Portal For(e) the Ephemeral Passage. June 10–August 14, 2022. Wexner Center for the Arts, Ohio – United States.

Curated by jaamil olawale kosoko, Portal For(e) the Ephemeral Passage invites audiences to imagine new worlds through a summer of installations and interconnected events building on Black feminist knowledge, queer theory, and sacred rituals of intimacy and wellness. The project is the culmination of kosoko’s Artist Residency Award and three-year collaboration with the Wexner Center.

Foregrounding collectivity and embodied practice, the interdisciplinary exhibition presents new works by kosoko, nora chipaumire, Jennifer Harge and Devin Drake, Dana Michel, Jasmine Murrell, and Keioui Keijaun Thomas. Portal For(e) also consists of community events, a film series, performances, and an Instagram Live series. A preview party and dub reggae night take place at the Wex on Thursday, June 9, kicking off a week of opening programs.

In kosoko’s own words, “the chameleonic nature of this collective research has always been about exploring various worldings of freedom through performance and social practice. I have been drawn closer to artists who have inspired my thinking and exploration into the shapeshifting principles that Black queer people employ to survive and heal. If fugitivity can be defined as escape without exit, then Portal For(e) is Black admission with or without entrance.”