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Stan Douglas: Ghostlight
Stan Douglas: Ghostlight will be the artist鈥檚 first survey in the U.S. in over 20 years and will chart his global influence and innovation across 40 works from the 1990s to the present.
The exhibition will present the world premiere of an immersive, multi-channel video installation that revisits D.W. Griffith鈥檚 1915 film 鈥淭he Birth of a Nation鈥� framed by a selection of works that explore topics ranging from settler colonialism in the Americas, to the legacies of transatlantic slavery, to modern movements for liberation in Africa and Europe. Douglas鈥� deeply researched and longtime commitment to these histories provide an expansive view of the present, one that sheds light on moments of breakdown and chaos that attend societies in upheaval.
Since the 1980s, Douglas has created films, installations, photographs, and other multidisciplinary projects that address moments of rupture where 鈥渉istory could go one way or the other.鈥� Across formats, Douglas鈥檚 images recall things that haunt: unresolved moments, turbulences, and violent turning points; plots that retain a hold, however imperceptible, on the present. His work operates within the genres of cinema, photography, and theater to present a point of view that is, always, staged.
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Stan Douglas: Ghostlight will be the artist鈥檚 first survey in the U.S. in over 20 years and will chart his global influence and innovation across 40 works from the 1990s to the present.
The exhibition will present the world premiere of an immersive, multi-channel video installation that revisits D.W. Griffith鈥檚 1915 film 鈥淭he Birth of a Nation鈥� framed by a selection of works that explore topics ranging from settler colonialism in the Americas, to the legacies of transatlantic slavery, to modern movements for liberation in Africa and Europe. Douglas鈥� deeply researched and longtime commitment to these histories provide an expansive view of the present, one that sheds light on moments of breakdown and chaos that attend societies in upheaval.
Since the 1980s, Douglas has created films, installations, photographs, and other multidisciplinary projects that address moments of rupture where 鈥渉istory could go one way or the other.鈥� Across formats, Douglas鈥檚 images recall things that haunt: unresolved moments, turbulences, and violent turning points; plots that retain a hold, however imperceptible, on the present. His work operates within the genres of cinema, photography, and theater to present a point of view that is, always, staged.
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