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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

  • Documentary: American Masters | Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise

    From American Masters (PBS): Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise About the Film Premiere date: February 21, 2017 First feature documentary on the author/activist includes exclusive interviews with Dr. Angelou, Oprah Winfrey, Common, Bill and Hillary Clinton, and others Distinctly referred to as “a redwood tree, with deep roots in American culture,” Dr. Maya Angelou…

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  • Article: Artist Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle Explores Politics of the Female Body

    From Essence.com Article By LATOYA CROSS, FEBRUARY 21, 2017 On the first day of a class trip to Spain, interdisciplinary visual artist Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle and a friend got lost in the red-light district of Madrid. “I was constantly assumed to be a prostitute because I looked the way that I looked,” Hinkle recalls. The experience…

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  • Live Cinema Performance, with Lisa Harris on March 4th at the Aurora Picture Show

    From Aurora Picture Show: Cry of the Third Eye and Children of the Lost are two acts of an eventual three-act performed opera film by artist Lisa Harris that considers gentrification, displaced youth, and metaphysical reality in the historic Third Ward District of Houston. Harris–the writer, director, composer, and performer–musically narrates and orchestrates the semi-silent films…

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  • Watch Online: Cultural Expressions: NMAAHC Fashion Collection – Iconic Looks

    From NMAAHC Tuesday, February 21, 2017, 7 – 9pm Details: Pulitzer Prize-winning fashion writer, Robin Givhan interviews haute couture designers among NMAAHC’s collections including B Michael, whose beautiful designs have been worn by such renowned actresses Cicely Tyson, and Phylicia Rashad. The evening’s conversation will focus upon their works, ideas about culture, inspiration, creativity, and…

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  • Newsletter: Akina (relations)

    Download ART_library deco’s monthly newsletter entitled, Akina (Swahili). The newsletter features three quick reads regarding our favorite picks of the month, and a vintage photo image page highlighting the most fashionable, artsy, and intellectual African Americans of our time. Read Online Here: https://tinyurl.com/akinaartnews

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