Never Forgive Action Opening
Fri, Jul 03
|Alto Gallery
Join us at Alto Gallery First Friday July 3 for the opening reception of "Never Forgive Action: New Works by Speaks & Zoots." Featuring DJ Radio Rakeem. Free event. Tunes & Drinks. *Masks, social distancing, and good health required. Limited capacity. Hand sanitizer available.
Time & Location
Jul 03, 2020, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Alto Gallery, 4345 W 41st Ave, Denver, CO 80212, USA
About The Event
ABOUT In Never Forgive Action, Speaks & Zoots re-imagine and re-purpose the discarded fragments of modern culture. Both artists take a collage approach in their individual practices, tearing, ripping, dissecting, combining, and re-arranging cultural artifacts into striking compositions that address contemporary American life in 2020.
The starting point for the creation and layout of the exhibition comes from a quote in the iconic 1983 documentary Style Wars by the infamous graffiti writer Min One. The film documents young artists struggling to express themselves, the subculture of graffiti, and the conflict started by New York City mayor Ed Koch. This layered quote is historically said by graffiti writers when a dispute arises and speaks to the political unrest of 1983. Today in 2020, the power of these words remains as communities fight back against racism and police brutality. The world is on fire. The murdering of innocent human life is Never Forgive…