reimagining civic infrastructures towards generational change.
Counterpublic 2023
A civic exhibition that weaves contemporary art into the life of St. Louis for three months every three years in order to reimagine civic infrastructures towards generational change. Counterpublic’s second edition runs from April 15 to July 15, 2023.
Counterpublic 2023 is one of the nation's largest public art platforms, bringing 30+ new artist commissions to life in public parks, gardens, historic houses and museums around the city. Free art installations, performances, screenings, conversations, and parties animate the six miles of Jefferson Avenue with art and stories.
Griot Museum of Black History
Pillars of the Valley by Damon Davis
artists[30]
Indigenous
Land
Recognition
We want to respectfully acknowledge that we are on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Osage, Missouri, and Illini people, who have stewarded this land throughout the generations. We ask you to consider the many legacies of violence, displacement, migration, and settlement that bring us to this community today, and the ways in which we may work to care for and repair these legacies in the present.
Beyond the recognition of the land, we are committed to supporting the Osage Nation’s efforts to rematriate Sugarloaf Mound, the last remaining intact mound and oldest man-made structure in the City of St. Louis, in accordance with the Osage Nation’s Sugarloaf Mound Management Plan.