Brand New Heavies, Pioneer Works 2021

“New Materialism, Afrofuturism, and revisionist history are all radical forms of agency and authorship that allow artists to reconceive truth beyond the binary of ‘fact’ and ‘fiction.’ Abigail DeVille brilliantly engages all three, working in the interface of matter and metaphysics, fantasy and archive, the canonical and the heretical. Excavating what she calls the ‘invisible histories’ buried by racism, neglect, and greed, her architectonic assemblages explore various sites through materials salvaged from archives and dumpsters alike.”

Fault Lines: Abigail DeVille Interviewed by Jane Ursula Harris

Freedom Triumphant in War and Peace, 2021 (left) and The Observatory, 2021 (right).
Installation view of Brand New Heavies at Pioneer Works, Brooklyn, NY - 04.06.2021 - 06.20.2021.
Curated by Racquel Chevremont and Mickalene Thomas (Deux Femmes Noires).