Classroom Solidarities - Dorsey Prize for Curatorial Practice Exhibition - Fall 2024
Classroom Solidarities - Dorsey Prize for Curatorial Practice Exhibition - Fall 2024
About the Exhibit
From 2022–2024, Mojdeh Rezaeipour has archived over 200 digital photos and videos produced by womxn and young girls in classrooms across Iran. These images call for bodily autonomy and other basic freedoms under conditions of severe repression throughout the Jin Jiyan Azadi movement. Borrowing visual language from a previous series based on childhood writings, drawings, and photographs from 1990s Tehran, Rezaeipour weaves together material from these recent protests in analog collage, film, and sound-based works. At a time when student-led demonstrations against injustice face alarmingly similar repression in the US and across the globe, Classroom Solidarities asks how the classroom – at times a site of violence – can be a generative space for transformation.
Curated by Gabrielle Tillenburg.
Opening Reception
A reception will take place on Sept 10th from 5–7 p.m.
About the Dorsey Prize
The Dorsey Prize for Curatorial Practice is awarded annually by the Department of Art at the University of Maryland and is chosen by a jury comprised of faculty within the Department. Ph.D, MFA, and Undergraduates studying in Art Studio, Immersive Media Design, and Art History are eligible to apply - information on the application process can be found here.
About John Dorsey
As the leading art critic for The Baltimore Sun and a well-known area curator, John Dorsey’s incisive critical perspective and passion for visual arts provided immeasurable contributions to the contemporary art community. This prize awarded in his name rewards students in the Departments of Studio Art and Art History who excel in critical thinking skills and curatorial practice.