Jun 10 2022
June ARTWALK at MW Gallery

June ARTWALK at MW Gallery

Presented by MW Gallery at MW Gallery

We here at the Mott-Warsh Collection are delighted to be able to welcome you back to enjoy MW Gallery on Flint ARTWALK evenings. Visit the gallery in the evening on Friday, June 10, 2022 to see our newest exhibit, “Whatever Gets You Through the Night.” We will be open that day from 11 AM to 9 PM.

In order to maintain the safe environment we’ve created to help prevent the spread of Covid-19, we will not serve refreshments, nor provide live music at this time; however we’re serving up an extra helping of art “eye-candy.”

On View: “Whatever Gets You Through the Night”
A popular myth of the 20th and 21st centuries has been that the world used to be a simpler place, and that life in modern times has become increasingly chaotic and complex. The reality is that life has been perpetually hard for most. The COVID-19 pandemic has certainly intensified our daily challenges. Societal challenges become pressing personal struggles: our health and wellness, our economic stability, systemic disenfranchisement, racism, xenophobia, isolation, and more. Amid these personal and shared trials, how do we cope? Where do we go to seek relief? Who or what makes us feel better? How do we heal?
“Whatever Gets You Through the Night” presents figurative and abstract artworks that convey sources of worry and angst contrasted with the ways many people find daily relief. Nature, spirituality, personal relationships, self-medication, and memorials are among the subjects represented in the selected works. Featured artists include Mary Lovelace O’Neal, Adrian Piper, Derrick Adams, Charles White, Elizabeth Catlett, Dawoud Bey, Kerry James Marshall, Whitfield Lovell, Barbara Chase-Riboud, Carrie Mae Weems, Samuel Levi Jones and more.

MW BLACK BOX GALLERY:
Mohau Modisakeng, “Zion,” 2018, (Single Channel) Triptych video screen, 28 minutes, 55 seconds.
In this film work, South African artist Mohau Modisakeng uses material, metaphor, and the black body to draw parallels between the histories of violence and displacement experienced by Black Africans in South Africa and African Americans in the United States.

Admission is always free and reservations are not required. Please wear a face mask and follow all Covid-19 health guidelines while in MW Gallery. Check out our Covid-19 health guidelines before visiting: http://m-wc.org/covid-19.html

Image Credit in Cover Photo:
Dawoud Bey, “Lakesha, Jackie and Crystal,” 1996, Polacolor ER print. Courtesy of the artist

Admission Info

Free Admission

Phone: 810-835-4900

Dates & Times

2022/06/10 - 2022/06/10

Location Info

MW Gallery

815 S. Saginaw St, Flint, MI 48502