ENLIVENED, AWARE, AWAKE:

Symbols Of Activism

Curated with mentorship from Tang Museum curators Rebecca McNamara and Rachel Seligman as part of the Carole Marchand ‘57 Endowed Internship.

Fall 2020-Spring 2021

On view at The Tang Teaching Museum February 20-April 11, 2021, my exhibition featured modern and contemporary artworks from the museum’s collection alongside protest ephemera borrowed from the activist organizations the Wide Awakes and The Free Radicals. I strived to create a thought-provoking, coherent narrative about the role of visual iconography in inspiring social justice activism, while also activating the gallery space in a way that was dynamic and visually engaging. Each of the symbols featured in the exhibition—the Black Power fist, rainbow Pride flag, and Wide Awakes eye—were dispersed throughout the gallery so as to avoid suggesting a hierarchy and to emphasize their intersectionality.

Installation views | I designed the exhibition title treatment, which featured a typeface inspired by 1960s-era protest banners, in collaboration with Tang Museum designer Jean Tschanz-Egger.