The members of Delusions of Grandeur discuss their individual art practices, the exhibition and its themes.

Delusions of Grandeur is a collective of emerging artists brought together by a shared interest and commitment to their art. They grapple with diverse aspects of the black experience in a range of media.

How We Lost DC is a visual discourse around gentrification. The artists of Delusions of Grandeur present a range of perspectives engaging the cultural and physical redeveloping of a landscape; the struggles, both personal and political, that are taking place in Washington DC and across the urban terrain of the United States. Members of the Delusions of Grandeur collective are Wesley Clark, Larry Cook, Shaunté Gates, Jamea Richmond-Edwards, Amber Robles-Gordon, and Stan Squirewell.