Sara Zia Ebrahimi's (LTA '14, ACG '13, '09) Work will be Featured in ABOLITION NOW!
Sara Zia Ebrahimi's (LTA '14, ACG '13, '09) piece Oil, Bananas, Prisons will be featured in ABOLITION NOW! at the Asian Arts Initiative. A combination of video projection, mapping, and Persian textiles, the piece explores connections between the 1953 CIA backed coup in Iran, the political destabilization of Central America and the rise of privately owned immigrant detention centers in the U.S. This exhibition will be open June 21 from 10:00AM - August 30 at 6:00PM.
Kamal Badhey and Karla Robinson | MyLoan Dinh | Sara Zia Ebrahimi and Gralin Hughes | Lacey Johnson | Justine Lai | William Wallace
Russell Craig | Juntos | People’s Paper Co-op | Youth Art & Self-Empowerment Project
How do policing, prisons, and detention affect marginalized communities? What is restorative and transformative justice in practice? What does an abolitionist future look like, and how do we get there?
What are the stakes for Asian Americans in abolition? Japanese American internment, racial profiling of Muslim people, and deportations of Southeast Asian immigrants are just a few of the ways that Asian American communities are subjugated by the prison industrial complex. Abolition asks us to imagine a world without policing, prisons, and other forms of state-sponsored violence against black and brown communities. On an interpersonal level, abolition asks us to rethink the ways that we address harm in intimate and societal relationships.
Opening Reception: Friday, June 21, 6:00 - 8:00PM
People’s Paper Co-op Artist Talk & Workshop: TBD
Youth Art & Self Empowerment Project Workshop: TBD
Closing Reception: TBD
Asian Arts Initiative is designed as a mobility accessible facility, with access to all public floors and spaces, and seating accommodations for programmed events. Both non-gendered and individually isolating restrooms are available on each floor, all equipped with changing stations. If contacted in advance, we will make every attempt to fulfill requests for reasonable accommodations such as vision/hearing auxiliary aids and cognitive disability guides. Please note: Due to most events being attended by the general public, we cannot guarantee accommodations for those with fragrance sensitivities.
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