Untitled (Invisible Identities)
Untitled (Invisible Identities)
“UNTITLED (Invisible Identities)”
UNTITLED (Invisible Identities)is an exhibition and abolitionist call to action challenging institutional practices of exclusion, invisibility, and extraction within the arts. Featuring the spellbinding work of twelve visual artists employed at the Contemporary Arts Center, UNTITLED (Invisible Identities) brings attention to the ways artists working at art institutions are rarely offered opportunities to exhibit their work or expand their artistic practice. The entrenched biases and conventional policies of art institutions often limit exhibition and professional development opportunities of artists working at museums and galleries due in part to the positions they occupy as gallery assistants, museum guards, front desk receptionists, art preparators, or patron services staff. Often pigeonholed into preparatory work for other artists, while their own artistic practices are seldom recognized by the very institutions that they work in, UNTITLED (Invisible Identities) offers a disruption of such policies and practices. Led and curated by Patron and Visitors Services Manager DiQuan Forcell, UNTITLED (Invisible Identities) showcases thirty-three works of art across a variety of mediums, including drawings, paintings, sculpture, mixed media collage, photography, sound, and installation. Moving beyond the roles of gallery assistants, museum guards, front desk receptionists, art preparators, or patron services staff, artists in UNTITLED (Invisible Identities) invites the public to engage with their artistic practices apart from the complex identities and hierarchical structures of museums and other art institutions.
11:11
11:11
Antenna Collective is proud to host a special exhibition “11:11 (New Member Exhibition)” featuring new members of the 2023 Antenna Collective cohort. Curatorial support by new member, DiQuan Forcell.
Pass it On!
Pass it On!
The annual John Scott Festival edition of Pass it on Open Mic. Special Guest include the Congo Square Preservation Society, Louisiana Poet Laureate Emeritus Dr. Mona Lisa Saloy, and esteemed Xavier University of Louisiana alumni and artists Charmagne Andrews and DiQuan Forcell.
16.15.17
16.15.17
Growing up as a person of color forges resilience amid constant vigilance. From early on, rigid gender norms dictate how we should behave, penalizing any deviation from the norm. Navigating a world where self-expression feels restricted, we may feel boxed in by societal expectations. With a central focus on quelling the traumas associated with Blackness and Black hair, “16.15.17” explores the transformative power of breaking these barriers and reclaiming our authentic selves. “16.15.17” is a meditation on comfortability and being one’s authentic self.
Drawing inspiration from Samson’s supernatural strength being inexplicably linked to his hair, and ultimately his faith, this exhibition invites viewers to exhale, unwind, and embrace their truest self. Step into a space free from societal pressures, where you can shed outdated teachings and reclaim your authenticity. This exhibition celebrates liberation, inviting you to relax and own your identity unapologetically.
Curated by DiQuan Forcell and John Alleyne, the exhibition features a range of works from six artists: A’mya Mcknight, Brikarri Williams, DiQuan Forcell, JaTaiRee Hudson Jr., JESSC.X, and John Alleyne.
Untitled: Beyond Opacity
Untitled: Beyond Opacity
Illustrating a commitment to addressing the harms of the past and present, the Contemporary Arts Center (CAC) proudly presents the second annual exhibition showcasing the work of artists within its ranks. Untitled: Beyond Opacity features the artwork of twelve emerging artists working within and independent of the CAC. Their diverse artistic practices encompass a wide range of voices, disciplines, mediums, and approaches.
Moving beyond mere bodies, props, objects of information, and directional support to visitors, the artists in Untitled: Beyond Opacity invite the public to engage with their artistic practices apart from the complex identities and hierarchical structures of museums, galleries and related art institutions.
Led and curated by DiQuan Forcell with curatorial assistance from Shana M. griffin, this exhibit is a significant part of the CAC's broader goal of helping to change how galleries and museums engage with artists, the public, supporters, and the communities we call home.
30°/-90° "It's Not Where Ya From, It's Where Ya At"
30°/-90° "It's Not Where Ya From, It's Where Ya At"
“It’s not where ya from, it’s where ya at.”
Curated by Angel Perdomo, DiQuan Forcell, and Ryan Leitner
This is the Antenna Collective’s second group exhibition since our renewal of active members in 2023. In planning for this presentation, we have updated our mission statement and curated our work together in its response. All artists are based in the New Orleans area, formerly known as Bulbancha, and are presenting works that best show our studio practices. 30°/ – 90° (the geographical coordinates of New Orleans) focuses on having cross communications between our histories, ideas, cultures, and identities as artists who were either born here or have come here from other places.