The Story Behind Ken Gonzales-Day “Erased Lynching” photographs
Renee Billingslea, Photographer Senior Lecturer was recently interviewed by Diane Andrews of The Weekly. Read all about Ken Gonzales-Day and his "Erased Lynching" photographs that tell a story of social justice and awareness. Jeffrey Edalatpour of the Metroactive sheds light on the state's history of immigrant lynchings.
Ken Gonzales-Day is a Los Angeles-based artist whose interdisciplinary practice considers the historical construction of race and the limits of representational systems, which range from lynching photographs to museum displays. This exhibition, curated by SCU Senior Lecturer Renee Billingslea, draws from his widely acclaimed Erased Lynching series (2006). This series, and his book, Lynching In The West: 1850-1935 (2006), has slowly transformed our understanding of racialized violence in the United States and raised awareness of the history of lynching in California.
Ken Gonzales-Day's Erased From View photographs will be on exhibition through January 24, 2020 at the Art and Art History Gallery in the Edward M. Dowd Art and Art History Building at Santa Clara University. The Art and Art History Gallery hours are Monday thru Friday, 8am-4pm and closed on the weekends and during University days and closure dates. Call 408-554-4594 in advance to ensure the gallery is open on the day you plan to visit campus. The exhibition is free and open to the public.
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“Erased Lynching” Photographs Of Ken Gonzales-Day At SCU Prick Social Conscience by Diane Andrews
California's Dark Chapter by Jeffrey Edalatpour