Culver, Los Angeles
Elizabeth Axtman
The Ride Back to Black
ResidencyResidency Art Gallery is pleased to present The Ride Back to Black, a solo exhibition by Elizabeth Axtman. The Ride Back to Black is an exhibition that explores the perilous journey of Black athletes, entertainers and public figures that attempt to transcend their race to be accepted by the majority (aka “Crossing Over”). The work exhibited attempts to capture the desires and illusions of wanting to belong to something that historically rejects the idea of Blackness in America. The inevitable “Ride Back” back to Blackness is taken when the subject has discovered they are not viewed anymore as manageable, polite, docile, or containable as at the height of their celebrity.