Skip to main content
Home

Supporting the Children of Resistance Since 1990

Donate
  • About
    • Our Story
    • Fact Sheet
    • Staff & Board
    • Contact Us
  • Grants
    • Granting Programs
    • Guidelines
    • Gatherings
    • FAQs
  • News & Events
    • RFC 30th Anniversary
    • Executive Director's Blog
    • Newsletter
    • Press
  • Rosenberg Case
    • Case Timeline
    • Exonerate Ethel
    • 2022 FOIA Request
  • Strange Fruit
  • Art & Activism
    • Past Events
  • Support Us
    • Join Our Mailing List
    • Start an Online Fundraiser
Mention of the Day (MOTD)
Jun 06, 2022
strangefruitmotd, strangefruit, artistasactivist
Off With Their Heads | Hand In Glove, 2022, Chromogenic print. The artist (Genevieve Gaignard) poses for the artwork.

Today's #StrangeFruitMOTD comes from Genevieve Gaignard's solo exhibition, "Strange Fruit," for Los Angeles Vielmetter, "a collection of pieces which agitate against the historical and modern-day lynching of Black Americans." This mixed-medium collection includes "provocative pieces" which "[aim] to disrupt: to amplify alternative narratives of racial violence and white supremacy."

In an interview with Gaignard, the artist explained her exhibition's connections with the iconic anti-lynching protest song, "'Strange Fruit' is both the opening remark and the connecting symbol for this show ... The song’s resurgence into pop culture lends to its relevance. And still, people may not be familiar with this song, but that hints at the inequality of history and culture taught throughout America."

Read Flaunt's interview with the artist in its entirety here: https://flaunt.com/content/genevieve-gaignard-strange-fruit

#StrangeFruit #ArtistAsActivist

"Thank you for the grant you gave me. I hate that my father is in prison, but I'm glad there's an organization like you who not only understands, but goes even further to help."

Donate

Donate

Charity Navigator, 4 Star Charity

Learn More

    • Who We Are
    • Press Coverage
    • Press Room
    • Fact Sheet
    • Rosenberg Case
    • Exonerate Ethel
    • Strange Fruit
    • Artists as Activists
    • Events
    • Granting
    • Gatherings
    • Host an Event

Contact

Rosenberg Fund for Children
116 Pleasant St., Suite 348
Easthampton, MA  01027
info@rfc.org
tel: (413) 529-0063

 

  •  
  •  
  •  

Privacy Policy

Copyright © 2021 Rosenberg Fund for Children, Inc.