Join us in Ross Gallery I to view “The Boxing Gym,” an exploration into the psyche of an African American athlete, on view through December 18.

Artists de’Angelo Dia and Shaun El C. Leonardo photography, film and poetry to explore the hype and demise of one boxer, examining the media and public’s contradictory desire to build up our heroes (specifically our athletes of colore) only to see them torn down. This boxer, once headed toward glory, is now a man who clearly did not live up to his potential. Photographed in the gym where he once trained, he and his environment are now a mere shell of the macho grandeur, aggression and intensity they once symbolized.

Join us for a reception with light refreshments on November 6 with de’Angelo Dia from 5-7 p.m. Dia will perform at 6 p.m.