Adeshola Makinde’s ‘Related’ highlights civil rights protest indicators of previous and current at Playground Detroit
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Black power! Police brutality must go! Education for everyone!
What has become very clear in recent years is that the struggle is not over and, frankly, it may be a long time before we see environmental justice, racial and housing equality, an end to the gender pay gap and police brutality. Whichever mountain you’re screaming into space from, you know a revolution is taking place – and more people are ready to take to the streets than you might think.
For his first solo exhibition, the Chicago-based artist Adeshola Makinde, who was born in Michigan, is bringing the protest to the gallery walls of the Playground Detroit. Inspired by the protest signs of the civil rights era, RELEVANT notes that Makinde is rekindling a conversation about the power of written demands and messages during our ongoing struggle for a bright and fair future. The exhibition with simple screen-printed signs, each serving to unite different concerns of equality, as well as the belief that the fight for racial justice with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. has died.
According to the press release, “The moment we are in” is the unofficial theme of the exhibition.
The opening reception will take place on Friday, July 30th, 7pm to 10pm and will run through Saturday, August 28th, at the Detroit Playground; 2845 Gratiot Avenue, Detroit; 313-649-7741; playgrounddetroit.com. Event is free.
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