Ancestors, Can You Read Us?
- 2019
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Toronto-based artist Syrus Marcus Ware imagines a world where racialized people have survived the "Black death spectacle" writ large on the nightly news; survived the catastrophic impact of ... Read allToronto-based artist Syrus Marcus Ware imagines a world where racialized people have survived the "Black death spectacle" writ large on the nightly news; survived the catastrophic impact of the Anthropocene; and survived the crushing effects of white supremacy. Commissioned by th... Read allToronto-based artist Syrus Marcus Ware imagines a world where racialized people have survived the "Black death spectacle" writ large on the nightly news; survived the catastrophic impact of the Anthropocene; and survived the crushing effects of white supremacy. Commissioned by the Toronto Biennial of Art and the RIC, the artist draws on the shared language of speculat... Read all