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The Artwork of Kameelah Janan Rasheed
From Kameela Janan Rasheed: No Instructions for Assembly, Activation VII 2015 Dimensions Variable (Installed within a traditional gallery space). 15 found photographs, xerox photocopied texts, self-authored texts, inkjet prints, woodblock prints, monoprints, newspaper clippings, vintage magazines, vintage books, fabric [felt, faux leather, vinyl, mesh, linen], embroidery thread, stockings, glass, human hair, paper [vellum paper, Japanese…
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What the hell is an ‘art hoe’?
From Dazed: With teen trailblazers Amandla Stenberg and Willow Smith already vocal supporters, we discover more about the art movement that’s shattering cultural stereotypes Google the term ‘art ho’ and you’re likely to be left feeling a little confused. Aside from an Urban Dictionary entry describing “a hoe who is mysterious and chill and like…
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Wadsworth Jarrell’s Backyard, 1968
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BOMB MAGAZINE 133, FALL 2015
Read Magazine Online: BOMB MAGAZINE 133, FALL 2015: http://bombmagazine.org/issues/133 Featuring interviews with Nari Ward, Jim O’Rourke, David Diao, Rachel Rose, Tonya Foster and John Keene, Alice Notley, Deana Lawson and Henry Taylor, Annie Baker, and more.
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ALL HAIL TO HALE HOMECOMING | THE HALE WOODRUFF FAMILY COLLECTION
— From Black Art In America: ALL HAIL TO HALE HOMECOMING THE HALE WOODRUFF FAMILY COLLECTION This dynamic exhibition showcases the private family art collection along with personal items from the artist. As an added plus to the Homecoming exhibition celebration and in the tradition of the Changing Gallery’s renowned reputation we have invited artists to…
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MEMO: Pardon The Interruption | Life Happens, Still Standing
As the publisher of ART | library deco, I want to personally apologize to our supporters, readers, and followers for the brief weeks that we have not been able to publish content. My mother and aunt died within a span of three months this summer. I just returned from my aunt’s funeral, a week after…
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Can Tumblr Preserve Black Contemporary Art?
From The Creative Project: Not all art makes it into art history textbooks. Kimberly Drew, the founder of Black Contemporary Art, a Tumblr that archives images of art made by black artists, learned this while interning at the Studio Museum in Harlem. “The three-month, paid internship had a profound impact on my career and opened…
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Download Free Album | NINA REVISTED… A Tribute to Nina Simone
From NPR First Listen: The forthcoming Nina Revisited… A Tribute To Nina Simone compilation album offers modern interpretations of beloved Nina Simone songs. Download a copy of the album for free via Google Play Listen to the album via NPR First Listen online
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The Art of Tennis, Dominated By A Black Girl | Serena Williams
From Wikipedia: Serena Jameka Williams is the 2015 Wimbledon Champion. Artistically: Since 2004, Serene Wiliams has also been running her own line of designer apparel called “Aneres”—her first name spelled backward. In 2009 she launched a signature collection of handbags and jewelry. The collection, called Signature Statement, is sold mainly on the Home Shopping Network (HSN). In…
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By TA-NEHISI COATES: ‘Letter to My Son’ – “Here is what I would like for you to know: In America, it is traditional to destroy the black body—it is heritage.”
From The Atlantic.com: An Excerpt from TA-NEHISI COATES forthcoming book, Between The World and Me “…And what did that mean for the Dreamers I’d seen as a child? Could I ever want to get into the world they made? No. I was born among a people, Samori, and in that realization I knew that I…
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