'THE INVENTION OF THE WHEEL' ARTIST TALK
Williamson Brasfield
Leah Dixon
Jane Ursula Harris
moderated by Azikiwe Mohammed

Sunday, November 17th, 1:30-3pm
The Footlight
465 Seneca Avenue
Ridgewood, NY 11385

'The Invention of The Wheel' curated by Azikiwe Mohammed
September 20–November 24, 2019
Gloria's
454 Seneca Avenue
Ridgewood, NY 11385

Please join us this Sunday for a conversation with Leah Dixon, Jane Ursula Harris, and Williamson Brasfield, moderated by Azikiwe Mohammed, about the works and themes in Dixon's show, 'The Invention of The Wheel', on view at Gloria's through November 24th. The immersive installation—comprised of sculpture, painting, architecture, text, and video—constructs the atmosphere surrounding an original fictional narrative about the true inventor of the wheel and how this young woman's ancient innovation continues to cycle through our contemporary age of acceleration and interconnectivity.

As part of her larger practice, Dixon builds structures, performances, and spatial interventions in order to address mythologies that have shaped her consumption of sociopolitical events as an American woman. Her work culminates in architectural forms that reference fallen monuments, games, the military, nightlife, and public meeting places, and the audience is often invited to interact, and to mechanize and confront these constructions. Dixon builds all of her work by hand via labor-intensive processes, enabling her to physically and materially protest, reconfigure, question, and play with propagandized forms.

Gloria's will open at 12pm on Sunday, November 17th, and we encourage you to visit the show prior to the talk at The Footlight, conveniently located across the street from the gallery.