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DESCRIPTION:Join Root Division this July and August for "I AM...", curated by Adrianne 
 Ramsey. This group exhibition features 15 artists who question and 
 challenge established definitions and historical narratives in regards to 
 personal identity. The exhibition title is abbreviated from a 2013 painting 
 series made by American artist Hank Willis Thomas titled “I Am A Man.” 
 The images are a reproduction and re-appropriation of the simple, 
 declarative protest signs carried by a large group of Black men during the 
 1968 Memphis Sanitation Strike. The signs are meant to assert Black men’s 
 rights against segregation and racism—affirming their identities as human 
 beings and U.S. citizens, while levying questions of representation, 
 commodification, and the value of one’s identity. \n\nThe 
 interdisciplinary works in "I AM..." respond critically to the idea that 
 American identity is complicit and bound to patterns of violence and 
 rampant discrimination. Adrianne Ramsey, the exhibition’s curator shares 
 that: “over the past few years, we as a nation have witnessed people from 
 several marginalized groups—Muslims, African-Americans, Latinos, 
 undocumented immigrants, indigenous peoples, and members of the LGBTQ+ 
 community—protesting on and off the internet to fight against the 
 ideological and physical violence they often face. Unfortunately, the 
 continued passage and implementation of punitive enforcement policies is a 
 painful reminder of the political marginalization of select groups in the 
 United States.” \n \nThis exhibition explores a historical throughline 
 starting with the civil rights era imagery conjured by the exhibition’s 
 title, moving into a recognition of the energy and urgency of the identity 
 politics of the 1980-90s, and into our current era—where the language of 
 discrimination and state violence simply shifted—finding viable stakes in 
 the age of social media and Donald Trump. 
 \n___________________________________\n\n"I AM..." will be on view in our 
 gallery by appointment from July 9 - August 14, 2021.\nEmail us at 
 visit@rootdivision.org to schedule an appointment.\n\n\n2nd Saturday 
 Openings:\n\nSaturday, July 10, 7-9 pm	Opening reception and artist 
 talks\nSaturday, August 14, 7-9 pm 	Closing reception featuring live 
 performance by Reniel del Rosario\n\n\nRoot Division is a visual arts 
 non-profit that connects creativity and community through a dynamic 
 ecosystem of arts education, exhibitions, and studios.\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2021/06/23/18843412.php
SUMMARY:"I Am..."
LOCATION:1131 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2021/06/23/18843412.php
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