ARTIST RECEPTION AND GALLERY CONVERSATION: Asher Imtiaz: Thank God for Immigrants

June 28, 2025 - 2:00pm - 5:00pm

Brooklyn, New York, 2024

FREE
Opening reception: Saturday, June 28, 2025 – 2-5 pm (panel discussion at 3 pm)
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We celebrate Asher Imtiaz’s exhibition, Thank God for Immigrants, with a reception and panel discussion. The artist will be joined at 3 pm by Aisha Sarwari and Malaika Franks for a conversation on The Love Ethics of Seeing. Invoking bell hooks, Imtiaz, Sarwari, and Franks will discuss the rewards, pitfalls, and ethical responsibilities of working with marginalized subjects. Sarwari is an author, a public speaker, and the co-founder of the NGO Women’s Advancement Hub. She focuses on the gendered aspects of migration, belonging, and caregiving. Her third book, Heart Tantrums and Brain Tumors was published in 2023. Franks is a systems designer and researcher whose work blends design and anthropology, drawing on methods such as participatory action research, ethnography, and active listening to support co-creation, systems change, and design thinking.