The Bottom: Stories from the Neighborhood
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Good Black Art’s first institutional exhibition features the works of Ahmad George and Erin LeAnn Mitchell, in conversation with works by Beauford and Joseph Delany and Ruth Cobb, and explores the endurance of neighborhood life beyond destruction.
Curated by Good Black Art and grounded in the research of Dr. Enkeshi El-Amin, a local sociologist specializing in race, place, and Black communities, "The Bottom: Stories from the Neighborhood" is an exhibition that delves into life in the neighborhood beyond its destruction. While it highlights the narrative of Knoxville, it resonates with Black, Brown, Indigenous, and underprivileged communities across different times and places. The exhibition presents both familiar and imaginative interpretations by two Southern artists through a dialogue of folklore and futurism, drawing from oral histories of former residents and archival sources from The Bottom.
Hadacol, Ahmad George
This exhibition also features works by Knoxville natives and renowned artists Beauford and Joseph Delaney, as well as former Bottom resident Ruth Cobb. The Bottom: Stories from the Neighborhood will be on view for the summer at University of Tennessee’s Downtown Gallery.