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The Elaine L. Jacob Gallery (ELJG), Wayne State University is pleased to present I’ll Be Your Mirror: Reflections of the Contemporary Queer, May 31 through June 29, 2024. An opening reception will be held on Friday, May 31 from 5-9PM, with a sand painting performance by Wayne Coe from 5-8PM. 

The ELJG will feature works by the following artists: Steven Arnold, Beau, Wayne Coe, Stephanie Crawford, Carl Demeulenaere, Edie Fake, Brenda Goodman, Harmony Hammond, Lyle Ashton Harris, Jesse Harrod, Scott Hug, Katie Kaplan, Sahar Khoury, Marcus Leatherdale, Alicia McCarthy, Matthew Pawlowski, Julie Shafer, Sunny A. Smith, Hugh Steers, Shauna Steinbach, A.L. Steiner, Vincent Tiley, Frederick Weston, Carla Williams, and Levester Williams.

In addition to the exhibition of works, the gallery will host Q(ueer) TV, a video exhibition curated by Billy Miller. Works and performances by the following artists will be included: Adam Baran, Matthew Burcaw, Wayne Coe, Christa Joo Hyun D’Angelo, Michael Economy, Ryan Foerster, Joel Gibb (The Hidden Cameras), Matt Keegan, Wayne Koestenbaum, Rachel Mason, Lucas Michael, Leo Mostovoy, Joe Ovelman, Stuart Sandford, Marc Santo (revel), Ethan Shoshan, Sanh Tran, Vagner Whitehead, and Tony Whitfield.

I’LL BE YOUR MIRROR: REFLECTIONS OF THE CONTEMPORARY QUEER 

I’ll Be Your Mirror: Reflections of the Contemporary Queer is a month-long exhibition featuring over 180 artists and over 800 works spread across 11 Detroit venues – plus film screenings, artist talks, live performances, panels, and poetry readings. The exhibition explores the mirrored relationship between art and self as well as art and community, highlighting the role of art in achieving personal visibility and social connection. 

At once a rhapsodic celebration of queer culture and a testament to the power of representation through art, the exhibition marks a significant and joyful milestone for the art world, beginning a biannual tradition of showcasing and celebrating LGBTQ+ art on an international scale. I’ll Be Your Mirror: Reflections of the Contemporary Queer will run from Friday, May 31, to Sunday, June 30, in various Detroit galleries. 

MIGHTY REAL / QUEER DETROIT

Mighty Real/Queer Detroit is a not-for-profit organization committed to promoting positive and meaningful images of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer community through artistic and intellectual means. Mighty Real/Queer Detroit provides a platform for artistic exploration of various queer perspectives crossing generations and disciplines. The organization uses the contemplative spirit of the arts to foster understanding of the diversity of LGBTQ+ experience, which have been historically suppressed and overlooked by traditional institutional systems. It will achieve this through programming that promotes educational, civic, and cultural engagement. 

Website: https://www.mrqd.org