Everything was changing and the 60s were just turbulent. It's the way of the artist to survive. Artists is one who changes the society, I think. Soul of the nation traces the work of over 60 black artists working in the United States during one of the most revolutionary periods politically, aesthetically, socially, and American history. The exhibition starts in 1963 with the March on Washington. The exhibition really follows the aftermath and the fallout of some of the dashed hopes of the civil rights movement. The Black Panther and Black Arts movement and Black Power movement we were all influenced, came out of that same period, we were anti-establishment. We wanted our own images of empowerment. It set a mark that yes, yes, Black Power, you know, we do have this power and to define it in this system is a great thing. We were interested in exploring how we could develop this, what I call, the lack aesthetic. We needed to define ourselves in our own terms, which had to do with cultural identity and spiritualism and trying to fulfill both needs in the Black people. This is a good opportunity for people to see the breadth and fork that was being done during that time, to see that it was both abstract, as well as figurative, and that there was strength in both. These artists worked across paintings, sculpture, assemblage, printmaking, photography, performance, and so much more. It was a time for their own cultural and spiritual exploration. I think it's a fitting venue because the dynamic of Brooklyn and the diversity of Brooklyn, this kind of show gives me courage to, you know, even though I lived through that 60s period that I know folks were out there and they were working, we're not going to stop. As an artist, I think that a lot of the exploration is just getting with your own survival. These artists, they're carrying the canon of art forward. That's what's important for me about this show.