Curatorial Close Look: Tour of 'Emancipation' exhibition with Destinee Filmore

Destinee Filmore (MA'23), Assistant Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and former WCMA Mellon Curatorial Fellow, led a guided tour exploring themes and topics in "Emancipation: The Unfinished Project of Liberation" on June 15, 2024, at the Williams College Museum of Art.
Conceived as a commemoration of the 160th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, Emancipation: The Unfinished Project of Liberation visualizes what freedom looks like for Black Americans today and the legacy of the Civil War today and beyond. Highlighting the perspectives of contemporary Black artists, Emancipation features commissioned and recent works by Sadie Barnette, Alfred Conteh, Maya Freelon, Hugh Hayden, Letitia Huckaby, Jeffrey Meris, and Sable Elyse Smith. The seven installations span sculpture, photography, and paper and textile fabrications.