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Torkwase Dyson uses painting and drawing to investigate spatial relationships, particularly as experienced by black and brown bodies as they navigate space. Dyson will discuss recent bodies of work, including 1919: Black Water, currently on view at the Arthur Ross Architecture Gallery at Columbia University. This exhibition responds to the 100th anniversary of the “Red Summer” of 1919, focusing on a tragic episode in the segregated waters of Chicago’s beaches. Additionally, she'll engage with campus participants in a workshop addressing shared interests in the politics and problems of space and movement within the social and cultural environments we inhabit.
