Round 53: The Curious Case of Critical Race - Theory?

March 12 - June 05,2022

From Project Row Houses: "Join us for the unveiling of Round 53: The Curious Case of Critical Race - Theory? on March 12, 2022. This Round is Danielle Burns Wilson's inaugural opening as Project Row Houses' Curator and Art Director. Created in the 1970s by legal scholars, Critical Race Theory (CRT) was developed as an academic concept to help understand the structural and racial disparities that endure in our society, engendering differential experiences of law and policy across lines of difference. The idea was to shift our thought processes to a more systemic evaluation of racism, as opposed to the more prevalent notion that racism manifests through the thoughts and deeds of individuals. The theory is not a specific curriculum, training, or agenda. However, today the very term itself has become politically charged, creating controversy around the country. The added disruption that sprang from America’s most recent reckoning with racism and social injustice has called Round 53 to respond to the current conversations around CRT. Round 53 participating artists Leah Gipson, David-Jeremiah, Adam W. McKinney, Tammie Rubin, Bradley Ward, University of Houston Downtown Critical Race Studies Center, The Houston Young Lawyers Association (HYLA), Kindred Spirits Design Co., and ROUX, a collective comprised of Rabéa Ballin, Ann Johnson, Delita Martin, and Lovie Olivia were invited to explore more critical frameworks as well as how the term is currently leveraged as a catch-all for personal assumptions and/or systems of belief."

Reception: March 12, 2022 | 3-7 pm

Conversation: May 20, 2022 | 6-7 pm
Power Objects: A Conversation with Christina Coleman, Michael Ray Charles, and Tammie Rubin, at Project Row Houses Community Gallery | 2521 Holman Street

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