How do images of the future shape the city in the present? What competing futures are emerging in the urban fabric?
Dwell in Other Futures is a two-day festival of art and ideas that explores the collisions of race, urbanism, and futurism, providing a platform for alternate visions of the St. Louis to come.
Anchored by the legendary science fiction author Samuel R. Delany, the festival will feature performances, presentations, screenings, and installations by an exciting line-up of participants—artists, architects, poets, and scholars working both locally and nationally.
Dwell in Other Futures launches Friday, April 27 at the Kranzberg Art Foundation’s .ZACK arts facility and will continue at the Pulitzer Arts Foundation on Saturday, April 28.
Confirmed participants include:
Samuel R. Delany (Philadelphia)
Reynaldo Anderson (St. Louis)
ARTC (St. Louis)
Michael R. Allen (St. Louis)
Sophia Al-Maria (London)
Amanda Colón-Smith (St. Louis)
Maxi Glamour (St. Louis)
Autumn Knight (Houston/New York)
V. Mitch McEwen (Detroit/New York)
De Nichols (St. Louis)
Jae Shin (Newark)
The full participant list and schedule, including new commissions and special projects by St. Louis artists, will be announced in March.
Dwell in Other Futures is organized by Gavin Kroeber, Tim Portlock, and Rebecca Wanzo.
Dwell in Other Futures is sponsored by the Divided City initiative, an Urban Humanities Initiative at Washington University in St. Louis, funded by the Andrew W Mellon Foundation and presented in partnership with Fabricatorz Foundation, Kranzberg Arts Foundation, Law, Identity & Culture, project+gallery, Pulitzer Arts Foundation, Saint Louis Fashion Fund, Saint Louis University, and the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts.
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WE’RE BAAAAACK!!!
Much like the poltergeist from the feature film Poltergeist 2, in person events are back! Because scheduling is scary enough, Silver Space is here to help. Behold, our virtual baby - The Events Calendar - revived by popular demand. Here you can find out when the next gallery opening is, where you can hear free artist talks, and even what you missed out on because you didn’t check the calendar like you should have in the first place. Shame!
If you have an exhibition, event, artist talk, opening, or something tangentially associated, email marinam@silverspacestl.com and we’ll do our best to get you on!
ALINGERING NOTE: in-person gatherings during covid
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