“The University Art Museum, College of the Arts, and Cal State Long Beach, have kneecapped a project that is focusing on black lives and police brutality,” - lauren woods Going against the grain isn’t always the most popular, but it damn sure is the right thing to do. Institutionalization is running rampant in the art world. Voices are being silenced and positioned power players are being removed from their posts for taking a stance and providing context to a narrative not new to this country; the violence against black bodies. I think it’s groundbreaking and ironic that #LaurenWoods’ show is titled #AmericanMONUMENT. It symbolizes this moment as a major hiccup in this institutionalized art space. I don’t just mean the white walls of a gallery, I’m talking media, museums and more. I’m talking our overall way of life. “It’s such an important project,” Meyer said. “I’m pretty devastated because for me this was an opportunity to really look at some real, institutional transformation and so I’m just hoping that can still happen.” - #KimberliMeyer - quotes from @longbeachpost So what’s the deal@with that @csulb x @uamcsulb ?? #ArtAboveReality #LookWhatArtFound #Inspiring #Art #Curator #ContemporaryArt #CollectingArt #FineArt #ArtMarket #ContemporaryPainting #CollectArt #ContemporaryArtCollectors #LiveWithArt #ArtConsultant #UniversityArtMuseum #CSULB #Racism #InstitutionalRacism https://www.instagram.com/p/Bn79klYB4qk/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=czcr9zmbkk01