Redefining A Double Consciousness
Clifford L. Gordon, a native of Chattanooga, is bringing his interesting yet so powerful exhibit to the Bessie Smith Cultural Center, and it will be on display for a while.
“We Wear the Mask: Redefining a Double Consciousness” is on display at the Bessie Smith Cultural Center now through January 28.
We Wear the Mask is a reconceptualization of African American racial identity. The exhibit is a visual exploration of the artist’s thoughts about Identity. Also the exhibit dives into the idea that identity is transitive, symmetric and reflexive. The exhibit skillfully introduces masks and face paint as metaphors to better understand identity.
Gordon hopes by analyzing and interpreting the relationship between masks and identity, people will gain a deeper understanding of and appreciation for their own culture and “unmask” distorted self-identity complexities.
Gordon is a wearer of many hats. He is a Fine Arts Instructor at Columbia State Community College, and teaches a plethora of art related classes. On top of that Gordon is a course developer for Art History I for Tennessee Board of Regents. His academic career began here at Chattanooga State where he received his associate’s degree before going on to Tennessee State University.
We Wear the Mask: Redefining a Double Consciousness
On display through January 28
Bessie Smith Cultural Center
200 E. MLK Boulevard ∙ (423) 266-8658
www.bessiesmithcc.org