David Kordansky Gallery presents a virtual artist walkthrough of the online exhibition 'Listening for the Unsaid,' curated by The Racial Imaginary Institute, on Thursday, December 10 at 3:00 pm PT / 6:00 pm ET. Exhibiting artists including Azikiwe Mohammed, Kiyan Williams, Nona Faustine, and Public Assistants will describe the works they have contributed and discuss how these works feature in their broader practices. Members of The Racial Imaginary Institute curatorial team will also lead a conversation about the exhibition’s core themes, which address, in the curators’ words, “the protocols of the archive that Saidiya Hartman describes in her essay, 'Venus in Two Acts.' How can we, as Hartman asks, 'revisit the scene of subjection without replicating the grammar of violence?' How do artists adequately render precarious lives—specifically, Black lives—often made 'visible in the moment of their disappearance?'" Please RSVP to confirm your attendance: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYkfu6pqDgpGNMAH1sksfuA4McHu0lIFWy7 Founded in 2016 by Claudia Rankine, The Racial Imaginary Institute (TRII) seeks to change the way we imagine race in the U.S. and internationally by lifting up and connecting the work of artists, writers, knowledge-producers, and activists with audiences seeking thoughtful, innovative conversations and experiences. As they describe, "the work of defining and changing culture is all of ours." Institute members curating 'Listening for the Unsaid' include Sara'o Bery, Samantha Ozer, Claudia Rankine, Michelle Phương Ting, Stephen Wilson, and Simon Wu. David Kordansky Gallery is honored to serve as a West Coast outpost for TRII and its interdisciplinary cultural laboratory. Image: Azikiwe Mohammed