Descendance - Ariel René Jackson

The Jacob Lawrence Gallery is pleased to premiere Ariel René Jackson’s Descendance, a drone-shot video featuring interdisciplinary tap dance artist Michael J. Love and an original score by jazz musician Joseph C. Dyson Jr. Set inside an empty swimming pool at the George Washington Carver Center, Descendance explores ideas of lineage and generational change by transforming an American flag stenciled with soil. The exhibition, created as part of Jackson’s 2021 Jacob Lawrence Legacy Residency, also includes two-dimensional panels that use the same soil and flag stencil as the performance.

Thirty-minute, no-contact viewing appointments are now available for this exhibition. All visits require a completed health attestation form, and all visitors must wear masks. No more than two individuals are permitted per appointment. Check appointment availability.

Sat, 1pm–5pm

Closed Mondays, UW holidays, and between exhibitions.

Art Building University of Washington’s Art

Room 132

E Stevens Way NE

Seattle

https://art.washington.edu/news/2021/01/09/ariel-rene-jackson-descendance