"I felt the profound potential then, and I still feel it now, exponentially, he said. When I envision MoAD, I see a gigantic imaginary force, a force that circumvents the entire globe. It's movable yet impermeable. This imaginary force has, on the interior side, the undeniable truth of the African diaspora experience. On the opposite side, the exterior side, lives the tyranny of lies, O'Arwisters continued."
"Those programs O'Arwisters mentionedthe Emerging Artist Program, where the artists get a solo show and an honorarium (O'Arwisters participated in 2023), shifting MoAD's focus from history to contemporary art, and the Chef-in-Residence Program, which began with Bryant Terry in 2015 and continues ten years later with Jocelyn Jacksonare a big part of what make the museum stand out. In a video in the Continuum exhibition, Terry talks about how food is not just sustenance but memory, archive, and resistance."
MoAD functions as a global, imaginative force that embodies the truth of the African diaspora while confronting external falsehoods. Ramekon O'Arwisters envisions the museum as movable yet impermeable and credits leadership, programs, and events for pushing the tyranny of lies toward the abyss. Monetta White's progression from patron to executive director reflects deep personal investment. Signature programs include the Emerging Artist Program, offering solo shows and honoraria, and the Chef-in-Residence program, begun by Bryant Terry and continuing with Jocelyn Jackson. The Continuum exhibition frames food as memory, archive, and resistance and includes civic and cultural voices.
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