Imaginary Landscapes: Stories from the American South

The American South is an ever-shifting meeting ground of stories and ideas: histories buried and exhumed; ballads sung, and prayers raised. To be of the South is to be at the center of a landscape accustomed to projection and commodification, often mythologized or reduced to a single narrative. The works selected for this exhibition break down the barrier between stereotypes, folklore, and lived experience. From the vantage points of 25 artists across nearly a century, Imaginary Landscapes gives a multifaceted look at the patchwork of the South through the memories, dreams, and stories of those who inhabit it. Observational and empathetic, the works create a new map of the territory, a map whose borders shift and move through time. This is a show about the stories we tell ourselves, the ways we gather the contradictions of our identities and claim them as our own.