A Two Way Mirror: Double Consciousness in Contemporary Glass by Black Artists

A Two-Way Mirror features works in glass by international contemporary Black artists who through this material to explore social, cultural, gender, and racial identity. Due to its reflectivity and translucence, glass is an especially effective medium to examine notions of identity as in the theory of double consciousness presented by W.E.B. Du Bois in his seminal work, The Souls of Black Folk.

Curated by Jabari Owens-Bailey, the exhibition features work by Anthony Amoako-Attah, Radcliffe Bailey, Layo Bright, Crystal Z. Campbell, Chris Day, Cheryl Derricotte, Alejandro Guzman, Mildred Howard, Jason McDonald, Parfums de Vigny, Ebony G. Patterson, Pellatt & Green, Related Tactics, Salviati and Company, Joyce J. Scott, Shikeith, Therman Statom, Renée Stout, Barbara Earl Thomas, Hank Willis Thomas, Leo Tecosky, Kara Walker, Fred Wilson.

Image: Chris Day (British, born 1968), Strange Fruit, 2018. Blown and sculpted glass with steel, hessian cord and reclaimed electrical wire. Courtesy of the artist and Vessel Gallery, London. Photo by Simon Bruntnell
Organized by the Museum of Glass, Tacoma, Washington.