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Thank you for always taking the time to read and interact with the only African American virtual art library, gallery, and repository that delves into the Black experience in art, literature, and culture. This year once again had its highs and lows in all things centered around African American culture! To end this year, we have curated a listing of content for you to review at your leisure during the holiday season. For now, sit back, rewind in time and catch up on content, news, and information missed throughout the year. Our library curatorial team is looking forward to bringing you relevant content in 2023 that matters and will expand your horizons in African American art.
ART | library deco will go on break from December 1 – January 15, 2023.
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“The black artist is dangerous. Black art controls the ‘Negro’s’ reality, negates negative influences, and creates positive images.” — Sonia Sanchez Image Credit: Sonia Sanchez Reading at Northern Virginia Community College 2013, 20 March 2013, 17:45:57, Photographer: Slowking4
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The International Woolmark Prize and Saint Heron Agency present ‘Passage’ – a motion portraiture and celebration of the six 2021 International Woolmark Prize finalists. Created and written by Solange Knowles for Saint Heron Agency, and directed by McArthur Award-winning director Wu Tsang, the work draws from the masterful styling of Ib Kamara and an original…
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Description: “CONTRACT OF FICTION BETWEEN JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT AND HELMUT AL DIEZ” The duo of SAMO©, which consisted of Jean-Michel Basquiat and his friend Helmut Al Diaz, wrote enigmatic epigrams and short phrases on the walls of Manhattan. Note: Jean-Michel Basquiat was an American artist who was part of the Neo-Expressionist movement in the 1980s. He…
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I AM A REVOLUTIONARY: Stories of Resistance and Resilience Austin African American Book Festival The New York Times columnist Charles Blow will be the featured speaker at the 15th annual Austin African American Book Festival held June 26, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event will again be virtual and remains free, but attendees must…
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Crop and Bleed: An Information Studies Reader on New Boundaries in Critical Print and Visual Culture Editors: Robert D. Montoya (UCLA; California Rare Book School), Sean E. Pessin (California State University, Northridge; CSUN Book Arts Lab) As recent discussions of the global nature of the book have taken shape among bibliographical and print culture scholars (Boehmer,…
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Free Literary Event Inprint Houston & the Houston Museum of African American Culture Presents: Pulitzer Prize winnerANNETTE GORDON-REED in honor of JuneteenthMonday, June 21, 7 pm CTFor free tickets and more information, click here. Please note that this livestream event will be viewable directly on the Inprint website. The link to view the reading will be…
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Apply Today! The Decorative Arts Trust is now accepting applications for Dewey Lee Curtis Scholarships to attend our Fall Symposium in Salem, MA. Graduate students and young professionals in the decorative arts and related fields are invited to apply by August 4. Scholarships cover the full cost of symposium registration, lodging, and a modest travel…
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BEHIND THE SEAMS AT CORNELL Where do preppy style, the African diaspora, and 1930s French couture intersect? Inside the Cornell Fashion + Textile Collection (CF+TC), a gallery and repository of nearly 10,000 garments, flat textiles, and accessories from around the world and dating from the late 18th century to today. Join the free webinar for…
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June 3 – 5, 2021 Interdisciplinary Conference Mission Highlights: EXPLORE AND CRITIQUE THE MULTI-FACETED ASPECTS OF PRINCE’S INFLUENCE ACROSS A RANGE OF SUBJECTS, SUCH AS MUSIC, RACE, GENDER, SEXUALITY, POPULAR CULTURE, FASHION, AND FILM SOLIDIFY PRINCE’S PLACE IN THE HISTORY OF POPULAR MUSIC THROUGH RIGOROUS ANALYSIS OF HIS VAST OUTPUT; AND CONNECT ACADEMICS, STUDENTS, FANS,…
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