Rwanda Mon Amour: A multi media exhibition featuring drawings and sculptural installations by Brookie Maxwell and video by Jesse Hawkes / RAPSIDA of Rwanda. The exhibition addresses the roots, repercussions and reparations of genocide. The exhibition uses art to address genocide prevention and explore the relationship between Africa and the United States, clarifying why Rwanda matters so much to us today. Rwanda Mon Amour is inspired by the courageous work of the Rwandan people to heal and progress since the 1994 Genocide.
Virtual Gallery
Cast skeleton, tar, paper, ink, found wood, and glass, 87 x 37 x 12", 2008
Newspapers in Spanish, Chinese, English, Arabic, and Hebrew, wood, sand, plastic, adhesive, 7 x 9", 2009