Organized by the Anti-Colonial Poetry and Philosophy (ACPP) Reading/Working Group.
Heaven is often positioned as a place of eternal riches; imagined as an exclusive gated community with gold plated roads and endless mansions, heaven is made seductive through images of wealth. Glorious Blasphemy Issue 2, titled "An Otherwise Heaven," is both a zine launch and group exhibition exploring: what can heaven be when not held hostage by the greed of the capitalist imagination? Here, we annihilate and reform heaven into a blasphemous paradise, one that centers Black/queer/trans dreaming.
The 3rd floor gallery of the DVAA is a small and intimate space. We are asking attendees to please RSVP for a time slot in order to allow for the most easeful exhibition experience. This is a masked event, please wear a mask when not eating or drinking. Zines will be available for purchase on site at the DVAA from October 4th - October 24th.
We look forward to welcoming you and collectively entering this new kind of portal to heaven.
An Otherwise Heaven Exhibition: October 4–24
Opening Reception: Friday, October 4, 6-9pm
Closing Reception, Zine Reading, & Artist Talk: Thursday, October 24, 6-8pm (RSVP for Closing Reception)
Sponsored by the Wolf Humanities Center.