California African American Museum

Curators Nery Gabriel Lemus and Mar Hollingsworth have taken James Baldwin’s 1953 novel of the same title, “Go Tell It on the Mountain,” as a point of departure to select a variety of pieces that explore oppositional forces within Christianity, and exposing underlying tensions of religious control and human hypocrisy. Often, the works also examine Christianity's role in fostering political action and social engagement.

Go Tell It on the Mountain presents the work of a multicultural group of creators of diverse backgrounds and styles, ranging from internationally known artists to recent graduates of prominent Los  Angeles colleges, in addition to self-taught artists from the American South. Pieces included are installation and conceptual work, wood carvings, assemblage, paintings, drawings, sculpture, collage and photography.