Loophole of Retreat in Artnet

Holly Bass performing American Woman during Loophole of Retreat: Venice, October 7, 2022. Photo by Glorija Blazinsek.

“In what is sure to be remembered as a historic moment that honored Black womxn’s labor, creativity, and intellect, dozens of scholars, thought leaders, educators, writers, curators, authors, and artists from across the African diaspora communed in Venice last week for artist Simone Leigh’s symposium, “Loophole of Retreat.” The program included talks, film screenings, dance performances, music, panel discussions, and more. Over three emotional days, from the perch of my home office in New York—and at times, my local Soho House—I watched the livestream, engulfed in the feeling of being seen, heard, and perhaps finally understood in a way I’d never quite been before—in a way only a Black woman could understand.”

Simone Leigh’s Assembly of Black Feminist Creativity in Venice Left Me in Awe

by Folasade Ologundudu for Artnet