27/12/2024
A little over a year ago, APRBLEM had its first exhibition featuring work created by and for Black women all of whom are New York City natives. “Now I’m APRBLEM”, the title for the event, served as the perfect ground upon which the women who live on the margins at the intersection of their race, class, gender, and in some cases, sexuality, amongst others had an opportunity to reclaim the term, “a problem”, and to create their own narratives. This phrase, the exhibition, and process of building of the archive was a response to the silences that exist in memory institutions and other cultural bodies that render those at the intersection of multiple marginalized identities unknowable in their full capacities. It forgets the names and stories of those who are woman, of color, q***r, disabled, formerly incarcerated, immigrant, poor, and more. So, we did the work for ourselves because, “We been here. We’re still here. And we’re not going anywhere.” The exhibition provided glimpses of the women’s varied experiences as told through images, written pieces, and audio recordings.
