STRANGE INHERITANCE

2018-Ongoing

Strange Inheritance is a performance of sorts, honoring the queer histories and people in public spaces. Inspired by the acts in labor by Mierle Laderman Ukeles, I traveled the country and the UK on a quest to find local LGBTQ+ public spaces and monuments to clean and wash. Upon closer inspection of some of these monuments and their founding organizations, I found monuments that were in actual need of restoration. With the aid of different local governments, I have been able to restore some of these historic sites.

Below is an ongoing series of articles about the project and a list of the monuments visited so far. Please check back as I will be updating this page with current events and actions.

Monuments Visited

Pink Dolphin Statue, Galveston, TX
Highbury Fields Plaque, Highbury Fields, London
Upstairs Lounge Plaque, New Orleans, LA
Transgender Memorial Garden, St. Louis, MO
The Indiana AIDS Memorial, Indianapolis, Indiana
New Orleans AIDS Memorial, Washington Square Park, New Orleans, LA
Stewart Butler’s Activict’s Memorial, New Orleans, LA

Monuments Restored

Pink Dolphin Statue, Galveston, TX
Upstairs Lounge Plaque, New Orleans, LA

Funded by

Research & Development Grant, Platform Fund Antenna
SMFA Traveling Fellowship, SMFA at Tufts
Research & Archives Grant, LGBT+ Archives Project
Office of Human Rights and Equity, New Orleans

This project colminated in an exhibition in an exhibition that explored what a Queer park could look like in New Orleans. The website can be found here.

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