The June Cherry Basket is ripe and ready for picking! This monthly series shares noteworthy art exhibitions across New York, Los Angeles, London, and Paris with an emphasis on Black artists. I hope you find something sweet! ❤️ 🍒
New York
Saturn Gives Structure to the Dream
- What: Superposition Gallery’s latest exhibition, Saturn Gives Structure to the Dream, confronts Saturn’s authoritative influence and how it pushes us to create new pathways. An illuminating journey through the cosmic upheaval of Saturn’s return in Pisces, this show asks us to ponder resilience and radical imagination during a time that demands the upheaval of our current systems. Additionally, the exhibition leads us to consider new possibilities, daring visions, and liberation.
- Who: Adrian Armstrong, Maya Beverly, Sanford Biggers, Layo Bright, Ryan Cosbert, Pamela Council, Damien Davis, Larissa de Jesus Negron, Audrey Lyall, Muna Malik, Gisela McDaniel, Helina Metaferia, yétúndé olágbajú, Hiba Schahbaz, Maya Seas, Tariku Shiferaw, and Roscoé B Thické II
- Where: 52 Walker St, 3rd Floor | New York, NY
- When: June 7 – June 17
I AM STANDING HERE SURROUNDED BY SO MUCH BEAUTY
- What: A group show of video works curated by artist E. Jane, I AM STANDING HERE SURROUNDED BY SO MUCH BEAUTY, features works that interrogate or evoke site. Many of these sites can be visited, but without specific experiences, they can’t truly be the same place. The artists usher us through their experiences with various sites, from an imagined suburban neighborhood to the woods in Maine.
- Who: Chelsea A. Flowers, Kearra Amaya Gopee, E. Jane, Shala Miller, and Elle Perez
- Where: OCDChinatown (75 East Broadway | New York, NY)
- When: May 30 – July 14
- What: Presented by The Museum of Modern Art in collaboration with the Studio Museum in Harlem, Projects:Tadáskía showcases the work of Brazilian multidisciplinary artist Tadáskía. Through drawing, sculpture, and mixed media, Tadáskía articulates themes of transformation and joy influenced by her experiences as a Black trans woman. Her first solo exhibition in the United States, Projects: Tadáskía will be presented in MoMA’s street-level galleries and will feature an expansive work on paper titled ave preta mística mystical black bird — 61 sheets of paper that pair the artist’s freeform drawings with poetic text in Portuguese and English, alongside site-specific sculptures. Additionally, during the duration of the exhibition, Tadáskía will create large-scale, site-responsive works in the gallery space.
- Who: Tadáskía
- Where: The Museum of Modern Art (1000 Fifth Avenue | New York, NY)
- When: May 24 – October 14
- What: Flaunt: Being the Dream is a dynamic multimedia group exhibition exploring the Black transgender, non-binary, and gender-nonconforming (TGNC) experience. The 20 artists featured in the show celebrate Black TGNC lives and their unique modes of expression, ushering in essential dialogue on identity and performance. Curated by Zola-Jourdan Savage with a soundscape by Run P, Flaunt: Being the Dream reminds visitors of the innate resilience of the Black queer community, which allows us to dream and envision a future that embraces all identities.
- Who: Ajamu X, Alanna Fields, Ava Tuitt, Avion Pearce, Blaize Sanford, Chiffon Thomas, Darryl Deangelo Terrell, Frank Xarate, Jhona Xaviera, Joshua Obawole, Keioui Keijaun Thomas, Lindsay Perryman, María José Maldonado, Latavia Young, Moses Leonardo, SHAN Wallace, Texas Isaiah, Tyler Andrew, Tyler Cala Williams, and Utē Petit
- Where: The Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts (MoCADA Abolition House, House 7a Nolan Park | Governors Island)
- When: May 17 – November 3
Los Angeles
- What: Artist Tatyana Fazlalizadeh’s Finding Soft Ground presents a compelling exploration of the artist’s Black feminist theory, delving into the conditions, precarity, and determination of Black women. Through a transformative display across three galleries, the Brooklyn-based artist invites viewers to contemplate the intersections of the street, home, and natural world. The exhibition features a diverse range of mediums, including wheat-pasted prints, oil paintings, drawings, a single-channel film, and site-specific materials. Finding Soft Ground is shown alongside Speaking To Falling Seeds, Fazlalizadeh’s installation of portraits featuring Black Los Angeles women wheat pasted onto the atrium walls of the California African American Museum (CAAM).
- Who: Tatyana Fazlalizadeh
- Where: Art + Practice (3401 W. 43rd Place | Los Angeles)
- When: April 6 – August 10
London
- What: Brazilian artist Heloisa Hariadne’s inaugural solo exhibition in the UK, In Focus: Heloisa Hariadne, dives into her existential inquiries surrounding willpower and self-determination. Known for her botanical and philosophically driven visual language, Hariadne turns her canvases into a visual memoir with work that explores themes of memory and the impacts of personal and historical events. She embraces solitude through her practice, giving herself the space to contemplate and answer the pressing questions on her mind – this focus results in pieces that are bountiful, imaginative, and introspective.
- Who: Heloisa Hariadne
- Where: Tiwani Contemporary (24 Cork Street, London | W1S 3NG)
- When: May 30 – June 15
- What: Chatter about the loneliness epidemic has been floating through the media for some time now, and this timely group exhibition responds to the themes of loneliness and intimacy in our present day. Inspired by Olivia Laing’s homonymous essay and curated by Maria Dolfini, The Future of Loneliness offers a collection of tales and emotions that reflect the fabric of loneliness today, particularly in light of the AI revolution, our reliance on social media, the post-COVID era, and a divisive global landscape. The show features works from contemporary, international artists who explore themes of intimacy, bodily touch, and the reconception of our connections with the world.
- Who: Kate Burling, Thomas Cameron, Henry Curchod, Yage Guo, Jungwon Jay Hur, Sam King, Anna-Lena Krause, Lisa Liljeström, Norberto Spina, Hampus Wernemyr, and Luisen Zk
- Where: Guts Gallery (Unit 2 Sidings House | 10 Andre Street Hackney, London | E8 2AA)
- When: May 30 – June 25
- What: This monumental survey of acclaimed photographer and visual activist Zanele Muholi features over 260 photographs, offering an expansive look at their career. The majority of their work documents and celebrates Black lesbian, gay, trans, queer, and intersex communities in South Africa. Viewers will explore various series that comment on themes ranging from love and intimacy to Eurocentrism and labor.
- Who: Zanele Muholi
- Where: Tate Modern (Bankside, London| SE1 9TG)
- When: June 6 – January 25
Paris
- What: Grounded in the anticipation of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, artist Clotilde Jiménez’s solo exhibition, The Long Run, widens the artist’s explorations of movement, identity, community, and competition. Through the medium of collage, Jiménez seamlessly blends disparate elements to create unified figures, reflecting the interconnectedness of individuals in a segmented world. Viewing the Olympics as a distinct space for fostering genuine human connection across diverse backgrounds, the exhibition invites viewers to contemplate the communal infrastructure of sports, alongside themes of cultural pride, global connection, and mutual support.
- Who: Clotilde Jiménez
- Where: Mariane Ibrahim (18 Avenue Matignon, Paris | 75008)
- When: June 6 – July 27