Conversation : Y. Malik Jalal

Fonderie Darling invites you to meet American artist Y. Malik Jalal during a visit to his studio on Thursday, August 8 from 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm. The sculptor is a recent graduate of the prestigious Yale School of Art in Connecticut, with whom the first edition of this residency is being organized. The public will have the opportunity to discover his practice and learn more about his background, including his experience in the Masters program in sculpture at Yale University. 

Admission is free, 3rd floor of Fonderie Darling (access by stairs only). In English. 

 

Y. MALIK JALAL
“My first real memory was attending my father’s graduation. I was 3 years old. I was disoriented and in awe. I remember we had seats that were on the upper level and which made my dad, dressed in a vibrant dashiki with a matching kufi, easy to spot. I remember the shift in my disposition. The feeling of resolve. It was as if the exact moment of my self-actualization was anticipated. His decision to evoke his origins during the ceremony, a ritual that we in the West hold with such regard, was not to remind or confront those ignorant to it, but was meant for me, to establish that I came from somewhere.”

Y. Malik Jalal's maternal family is from Savannah, where he was born in March of 1994. He and his family moved to Atlanta where he has lived ever since. Y. Malik Jalal received his B.A. from Oglethorpe University in 2016. While attending Oglethorpe, he apprenticed at a blacksmith shop, where he became a foreman and shop manager.

In 2019, Y. Malik Jalal had solo exhibitions at the Alabama Contemporary Art Center, the Atlanta Contemporary Art Center and the MARCH gallery in Manhattan. He has also curated several exhibitions for museums and private spaces. In 2024, Y. Malik Jalal graduated with his MFA from the Yale School of Art.