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Dread Scott Artist Lecture at UAB
“How Do We Move Forward Without Forgetting Our Past?” Community Panel Discussion
September 6 – December 27, 2019
Exhibiting Artists:
Larry Jens Anderson, Derek Cracco, Jen DePlour, Darius Hill, Tom Hubbard, Valerie Mann, Jim Neel, Dread Scott, Kevin Shook, Larry Thompson
Ten artists, some of whom have been directly affected by gun violence, have been invited to exhibit artwork in response to this issue. Artists in the exhibition are Larry Jens Anderson and Jen Deplour of Atlanta, Tom Hubbard of Attleboro, Massachusetts, Valerie Mann of Ann Arbor, and Dread Scott of Brooklyn. Birmingham artists are Derek Cracco, Darius Hill, Jim Neel, Kevin Shook, and Larry Thompson.
Under the banner of the state motto, “We dare defend our rights,” some Alabamians are defending rights for gun ownership, while others defend rights for safety from gun violence. Yet, most Alabamians–gun owners and non-gun owners–agree on the need for mandatory background checks for all people buying guns, and barring gun sales to the mentally ill.
Known as a place where the community gathers to talk about contemporary art and current issues affecting our society, Space One Eleven seeks to foster rational conversations about sensible gun laws, by building on the places where we find common ground.
