re:mancipation

MASK Consortium produces an investigative journey into the portrait works hung around the Emancipation Group in Gallery IV of the Chazen Museum of Art. On the surface this seems to be a regal affair with American Aristocracy, but after peering deeper, the room can be viewed as rogue’s gallery of slavers, plantation owners, and other despicable sorts. How were this peculiar array of portraits selected to inform the Gallery’s centerpiece, and what impact do they have to one’s experience of the Emancipation Group? Explore a deep dive into “The Ballroom” with this online interactive immersive exhibition.