Loophole of Retreat: Venice
As part of her exhibition at the U.S. Pavilion, Simone Leigh convened scholars, artists, and activists from around the world for a major project, Loophole of Retreat: Venice, Oct 7-9, 2022 at the Fondazione Cini in Venice, Italy.
Organized by Rashida Bumbray with curatorial advisors Saidiya Hartman, University Professor at Columbia University, and Tina Campt, Owen F. Walker Professor of Humanities and Modern Culture and Media, Brown University, the three-day symposium comprised dialogue, performances, and presentations centered on Black women’s intellectual and creative labor.
The symposium is guided by key directives including: Maroonage, Manual, Magical Realism, Medicine, and Sovereignty
For more information see: https://simoneleighvenice2022.org/loophole-of-retreat/
Ayana Evans, Loophole of Retreat: Venice
Tsedaye Makonnen, "The Need for Black Refuge: Venice" at Loophole of Retreat: Venice
Christina Sharpe, Loophole of Retreat: Venice
Loophole of Retreat: Venice, Day 3 Welcome: Tina Campt
Olumide Popoola, Loophole of Retreat: Venice
Dionne Brand, Loophole of Retreat: Venice
Rizvana Bradley, Loophole of Retreat: Venice
Leslie Hewitt, Loophole of Retreat: Venice
Zara Julius, Loophole of Retreat: Venice
Deborah Anzinger, Loophole of Retreat: Venice
Loophole of Retreat: Venice, Day 2 Welcome: Saidiya Hartman
Canisia Lubrin, Loophole of Retreat: Venice
Stella Nyanzi, Loophole of Retreat: Venice
Annette Lane Harrison Richter, Loophole of Retreat: Venice
Senam Okudzeto, Loophole of Retreat: Venice
dream hampton and Aimee Meredith Cox in conversation, Loophole of Retreat: Venice
Vanessa Agard-Jones, Loophole of Retreat: Venice
Negarra A. Kudumu, Loophole of Retreat: Venice
Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts, Loophole of Retreat: Venice
Mabel O. Wilson, Loophole of Retreat: Venice
Sandra Jackson-Dumont, Loophole of Retreat: Venice
Nomaduma Masilela, Loophole of Retreat: Venice
Ja'Tovia Gary and Legacy Russell in conversation, Loophole of Retreat: Venice
Françoise Vergès, Loophole of Retreat: Venice
Aimee Meredith Cox, Loophole of Retreat: Venice
Lisa Marie Simmons, Loophole of Retreat: Venice
Zakiyyah Iman Jackson, Loophole of Retreat: Venice
Grada Kilomba, Loophole of Retreat: Venice
Maaza Mengiste, Loophole of Retreat: Venice
Loophole of Retreat: Venice, Day 1 Welcome: Rashida Bumbray