter My House It Becomes Our House;’ 2020; Courtesy the Artist; Socrates Sculpture Park; Sikkema Jenkins & Co., New York; Kavi Gupta, Chicago; Roberts Projects, Los Angeles; Image by Scott Lynch.
Friday, July 24 Wednesday, July 22 * • 6:30pm • On Instagram & Facebook • Free! • RSVP
* The event has been re-scheduled for Friday, July 24 due to forecasted thunderstorms on Wednesday, July 22 and Thursday, July 23.
Donation Links
Donate to the Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women–>
Donate to the White Mountain Apache Tribe Covid-19 Relief Fund–>
About
Please Note: The Park closes to the public at 4pm the day of the event and remains closed during the event, it can only be viewed online via Instagram & Facebook.
Artist Jeffrey Gibson created ‘Because Once You Enter My House It Becomes Our House‘ – a massive technicolor ziggurat honoring queer and Indigenous histories – for the Park’s ‘MONUMENTS NOW‘ exhibition.
Tune in to Instagram or Facebook Live on Friday, July 24 at 6:30pm EST and celebrate the unveiling of this spectacular artwork with programming live-streamed from the Park!
Also be sure to look for Gibson pictured with his project at Socrates in this week’s issue of The New Yorker magazine!
Schedule
6:30pm EST
Land Acknowledgment with the Indigenous Kinship Collective–>
Learn the history of the land Socrates occupies from the Indigenous Kinship Collective (KIN). KIN has requested that those who are able to at this time please make a donation to the Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women. Learn More–>
7pm EST
Acclaimed violinist Laura Ortman uses ‘Because Once I Enter Your House It Becomes Our House‘ as a stage for her experimental performance piece. Donations in support of her performance should be made to the White Mountain Apache Tribe Covid-19 Relief Fund. Learn More–>
Support
Programming for Jeffrey Gibson‘s ‘Because Once You Enter My House It Becomes Our House‘ is made possible by generous support from VIA Art Fund; Roberts Projects, Los Angeles; and Sikkema Jenkins & Co., New York. It is also made possible with funds from the NYSCA Electronic Media/Film in Partnership with Wave Farm: Media Arts Assistance Fund, with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.
