Histories Collide: Jackie Milad x Fred Wilson x Nekisha Durrett

On view through March 17, 2024

What images and thoughts emerge when myths and histories collide? Nekisha Durrett of Washington, D.C. and Jackie Milad of Baltimore have created new works that respond to this question in dialogue with Fred Wilson’s Artemis/Bast (1992). Durrett turned to the legacy of Harriet Tubman to produce an abstract study of Tubman’s revolutionary and visionary way of thinking. Milad’s collaged and painted tapestries incorporate the artist’s personal cultural lexicon reflecting her Egyptian Honduran American identity, including collaborations with her young son and goldsmith father, studies from Egyptian cultural heritage in museum collections, and irreverent multilingual song lyrics.

Co-curated by Cecilia Wichmann, Associate Curator of Contemporary Art, and Dave Eassa, Director of Public Engagement. A jury of distinguished cultural workers, including Angela N. Carroll, Teri Henderson, Ashley Minner Jones, and Ginevra Shay, consulting with George Ciscle as the jury’s advisor, selected proposals by Durrett and Milad for commission.

This exhibition is supported by The Dorman/Mazaroff Contemporary Endowment Fund.

This exhibition is located in the Mary Frick Jacobs Wing, including the John Waters Rotunda and adjacent galleries.