CLOSURE IS NOT JUSTICE was a public art project drawing attention to the 1988 explosion that killed six Kansas City firefighters, and the public campaign to generate false testimony among residents in the Marlborough neighborhood, turning neighbor against neighbor, all for the sake of closure. Local artists Andrew Johnson and Aja Mujinga collaborated with defendant Bryan Sheppard on this multimedia project.

Through art, local history, counter-propaganda, and more, this project hopes to interrogate the Kansas City community's collective memory of this case, to consider the ways propaganda and media influence public opinion, and consider how public opinion in this case altered the outcome of the investigation.

The exhibition opened at Vulpes Bastille in the Main Gallery on Friday, September 1, 2023 and was on display through September 24 with additional public viewings 1:00-4:00 p.m on Sundays September 3, 10, 17, and 24. There was a panel discussion on “Law, Journalism, and Art” at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, September 14th. For more information about the project,contact closureisnotjustice@gmail.com.