#CripRitual – the exhibition

The #CripRitual, a disability art exhibition co-curated by Critical Design Lab members Aimi Hamraie, Jarah Moesch and I (Cassandra) appeared as a live physical exhibition in two galleries in Toronto, Ontario in the winter-spring of 2022, with a season of accessible virtual events and an online virtual exhibition of the works to complement the exhibit. The exhibition asked artists with disabilities to imagine the ritual practices that sustain crip /disability /sick culture. Read more, including detailed descriptions of all artworks in multi-modal accessible forms, a virtual tour of the artworks installed in the Tangled gallery, and media coverage of the exhibition on the #CripRitual website. The curatorial team plans to keep the website live as an accessible digital humanities resource for teaching disability culture for approximately five years.

A TV screen, white text on black: "but I'm ok" mounted on a white wall above a pair of over-the-ear headphones.
Artwork by Leena Raudvee. Installation view. “Precarious Gestures.” Doris McCarthy Gallery, January 2022. Photo by Michelle Peek Photography. More: https://cripritual.com/raudvee/
TV showing six people with bodies of different sizes, with black, white, and brown skin, dancing wearing neon yellow, orange and green designer outfits, some holding canes. Caption reads 'like a flower'. There are headphones next to the TV and a pink segment painted on the wall behind.
Installation view of artwork title “Rebirth Garments” by Sky Cubacub. Doris McCarthy Gallery 2022. More here: https://cripritual.com/cubacub/

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