Re-Memorizing Black Lesbian Legacies

Panel Talk: Tiona Nekkia McClodden and Birgit Bosold
Friday 12 Sep.  8pm

Scherben invites you to the panel talk with Tiona Nekkia McClodden and Birgit Bosold “Re-Memorizing Black Lesbian Legacies” happening on Friday September 12 at 8pm at Scherben. 

As part of the exhibition series Lesbian Legacies, artist Tiona Nekkia McClodden and curator Birgit Bosold discuss ›Black Queer Genealogy‹ and the artistic engagement with and against the silence of the archives. The point of departure is McClodden’s current work Sleight of Figure [For Gladys] (2024), an impressive homage to the legendary performer Gladys Bentley, whose legacy has been largely erased. At the heart of the conversation is the concept of ›re-memorization‹ and the claim to a radical epistemic sovereignty of Black queer experiences, as called for by cultural theorist Tavia Nyong’o.

The panel talk is supported by Kemmler Foundation and part of the Art Week Berlin Featured Night program.