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Remembering an Outlaw Artist: Bill Gunn
To the Editor: (NY Times) | There are times when the white critic must sit down and listen. If he cannot listen and learn, then he must not concern himself with black creativity. A children’s story I wrote speaks of a black male child that dreamed of a strong white golden haired prince who…
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Studio Visit with Artist, Shantell Martin
The first thing you notice when you see artist Shantell Martin are the black lines and words scribbled on her daily uniform—white shirt, white shorts, and hand-painted white Converse. The artist draws on anything she comes across, usually taking a black marker and turning cars, shoes, bottles, toy airplanes, people, clothes, and even herself into…
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Anita Moore | The Librarian
Excerpt from video: The first black woman to earn a masters degree in library science from the University of Mississippi, Anita Walton Moore went on to become the head librarian at Rust College, the oldest Historically Black College in Mississippi. There, she has worked to preserve books and documents from 1964’s Freedom Summer. “Freedom Summer”…
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Art in America | Cover Designed by Turner Prize-winning Chris Ofili
From Art in America: This month’s cover was designed by Turner Prize-winning Chris Ofili. The British-born, Trinidad-based artist has exhibited at institutions such as the Studio Museum in Harlem, New York (2005); Tate Britain, London (2005 and 2010); and the kestnergesellschaft, Hanover (2006). Ofili represented Great Britain in the 50th Venice Biennale in 2003. A…
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Two African American Female Curators You Should Know About
Nicola Vassell Age: Unknown Location: New York Notable project: “Black Eye” Formerly a director at Deitch Projects and Pace Gallery, Nicola Vassell’s recent Tribeca show, “Black Eye,” featured 26 of the best black young and established artists working today. The list of artists included Kehinde Wiley, James Marshall, LaToya Ruby Frazier, Wangechi Mutu, and the…
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