Rodney McMillian's First Capitain Petzel Show Opens During Gallery Weekend Berlin 2026
Capitain Petzel will present Rodney McMillian's first solo exhibition with the gallery, timed to coincide with Gallery Weekend Berlin 2026. The Los Angeles–based artist (born 1969 in Columbia, South Carolina) works across painting, sculpture, installation, performance, and text, often addressing race and social inequality through found objects like blankets, tarps, and architectural fragments. The show is anchored by a recently completed film based on a text by Ida B. Wells-Barnett, the American journalist and civil rights activist. McMillian's practice challenges dominant narratives and highlights marginalized histories.
Key facts
- Rodney McMillian's first solo exhibition with Capitain Petzel
- Exhibition coincides with Gallery Weekend Berlin 2026
- McMillian is based in Los Angeles and was born in 1969 in Columbia, South Carolina
- His multidisciplinary practice includes painting, sculpture, installation, performance, and text
- Work engages themes of race and social inequality
- Uses found objects such as blankets, tarps, and architectural fragments
- Exhibition anchored by a recently completed film based on a text by Ida B. Wells-Barnett
- Ida B. Wells-Barnett was an American journalist and civil rights activist
Entities
Artists
- Rodney McMillian
- Ida B. Wells-Barnett
Institutions
- Capitain Petzel
Locations
- Berlin
- Germany
- Los Angeles
- Columbia
- South Carolina