Exhibition Opening: Spirit Faith Grace Rage

Join us at Kunstinstituut Melly on Saturday, December 13, 2025, to mark the opening of Spirit Faith Grace Rage, the first comprehensive exhibition of Marilyn Nance’s work from the past five decades.

Spirit Faith Grace Rage presents a selection of photographs, sounds, and printed matter that Marilyn Nance meticulously gathers to open up connections between the United States, the African continent, and African diasporas. From churches and concert halls to the streets, she links New York to cities across the world, amplifying the past century into the one we are living in.

Marilyn Nance is a photographer, digital innovator, and archivist. She channels the power of personal archives to counter the narratives emerging from state and colonial archives by keeping her archive safe, organizing it, and making it accessible.

Spirit Faith Grace Rage is Marilyn’s first solo exhibition in Europe.

© Marilyn Nance c/o Pictoright Amsterdam 2025.

PROGRAM

12:00

Special talk: “A conversation with Marilyn Nance”

14:00 – 18:00

Educational activities in the Education & Participation Space
Related to the exhibitions of donna Kukama and Marilyn Nance

16:00 – 18:00

Music in the cantina by two DJs, programmed by Operator Radio
Live broadcast from Melly
Sweet and savory bites provided by @streetfoodgallery010

18:00

End of the opening program