“When I wrote that the Black feminine body is the container of the universe, I was talking about the primacy of my experience as a Black woman in a world which denies my humanity. I am asserting myself and my perspective and my form as the central figure, the foundation, and the eyes through which the world looks. It is a call to move beyond the limitations of what a white imagination of Blackness is and into the vastness, the complexity, spiritually, and transcendent essence which is the true core of Blackness.”

The curatorial narrative highlights how our collective past is a potent reflection of the persistent issues gripping our country—freedom, respect, race, gender, reproductive health, voting rights, and radical reform remain at the forefront of our social-political landscape.

At Brandeis, three women artists rise above devastating forces worldwide.