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Exhibition presents Brendan Fernandes Inaction, an exploration of collective action and solidarity
Brendan Fernandes, Free Fall: for Camera, 2019, video still. Image courtesy of the artist and Monique Meloche, Chicago.
VANCOUVER
.-Richmond Art Gallery is presenting the timely exhibition Inaction, a new solo show by renowned Canadian contemporary artist Brendan Fernandes on display from February 12 to April 3, 2021. The exhibition, co-produced with the Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery at Wesleyan University, is RAGs first collaboration with a U.S. based institution. Inaction addresses violence against queer and POC bodies, as well as the potential for change through collective action.
The social upheavals of 2020 catalyzed the global conversation around human rights and equality, says Shaun Dacey, RAG director and the exhibitions curator. Inaction reflects on the continued visible and invisible impacts of hateful rhetoric on marginalized bodies. More than ever, it is