SATIN

Melissa Alicia Simpson’s solo photography exhibit revisits a bygone cultural era through the lens of Black experience and collective liberation.
PHILADELPHIA, February 22, 2025
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Tiger Strikes Asteroid (TSA PHL) is pleased to present SATIN, a solo exhibition by photographer, writer, and multimedia artist, Melissa Simpson
opening on Saturday, February 22, and running to Saturday, April 5.

SATIN is a reimagining of the hipster/indie sleaze era of the mid-2000s to early-2010s that pays homage to the Black women who helped to define the era. Rife with emblematic ephemera from the time, SATIN envisions a world where the creative and trendsetting nature of Black women is celebrated while also investigating the significance of fabric in fashion, culture, self-expression,
and liberation.

The opening reception will take place on March 13 during Second Thursdays at Crane Arts and will feature a live DJ set from John Morrison who will play the music that defined the decade-long span of the Indie Sleaze era.