Two refusals
Dec. 3 — Resistance doesn’t always look the same.
At Emory’s Michael C. Carlos Museum, the show “Continuum” refuses to let Muscogee people disappear from Atlanta’s story. Curator Miranda Kyle and artists Johnnie Diacon and Hotvlkuce Harjo built an exhibition resisting the city’s historical erasure of Indigenous life. The show insists Muscogee people never left Georgia — that their presence is ongoing, simultaneous, permanent.
Upcoming at the Plaza Theatre, Film Love brings a different kind of resistance: Anthony McCall’s “Line Describing a Cone,” a work that refuses permanence entirely. The 1973 film exists only in fog and projected light. Thirty minutes, then poof! Gone. No archive. No replay. A denial of the art world’s standard terms: collect, preserve, own.
One resists being forgotten. The other resists being kept.
What’s worth resisting in your life?
—Sherri Daye Scott
You can’t erase this
✏️ At the Michael C. Carlos Museum, curator Miranda Kyle brings Muscogee culture and creativity into sharp present tense with “Continuum,” a “re-presencing” of the Indigenous life in Georgia that refuses to fade from view.
➡️ Explore the work of artists Johnnie Diacon and Hotvlkuce Harjo.
Discover what’s new in Chamblee!
SPONSORED BY DISCOVER DEKALB
🎨 Chamblee has become a destination for art lovers, thanks to the flourishing public art scene filled with bold murals and expressive sculptures.
Come and immerse yourself in creativity while strolling through the downtown entertainment district or taking a scenic drive around the city.
✨ The excitement continues with the unveiling of a new sculpture at the newly renovated Dresden Park, adding another stunning piece to Chamblee’s growing cultural landscape.
You can’t stream this
📽️ A film made of light and haze, meant to be walked into: Film Love brings Anthony McCall’s 1973 “Line Describing a Cone” to the Plaza Theatre, paired with works by Gordon Matta-Clark and Jamie Nares in a rare, one-night-only program on Dec. 11.
➡️ Go inside the interactive screening.
Art Happenings
🎓 Georgia State Fall BFA ’25 Reception | 5-7 p.m., Dec. 4 | Welch Galleries.
🖌️Artist Talk & Closing Celebration: Shana Robbins, Laura Bell, Sabre Esler, and Serena Perrone | 3-5 p.m., Dec. 6 | Whitespace Gallery. (pictured)
🔎 Atlanta Printmakers Studio Annual Open House | 2-5 p.m., Dec. 7 | Carol Pulin Gallery.
🖼️ Holiday Small Works Show | 4-9 p.m., Dec. 10 | Art Studio ATL.
Post of the Week
🎨 Poetry reframed
“Amethyst Rocks,” a new work by painter and street muralist @nCarlosJ reframes the Saul Williams poem, “Slam,” through rising figures, shifting skies, and the blur between the divine and the everyday.
🖋️ Today’s Sketchbook was edited by Julie E. Bloemeke.