Michael Brown’s tragic death transformed the city of St. Louis into a place of action and connection and serious visualization. In this essay, the actions of artists in support of the movement are surveyed.
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ArticlesAmelia Colette-Jones reviews Cleavemark Dr., a recent collaboration between artist Cheryl Wassenaar and poet Stephanie Schlaifer at Fort Gondo in St. Louis.
James McAnally reflects on the events in Ferguson following the violent death of Mike Brown by Ferguson police, the vocal protests and the subsequent burning of his memorial as a work of public mourning.
Radical Intention and BJ Vogt’s Water Co-op Bar is a mobile, bicycle-powered water station meant to start a conversation about water’s value and conservation made expressly for Marfa Dialogues St. Louis.
Downstream at Fort Gondo features the father-daughter pair of Garry and Peggy Noland experimenting with their interdisciplinary practices in their first exhibition together.
Upon arriving for the opening of “Broadcasting from Home” by St. Louis artist Ann-Maree Walker, I briefly wondered if the venue was about to undergo a land survey or utility work.