Art Exhibitions; Photography; Lynching; Steve Turner Gallery
"Two men were found on a tree" (at left), and "Into eternity" (far right), as shown in installation shot of "Past Over" exhibition at Steve Turner Contemporary in Los Angeles.
Boulders and a tree stand on a grassy hill and clouds are visible in the sky. Using archival records, Gonzales-Day went searching for California's historic hang trees. While some of the locations of the trees in this series are certain, others...
A brick wall stands in front of parking spaces. Using archival records, Gonzales-Day went searching for California's historic hang trees. While some of the locations of the trees in this series are certain, others were taken in approximate...
Altered image of the hanging of Josefa at the Downieville bridge in 1851. First woman to be lynched in California. Erasure of the figure intended to raise awareness of the much-overlooked history of lynching in California. See Lynching in the West:...
A jail stands next to a road and trees grow around it. Using archival records, Gonzales-Day went searching for California's historic hang trees. While some of the locations of the trees in this series are certain, others were taken in...
The lynched bodies of Arias and Chamales have been removed. The lynch victim has been removed in this conceptually driven photographic series which sought to raise awareness of the history of lynching in California. See Lynching in the West:...
CUE Art Foundation; Art Exhibitions; Picture frames and framing
Framed artwork hangs from a wall. The lynch victims were removed in this conceptually driven photographic series which sought to raise awareness of the history of lynching in California. See Lynching in the West: 1850-1935 (Duke, 2006). As...
Curriculum vitae; Gonzales-Day, Ken; Education; College teaching; Art Exhibitions; Scholarships; Reviews of research; Lectures and lecturing
Ken Gonzales-Day's curriculum vitae listing his education, fellowships, monographs, solo exhibitions, public art projects, selected group exhibitions, public/private collections, special print projects, awards and grants, bibliography, reviews and...
Curriculum vitae; Gonzales-Day, Ken; Education; College teaching; Art Exhibitions; Scholarships; Reviews of research; Lectures and lecturing
Ken Gonzales-Day's curriculum vitae listing his education, fellowships, monographs, solo exhibitions, public art projects, selected group exhibitions, public/private collections, special print projects, awards and grants, bibliography, reviews and...
Erasure of the lynch victim intended to raise awareness of the history of lynching and other forms of summary justice in California. Josh (Joshua Robertson) was of African descent and lynched in Rich Bar, California in 1852. The original drawing...
A group of people holding firearms watch a man about to be hanged. "A Murderer Lynched by Californian Emigrants - From a Sketch by Our Own Correspondent" is printed on the bottom of the image.
The lynch victim has been removed in this conceptually driven photographic series which sought to raise awareness of the history of lynching in California. See Lynching in the West: 1850-1935 (Duke, 2006).
Men in uniforms stand around a tree. The lynch victim has been removed in this conceptually driven photographic series which sought to raise awareness of the history of lynching in California. See Lynching in the West: 1850-1935 (Duke, 2006).
Generali Foundation (Vienna, Austria); Art Exhibitions; Crowds; Trees;
Installation view of The Wonder Gaze (St. James Park) as installed at the Generali Foundation in Vienna as part of the exhibition, "Exile of the Imaginary: Politics, Aesthetics, Love," curated by Dr. Juli Carson. One image is of people standing...
Gonzales-Day, Ken; Adorno, Theodor W., 1903-1969; Benjamin, Walter, 1892-1940; Lynching; California; Latinos in American history; Archival materials; Art Exhibitions; Photographs; CUE Art Foundation
The exhibition included the Erased Lynching series, the wallpaper piece, The Wonder Gaze (St. James Park), and two photographs from the Searching for California's Hang Trees series. The exhibition catalogue introduction was written by Bruce...
Using archival records, Gonzales-Day went searching for California's historic hang trees. While some of the locations of the trees in this series are certain, others were taken in approximate locations that corresponded to the historical data...
Josefa (a Mexican woman) was hanged from the bridge in Downieville in 1851. Using archival records, Gonzales-Day went searching for California's historic hang trees. While some of the locations of the trees in this series are certain, others were...
