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Spring 2024
Art In May; Haiku
Cracking spring in may
Help me with better input
whilst watching the art
by atlas brown
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Exhibition: Magnetic Fields is the first museum exhibit in the US to show abstract artwork created exclusively by women of color
From kemper Museum of Contemporary Art: Magnetic Fields: Expanding American Abstraction, 1960s to Today introduces the work of more than twenty exceptional artists in conversation with one another for the first time. With works in a range of media, including painting, sculpture, printmaking, and drawing, the exhibition showcases a diverse range of unique visual vocabularies within non-representational expression. By highlighting…
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Reflection: Activist, Speaker, and Comedienne Richard Claxton “Dick” Gregory Transitions at 84 Years Old
“I’m not a comic. I am a humorist.” Richard Claxton ‘”Dick” Gregory was born on October 12, 1932 in St. Louis, Missouri. He would rise from poverty and become one of the most prolific outspoken voices of his generation. Mr. Gregory was an international speaker, writer, comedienne, activist, social critic and entrepreneur. We celebrate…
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Read: Letter from the President of the Association of African American Museums about Charlottesville, VA
From the President of AAAM: On behalf of the Board of Directors of the Association of African American Museums, we emphatically condemn the hate-driven speech and violence that recently shook Charlottesville, VA. Participants in the scheduled ‘Unite the Right’ rally employed a dizzying, and often contradictory, array of white nationalist ideologies, revisionist historical interpretations, and…
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Archive: W. E. B. Du Bois’ Hand-Drawn Infographics of African-American Life (1900)
From the Public Domain Review: William Edward Burghardt “W. E. B.” Du Bois — sociologist, historian, activist, Pan-Africanist, and prolific author — had also, it turns out, a mighty fine eye for graphic design. Born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts in 1868, Du Bois studied at Fisk University, Humboldt University in Berlin, and Harvard (where he…
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Exhibition: Revelations: Art from the African American South
From de Young museum: The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco are proud to present Revelations: Art from the African American South, an original exhibition celebrating the historic acquisition of 62 works of art by 22 contemporary African American artists. Works include paintings, sculptures, drawings, and quilts by acclaimed artists such as Thornton Dial (1928-2016), Ralph Griffin (1925-1992),…
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