Friends—
If you didn’t get a chance to attend the recent No Kings 2 rally, there’s a very timely exhibit at the Boston Public Library that is worth your time: “Revolution! 250 Years of Art + Activism in Boston.”
Massachusetts history includes slavery, inequality, and resistance all tangled together—which makes this exhibit’s honest look at our past all the more important. The exhibit uses construction elements—plywood and scaffolding—as a “powerful metaphor: democracy, like these structures, is unfinished and ever-evolving”. Some of the artworks are themselves evolving, with one piece being rearranged like a slider puzzle and another using photosensitive materials that transform over time in response to sunlight.
The BPL is also offering a free play, “A Revelation of Character,” about Boston’s female abolitionists. I’m hoping it will inspire and motivate us—and younger generations—about the importance of taking action.
Below are some photos from the exhibit, but trust me, you need to see them in person to feel their full impact. I cried and felt a wide range of emotions. Most importantly, I left feeling inspired and grateful.
