{"id":6438,"date":"2017-07-29T21:48:54","date_gmt":"2017-07-30T01:48:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/?p=6438"},"modified":"2018-05-20T23:12:10","modified_gmt":"2018-05-21T03:12:10","slug":"damien-davis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/damien-davis\/","title":{"rendered":"Damien Davis"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6012\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-6438-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/damiendavis.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/damiendavis.mp3\">http:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/damiendavis.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/interviews-by-brainard-carey\/id1468502583?mt=2&amp;ls=1\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/5ZxsN79E1W6VJOjQF9GNuZ\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/tunein.com\/radio\/Interviews-by-Brainard-Carey-p1236598\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_tunein\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on TuneIn\" rel=\"nofollow\">TuneIn<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/feeds.podcastmirror.com\/interviews-by-brainard\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/xSQrKY\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_more\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click here to  join mailing list\" rel=\"nofollow\">Click here to  join mailing list<\/a><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.damiendavisstudio.com\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6448 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Headshot.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Headshot.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Headshot.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Headshot.jpg?resize=696%2C696&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Headshot.jpg?resize=420%2C420&amp;ssl=1 420w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Headshot.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Damien Davis<\/a> (b. 1984) is a Brooklyn-based artist. His practice explores historical representations of blackness by seeking to unpack the visual language of various cultures and question how these societies code\/decode representations of race through design and digital modes of production.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Davis\u2019 recent solo presentations include <a href=\"http:\/\/www.methodgallery.com\/current-exhibition.html\"><i>White Room, <\/i>METHOD Gallery<\/a>, Seattle, WA (2017); <i>MoMA PopRally Presents Arty Gras, <\/i>The Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY (2017) and <i>OBJECT | AFFECTION,<\/i> Black Ball Projects, Brooklyn, NY (2016); His group exhibitions include <i>Race and Revolution: Still Separate &#8211; Still Unequal, <\/i>Smack Mellon, Brooklyn, NY (2017); <i>The MYSYSYPYN, <\/i>Nemeth Art Center, Park Rapids, MN (2017); <i>Sine Gallery: Berlin,<\/i> Sine Gallery, Berlin, Germany; <i>The Magic Flute,<\/i> 80WSE Gallery, New York, NY (2016); and <i>ReSignifications, <\/i>Biagiotti Progetto Arte, Florence, Italy (2015).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">His awards and residencies include Lower Manhattan Cultural Council\u2019s Workspace Program, New York NY, (2016-17); The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.artlawprogram.com\/about\/\">Art &amp; Law<\/a> Program Fellowship, New York NY, (Spring 2016); Prattsville Art Center residency, Prattsville, NY (2012); Rema Hort Mann Foundation, Community Engagement Grant Winner, New York, NY (2017); Art Matters, Foundation Grant Nominee, New York NY, (2016); and Rema Hort Mann Foundation, Emerging Artist Award Nominee, New York NY, (2016). Davis holds a B.F.A in Studio Art and an M.A in Visual Arts Administration from New York University.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_6443\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6443\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6443 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/White-Room-Install-Shot.jpg?resize=640%2C853&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/White-Room-Install-Shot.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/White-Room-Install-Shot.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/White-Room-Install-Shot.jpg?resize=696%2C928&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/White-Room-Install-Shot.jpg?resize=1068%2C1424&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/White-Room-Install-Shot.jpg?resize=315%2C420&amp;ssl=1 315w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/White-Room-Install-Shot.jpg?w=1392&amp;ssl=1 1392w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/White-Room-Install-Shot.jpg?w=2088&amp;ssl=1 2088w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6443\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Installation shot of White Room at METHOD Gallery. Seattle, WA. (2017)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6445\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6445\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6445 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/TWOPEAKS.jpg?resize=640%2C614&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"614\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/TWOPEAKS.jpg?resize=1024%2C982&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/TWOPEAKS.jpg?resize=300%2C288&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/TWOPEAKS.jpg?resize=768%2C736&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/TWOPEAKS.jpg?resize=696%2C667&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/TWOPEAKS.jpg?resize=1068%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/TWOPEAKS.jpg?resize=438%2C420&amp;ssl=1 438w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/TWOPEAKS.jpg?w=1392&amp;ssl=1 1392w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/TWOPEAKS.jpg?w=2088&amp;ssl=1 2088w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6445\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Two Peaks (Blackamoors Collage #62), 2017 Plexiglass and Stainless Steel 23.2 x 23.7 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6444\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6444\" style=\"width: 708px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6444 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Connections.jpg?resize=696%2C696&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"696\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Connections.jpg?w=708&amp;ssl=1 708w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Connections.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Connections.jpg?resize=696%2C696&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Connections.jpg?resize=420%2C420&amp;ssl=1 420w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6444\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Connections (Totem #5), 2016 3D Print, Plexiglass and Stainless Steel 16 x 11 x 5 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6446\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6446\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6446 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Caged-Up.jpg?resize=640%2C688&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"688\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Caged-Up.jpg?resize=952%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 952w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Caged-Up.jpg?resize=279%2C300&amp;ssl=1 279w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Caged-Up.jpg?resize=768%2C826&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Caged-Up.jpg?resize=696%2C748&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Caged-Up.jpg?resize=1068%2C1148&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Caged-Up.jpg?resize=391%2C420&amp;ssl=1 391w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Caged-Up.jpg?w=1392&amp;ssl=1 1392w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Caged-Up.jpg?w=2088&amp;ssl=1 2088w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6446\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Caged Up (Blackamoors Collage #93), 2017 Plexiglass and Stainless Steel 28.8 x 24.5 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>http:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/damiendavis.mp3Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | TuneIn | RSS | Click here to join mailing listDamien Davis (b. 1984) is a Brooklyn-based artist. 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