Angela Davis: Seize the Time is an exhibition focused on Davis and her image. Organized in partnership with the Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University, the exhibition provides a compelling and layered narrative of Davis's journey. Using the Angela Davis Archive in Oakland as both the heart of the exhibition and a source, visitors are given the opportunity to investigate how we remember, preserve, and activate radical Black history, while also allowing us to re-imagine the construction of the image of Davis as an icon of American Black radical resistance, female empowerment, and a threat to the white patriarchal status quo.
Beyond the archive and popular culture references, the exhibition positions Angela Davis as a continuing touchstone for contemporary artists referencing mass incarceration, Black Lives Matter, and economic disenfranchisement. Contemporary artworks assert Davis' significance as a Black feminism intellectual and engage with her as a historical participant in a larger narrative, not simply as an unmoored image of radical chic.
"The events of 1969 to 1972 launched a young, Black UCLA philosophy professor into international prominence, making her image an icon of hope and a symbol of Black resistance," said Donna Gustafson, Zimmerli's Chief Curator. "Our visitors were extremely moved by this exhibition, and we're so glad that Seize the Time will make its way to the Oakland Museum of California to celebrate the life of Angela Davis, who is based in Oakland, and learn more about her extraordinary story."
"We're thrilled to partner with Zimmerli at Rutgers University to highlight a world-renowned historical figure with deep connections to our city," said OMCA Director and CEO Lori Fogarty. "As with our recent exhibitions All Power to the People: Black Panthers at 50 and Hella Feminist, Seize the Time connects our community with timely topics of both national and international significance with local and regional ties; in this case, we're exploring the life of Angela Davis, a local icon with a global impact. We hope that visitors can dive deeper into the empowering legacy of Davis, and feel inspired to create change."
Image Credit: Stephen Shames, November 12, 1969 -- Oakland, California, USA: Angela Davis speaks in DeFremery Park at a Free Huey rally, 1969, printed 2020. Gelatin silver print. ©2020,
Stephen Shames / Polaris Images
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Beyond the archive and popular culture references, the exhibition positions Angela Davis as a continuing touchstone for contemporary artists referencing mass incarceration, Black Lives Matter, and economic disenfranchisement. Contemporary artworks assert Davis' significance as a Black feminism intellectual and engage with her as a historical participant in a larger narrative, not simply as an unmoored image of radical chic.
"The events of 1969 to 1972 launched a young, Black UCLA philosophy professor into international prominence, making her image an icon of hope and a symbol of Black resistance," said Donna Gustafson, Zimmerli's Chief Curator. "Our visitors were extremely moved by this exhibition, and we're so glad that Seize the Time will make its way to the Oakland Museum of California to celebrate the life of Angela Davis, who is based in Oakland, and learn more about her extraordinary story."
"We're thrilled to partner with Zimmerli at Rutgers University to highlight a world-renowned historical figure with deep connections to our city," said OMCA Director and CEO Lori Fogarty. "As with our recent exhibitions All Power to the People: Black Panthers at 50 and Hella Feminist, Seize the Time connects our community with timely topics of both national and international significance with local and regional ties; in this case, we're exploring the life of Angela Davis, a local icon with a global impact. We hope that visitors can dive deeper into the empowering legacy of Davis, and feel inspired to create change."
Image Credit: Stephen Shames, November 12, 1969 -- Oakland, California, USA: Angela Davis speaks in DeFremery Park at a Free Huey rally, 1969, printed 2020. Gelatin silver print. ©2020,
Stephen Shames / Polaris Images
Angela Davis: Seize the Time is an exhibition focused on Davis and her image. Organized in partnership with the Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University, the exhibition provides a compelling and layered narrative of Davis's journey. Using the Angela Davis Archive in Oakland as both the heart of the exhibition and a source, visitors are given the opportunity to investigate how we remember, preserve, and activate radical Black history, while also allowing us to re-imagine the construction of the image of Davis as an icon of American Black radical resistance, female empowerment, and a threat to the white patriarchal status quo.
Beyond the archive and popular culture references, the exhibition positions Angela Davis as a continuing touchstone for contemporary artists referencing mass incarceration, Black Lives Matter, and economic disenfranchisement. Contemporary artworks assert Davis' significance as a Black feminism intellectual and engage with her as a historical participant in a larger narrative, not simply as an unmoored image of radical chic.
"The events of 1969 to 1972 launched a young, Black UCLA philosophy professor into international prominence, making her image an icon of hope and a symbol of Black resistance," said Donna Gustafson, Zimmerli's Chief Curator. "Our visitors were extremely moved by this exhibition, and we're so glad that Seize the Time will make its way to the Oakland Museum of California to celebrate the life of Angela Davis, who is based in Oakland, and learn more about her extraordinary story."
"We're thrilled to partner with Zimmerli at Rutgers University to highlight a world-renowned historical figure with deep connections to our city," said OMCA Director and CEO Lori Fogarty. "As with our recent exhibitions All Power to the People: Black Panthers at 50 and Hella Feminist, Seize the Time connects our community with timely topics of both national and international significance with local and regional ties; in this case, we're exploring the life of Angela Davis, a local icon with a global impact. We hope that visitors can dive deeper into the empowering legacy of Davis, and feel inspired to create change."
Image Credit: Stephen Shames, November 12, 1969 -- Oakland, California, USA: Angela Davis speaks in DeFremery Park at a Free Huey rally, 1969, printed 2020. Gelatin silver print. ©2020,
Stephen Shames / Polaris Images
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Beyond the archive and popular culture references, the exhibition positions Angela Davis as a continuing touchstone for contemporary artists referencing mass incarceration, Black Lives Matter, and economic disenfranchisement. Contemporary artworks assert Davis' significance as a Black feminism intellectual and engage with her as a historical participant in a larger narrative, not simply as an unmoored image of radical chic.
"The events of 1969 to 1972 launched a young, Black UCLA philosophy professor into international prominence, making her image an icon of hope and a symbol of Black resistance," said Donna Gustafson, Zimmerli's Chief Curator. "Our visitors were extremely moved by this exhibition, and we're so glad that Seize the Time will make its way to the Oakland Museum of California to celebrate the life of Angela Davis, who is based in Oakland, and learn more about her extraordinary story."
"We're thrilled to partner with Zimmerli at Rutgers University to highlight a world-renowned historical figure with deep connections to our city," said OMCA Director and CEO Lori Fogarty. "As with our recent exhibitions All Power to the People: Black Panthers at 50 and Hella Feminist, Seize the Time connects our community with timely topics of both national and international significance with local and regional ties; in this case, we're exploring the life of Angela Davis, a local icon with a global impact. We hope that visitors can dive deeper into the empowering legacy of Davis, and feel inspired to create change."
Image Credit: Stephen Shames, November 12, 1969 -- Oakland, California, USA: Angela Davis speaks in DeFremery Park at a Free Huey rally, 1969, printed 2020. Gelatin silver print. ©2020,
Stephen Shames / Polaris Images
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