Roosevelt Island RIVAA Gallery invites you to celebrate Black History Month with their upcoming exhibition highlighting the contributions of unlauded Black inventors. You’re invited to the exhibition’s opening reception tomorrow night, February 8 from 6-9 PM.
Earlier today, I received a pre-opening tour of the exhibition from co-curator Amazia Thompson.
According to Mr Thompson:
I have co-curators that I’ve invited from different
boroughs. Essentially, this exhibition
is focusing on black inventors. It’s
called The Lives That Made The Lives We Live and it’s
focusing on a lot of the times whether
it be inventors of culture, inventors of
technology or inventors of medicine, black hands are interwoven into the
fabric of what we sometimes take
for granted.
other cultures renditions of their
divinities depicted as women. We have Mother Earth, the Moon, the Sun, the Water and then the abstract usually
takes place with identity. We have one of
my favorites which is a rendition of Black Angel Babies and this one was
unique to me because oftentimes
Divinity is close to Whiteness in a lot
of ways and so Light is associated with
good, Darkness with bad but this is a
reminder that oftentimes perception is
not what we think…
RIVAA Galler y adds:
The Lives That Made The Life We Live
Opening reception: Saturday, February 8, 6-9 PM
RIVAA Gallery
On view February 7 March 2, 2025
The Lives That Made The Life We Live is an exhibition highlighting unlauded Black inventors and their silent impact on our way of living. Through this exhibition, artists explore the effects of Black inventions on the physical world and human psyche in mediums ranging from paint and textiles to photography and film. Serving as a tribute to these forgotten legacies, it calls for recognition and respect for Black creators who touch every part of our lives, often missed and taken for granted, spanning culture, technology, medicine, and everything in between and beyond.
Join us at RIVAA Gallery on Saturday, February 8th, from 6-9 PM for art, music and performances at the opening ceremony of this exhibition honoring Black History Month.
More info about the RIVAA Galler y available at their website.
