For Resurrection City created for the exhibition “Work for the People (or Forget about Fred Hampton)” at Co-Prosperity Sphere, Chicago, IL; Aug 31-Sept 30, 2018

“If you ever think about me, and if you ain’t gonna do no revolutionary act, forget about me. I don’t want myself on your mind if you’re not gonna work for the people.” -Fred Hampton

“Work for the People” is an exhibition of local and national artist/revolutionaries (under)mining radical histories and exploring the implications of the events of 1968 for today’s struggles and those in the (sometimes deep) future.

Artists include: Brandon Alvendia, Sofía Córdova, Damon Davis, Jim DeRogatis, Jim Duignan, Chris Duncan, Lise Haller Baggesen Ross, Robby Herbst, Jason Lazarus, Jesse Malmed, Justseeds Artists’ Cooperative | Poor People’s Campaign, Nicole Marroquin, Jennifer Moon, Emilio Rojas, Anthony Romero + Josh Rios, Dan S Wang, WORK/PLAY (Kevin and Danielle McCoy), Derrick Woods-Morrow, and Latham Zearfoss.

For Resurrection City is based on historic research and 5 key photographs of 1968’s Resurrection City—co-organized by MLK, right before his assassination—an occupation/protest/city of 3000 for 43 days in the national mall’s lawn taking up 15 acres, and part of the Poor People’s Campaign of ‘68. The work also hosted the Resurrection City Reading Residency, participants were invited to spend the night in therecreated tent-shelter inspired by those that populated 1968’s Resurrection City. The tent contained simple sleeping quarters and an artist curated idiosyncratic library filled with physical literature and ephemera centered on the events of 1968 and specifically the Poor People’s Campaign/Resurrection City.

For the Resurrection City Reading Residency, participants were invited to spend the night in the recreated tent-shelter inspired by those that populated 1968’s Resurrection City. The tent contained simple sleeping quarters and an artist-curated idiosyncratic library filled with physical literature and ephemera centered on the events of 1968 and specifically the Poor People’s Campaign/Resurrection City.