An extension of Jenkins Johnson Projects' New York City presentation of Enrico Riley’s solo exhibition Stand, several pieces are on display in the Atrium at Minnesota Street Project. The exhibition explores the materiality of paint and the expressive potential of painted images in relation to issues around identity and visibility. 

There will be an artist talk on October 12th in the gallery between Riley and composer and Stanford Professor Jonathan Berger in the atrium on October 12 from 6-7 pm. Concurrently with Riley’s solo exhibition, his captivating paintings will provide the visual canvas for the opera The Ritual of Breath is the Rite to Resist, which premieres at the Hopkins Center for the Arts at Dartmouth on September 16 & 17 and travels to Stanford University on October 14 & 15. The interdisciplinary opera, produced and commissioned by the Hop and co-commissioned by Stanford Live, responds to the murder of Eric Garner. Braiding music, text, visuals and movement, the work invites audiences to rise up against the theft of Black breath and to meditate on our shared humanity. The highly collaborative work was initiated by Riley and composer and Stanford Professor Jonathan Berger in 2017.

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