A solo exhibition by Jamaican artist Renee Cox at Carthouse Proper in Brooklyn, New York will feature her critically acclaimed 1993 large-format photograph piece Yo Mama and its counterpart David (1993) as a diptych entitled Origin. Titled Roots Returned, the exhibition showcases striking images of black empowerment and presents a re-envisioned version of the traditional Christian redemption story and Michelangelo’s David. The exhibition opens Saturday, September 28th, 6:00 pm through November 10th, 2019.
Renee Cox is one of nine black artists and cultural leaders the NY Times Style Magazine recently asked for their take on cultivating black audiences and dismantling historically white institutions.