C.R.A.S.H. Curatorial Residency, Simone Yael
Nytaya Babbitt X XYAEL, the Midwest Megazord, digital 2021
(Top to bottom, left to right)
Dutana Dago, “braided hair sculpture” 2019, hair, wood and silk
Trina Rager, photography, ST. LOUIS hair pin, 2019
Dai Williams, photography- s0ftGh0st Skate decks, ink on wood
photography, 2018, “Don’t Let God See Me. I Got a Lotta Demons” by Jared Witherspoon
Photography, Sky Jetta X Amanda How, 2020
mural, Space Garden Arch Way #1 s0ftGh0st + Lizzy DuQuette, Art Works Cincy 2021,
sky Jetta at Lollapalooza - Polaroid photo Sky Jetta 2021
“Attracted to you” Gradient Digital Image, Dutana Dago, 2021
WAVE POOL Curatorial Resident Simone Yael's exhibition "C.R.A.S.H." explores and celebrates the work of Midwestern womxn of color.
An experiment of social architecture, film, photography, music, design, and performance, C.R.A.S.H. offers viewers a glimpse into the work of artists who currently live and work in the Midwest, a geographic region where many creators—especially Black womxn—have been historically taken advantage of and overlooked.
Featuring the work of Cincinnati-based textile and hair artist Dutana Dago from Minnesota; Chicago-based DJ and Producer Sky Jetta from Detroit; photographer & designer Trina Rager, a St. Louis native who now lives in Chicago; and artist/illustrator Dai Williams from Cincinnati.
The exhibition will be part playful programmatic exploration of ideas as well as a celebration of resilience—simultaneously transforming the gallery space and the streets surrounding it into an immersive world where community members of several Midwestern cities can unify as well as amplify these narratives and their reflective work.
Curatorial Resident Yael says of her show, "the hope for this exhibition is that some might go from indifference to observation; to rise to the call of a universal truth: that in us we all have the desire to be seen."
Participating artists include: Dutana Dago, Sky Jetta, Trina Rager, & Dai Williams
IF YOU GO
What: C.R.A.S.H. Opening Reception, Artist Talk hosted by the Curator and Guerilla Fashion show
When: Saturday, September 11, 2021 6 – 9 PM
Where: Wave Pool gallery and Online
Admission: FREE
This exhibition runs through October 30, 2021. For more information please contact Simone Yael simonexyael@icloud.com
Wave Pool’s Mission: Pairing communities’ needs with artists’ sense of possibility.