Exhibition: Ilana Harris-Babou, "Golden Thread"

CEAM and Flagler College are pleased to present Golden Thread, an exhibition of recent work by New York-based artist Ilana Harris-Babou. Golden Thread comprises video and sculpture that weaves intimate personal narratives, archival, and historical references to breastfeeding with the artist’s customary visual acumen that calls attention to both the empowering and challenging experiences of Black motherhood. The artist will lead a walkthrough of the exhibition on Friday, February 2 at 6pm during First Friday Artwalk (5 to 8pm). The exhibition will be on view through February 21.

Ilana Harris-Babou’s work is interdisciplinary, spanning sculpture, installation, and video. Her work has been exhibited in solo exhibitions throughout the US and Europe, including current exhibitions Needy Machines at Candice Madey, New York, and Under My Feet at Storefront for Art and Architecture. In May 2023, Harris Babou’s work Liquid Gold took over the screens of Times Square for the Midnight Moment program. She has presented solo exhibitions of her work internationally. Institutions include: The Highline, NY (2022), Artspace, New Haven, CT (2022); Kunsthaus Hamburg, Germany (2021); ICA Chattanooga, TN (2021); and The Museum of Arts and Design, NY (2017). Her work has been included in the Istanbul Design Biennial (2020) and The Whitney Biennial (2019). Group exhibitions include The Wellcome Collection in London; California College of the Arts Wattis Institute, San Francisco; The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Ridgefield among others. Harris-Babou lives and works in Brooklyn and Middletown, CT, and holds an MFA from Columbia University and a BA from Yale University.

CEAM programming is supported in part through grants from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts and the Dr. JoAnn Crisp-Ellert Fund at The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida, and the St. Johns County Tourist Development Council. Additional sponsorship is provided by VOCO St. Augustine, an IHG Hotel.