@thevanderbiltrepublic presents âAMERICA NOW SUITEâ, â an exhibition of new works from Brooklyn-based #painter & #muralist @dalewilliamsartâ AMERICA NOW SUITE premieres Friday 12 Oct 2018 at #GowanusLoftâ The suiteâs elements were designed to retrieve #AmericanHistory and provide,â as Williams stated, âa re-mythologizing, a re-visioning of the American past, present, and future.â â The title pays homage to jazz drummer Max Roachâs 1960 recording â We Insist! â Freedom Now Suite. That work embodied the urgency of the burgeoning Civil Rights Movement. #civilrights #socialjustice #maxroach â The exhibition consists of three major paintings and two series:â Awareness Day Portraitsâ Edward Hicksâ Peaceable Kingdomâ The Spirit of Manifest Humilityâ Democratic Vistasâwordscapes and â A Panoramic Fantasia of American History Centered on the Untimely Death of Robert F. Kennedy. #RFKâ This 11â x 57â #mural relates the American #present to the #past & demonstrates the artistâs relationship to history. â This image, one of the #Awareness Day Portraits, is of Bayard Rustin. @bayardrustinofficial #bayardrustinâ Williams asserts that he wants his art to create a felt #connection to historyâ so it can âaid us in rising above our helpless, struggling selves.â â â â â Opening reception: 6-9p on 12 Oct 2018 with @artsgowanus Open Studios 2018.â â Kick-off Party: 6-10p on 19 Oct.â â Curator-moderated artist talk: 6p on 4 Nov.â â It all happens at Gowanus Loft, 61 9th St, Brooklyn 11215â #America #Now #revision #reinvisioning #activism #Brooklynâ http://vanderbiltrepublic.com/post/177782003260/america-now Regrann from @thevanderbiltrepublic #regrann (at Gowanus Loft) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bn4AC6enzWW/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=ze2dzcskonma