Jon Key.

Miles Davis poster, from the self-published book Envisioning Blackness in American Graphic Design. The premise of this series of posters was to develop a visual language that could be shared as a general aesthetic for all black people.

Artists Against Police Violence is proud to present our first exhibit in collaboration with EMW Bookstore.

Here is a collection of work that remembers, mourns, and celebrates Black people who were killed by police, and honors the trauma and resistance that follow. By collecting and disseminating these images, we hope to urge forward and continue community resistance against anti-Blackness, and begin the long work of imagining a world without it. Poster by jonathangkey

- EXHIBIT - 

June 5-30th 2015 at EMW Book Store, OPENING // Friday, June 5th [ Facebook event page ] 

- ARTISTS -

Nafis White

jarrettkey​

Micah Bizant

Sonja John

Patrick Campbell Art/Illustration

jetsonorama​

undergroundsketchbook​

simplysir 

Zu

ajplusgraphics​

Megan Spencer

Monica Trinidad

Jazze Belle

Trail of Silence

Jasmine Lee

Linda Alila

- LOCATION & PARKING - EMW Bookstore 934 Massachusetts Ave. Cambridge, MA 02139 Off-street parking is free however very difficult to find at this time. We recommend taking public transportation and walking over from Harvard Square or Central Square. Alternatively, you can find paid parking garages in Central Square at: https://www.cambridgema.gov/traffic/Parking/cityparkingfacilities/cityparkinggarages.aspx

- ADMISSION - $5 suggested donation No one turned away for lack of funds - SAFETY & WELLNESS - Due to the triggering content of the gallery, a Wellness Squad comprised of POC will be on site to facilitate emotional and community wellness. For more information or to get involved, please visit: https://www.facebook.com/events/829586117095932/ Especially triggering artwork will be separate but easily reachable, housed on the Stage area, one step above the ground floor. 

Test Shots by Rog Walker.

Test Shots is an ongoing series of portraits taken in the studio with photography couple Rog and Bee Walker. Each photograph, taken mostly of their close friends and fellow creatives, is as striking as it is simple.

Opting for a sombre and dark background, coupled with poised and pensive subjects, Walker’s shots manage to maximize on the simplicity of the traditional portrait style by making use of a medium format camera that provides an image quality which, despite the powerful stillness of each individual, vividly brings the details of each photograph to life. This brings out both a sense of strength and vulnerability in each picture, alluding to the intimate two-way dialog between subject and photographer.

"This is the most organic method of communication I have. Photography is the way I speak…It doesn’t get more personal than another human, and that’s what I’m looking to capture, that connection between humanity." - Rog Walker