LES ABATTOIRS
Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Toulouse in France
April 6 to August 26, 2018
Following the long-term loan of its contemporary art collection to Les Abattoirs, Musée - Frac Occitanie Toulouse, the CNES Space Observatory announced in 2017 that the CNES arts-sciences laboratory would pursue its collaboration with the museum in Toulouse. The two institutions are joining forces to present, from 5 April to 26 August 2018, a new exhibition entitled Zero Gravity that will deal with the artistic exploration of the adventure of space and the figure of the artist as an astronaut.
More information can be found at:
http://www.lesabattoirs.org/en/expositions/zero-gravity
LOUISVILLE
21c Museum Hotel
March 2018 - March 2019
Bedecked and bejeweled, the figures populating Dress Up, Speak Up occupy fluid space and time, evoking past and present, fact and fiction, memory and desire, to illuminate the complexity of contemporary identity.
- Alice Gray Stites, Museum Director, Chief Curator
More information can be found at:
https://www.21cmuseumhotels.com/museum/exhibit/dressupspeakup
Jefferson Pinder was awarded the USA Joyce Fellowship in 2016 for his work in performance. The United States Artists website writes:
"Jefferson Pinder’s work provokes commentary about race and struggle. Focusing primarily with neon, found objects, and video, Pinder investigates identity through the most dynamic circumstances and materials. Through his meditative exploration with light and sound or his intensely grueling corporeal performances, he delves into conversations about race. His exploration of sound, music and physical performance are conceptual threads to examine history, cultural appropriation, and portrayals of exertion and labor. Creating collaged audio clips and surreal performances he underscores themes dealing with Afro-Futurism and endurance. "
More information on this award can be found here:
unitedstatesartists.org
Selling the Shadow
C-Gallery, Milan, Italy
May 7, 2017 - September 15, 2017
Selling the Shadow is an international, cross disciplinary presentation that examines the relationship between art and social practice through paintings, drawings, sculpture, photography, video and site specific installation by more than a dozen artists from across Africa and the Diaspora.
Artists include: Tabita Rezaire, Simone Leigh, Jessica Wimbley, Jefferson Pinder, Amir George, Lauren Kelly, Derrick Adams and Michele Magema. Curated by Ingrid LaFleur.
Jefferson Pinder was awarded the John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship this Spring of 2017 for his work in art and culture. Over his career, Pinder's practice has not been solitary. This award recognizes Pinder's engagement and dedication to working with communities, as well as the creativity that distinguishes him from his field.
More information on this award can be found here:
http://www.gf.org/fellows/all-fellows/jefferson-pinder/