In Plain Sight/Site aims to lay bare and intervene in the histories and formulations of labor, race and commerce that have arisen through centuries of uneven exchange via transatlantic slave trading routes which connected Western Europe, West Africa and the South American, Caribbean, and American colonies. Although centuries have passed, the impact of this system lingers like a ghostly presence beleaguering populations far and wide.

We invite artists to submit works that incorporate the body, sugar, coffee, cotton, indigo, and/or wood, as mediums or central concepts. Submissions must explore some aspect the New World slave trade, addressing what was at stake, what was lost, the geographic routes, and/or what was born of the era’s forced migrations—including changes in culture, industry, government, and landscape. Artists may submit work in any medium, including performance.

This group show will be produced and displayed at Artspace from November 30, 2018 to February 2019.