Co-Prosperity is excited to present Good Grief, our last window exhibition of this year! Connecting the visual and cultural cues of my personal grieving/healing processes and the funerary customs of the Black Diaspora, Good Grief reflects the jubilant spirit that carries both the living through the dark and the deceased to the light. Often referred to as a Homegoing or Celebration of Life, death in the Christian African American tradition has served as a catalyst for fellowship, and grief has been the seed of many movements. From Yoruba Ancestral Masquerading rituals (known as Egungun), to Second Line Jazz Funerals and Black Masking Indians, practices of pageantry and parading are as sacred and integral to both collective and individual psyche as the balms of food, song, and prayer. With these elements, this exhibition is a reflection of the healing that has come through celebrating life, honoring death, building community, and holding space for the experiences and emotions that lie in between.

Please join our opening reception on December 9th, from 6-9 PM.