Posts Tagged ‘Art’
Afro Punk Bahia 2023
More than a party. A celebration. More than a festival. An experience. With the sway of the tides serving as an amplifier of voices, we transformed the Convention Center of Salvador into a grand tour of celebration of Afro-Diasporic black culture.
Read MoreIt Took Eight Years, an Army of Engineers, and 1,600 Pounds of Chains to Bring Artist Charles Gaines’s Profound Meditation on America to Life. Now, It’s Here
Charles Gaines’ vision for an art exhibition that examines the role capitalism and other forces have on American society has come to fruition.
Read MoreJameson Green Won’t Apologize for His Confrontational Paintings. Collectors Love Him for It
Jameson Green’s art sometimes makes viewers uncomfortable because it shines a light on racism–and that’s what makes it so important.
Read MoreBritish artists recreate ‘A Great Day in Harlem’ photo for Black History Month
A photo gallery at London’s Black Cultural Archives celebrates England’s Black History Month, including Harlem jazz musicians, this October.
Read MoreWhat Does Cultural Appropriation Really Mean?
Is cultural appropriation real or just the latest buzzword? And if it matters, what can and should we do about it?
Read MoreArtist Oluseye Ogunlesi builds a Black Ark to explore Canada’s colonial history
A piece by a Nigerian-Canadian artist based on the trans-Atlantic slave trade debuted at a Toronto arts festival this summer.
Read MoreThe Great Erasure
Despite the initial outpouring of support after George Floyd’s murder, BLM is faltering because of short attention spans and shallow activism.
Read MoreBlack history and humanity are focus of SoFi’s Kinsey art exhibit
The Kinsey African American Art & History Collection has landed in Los Angeles at SoFi stadium, where visitors can learn about black history.
Read More11 Photo Stories On Black History That Will Challenge Your View Of The World
As stunning as they are powerful, these photos examine black history through a different lens, proving a picture really is worth 1,000 words.
Read MoreArtwork from the Black Lives Matter memorial has a new home: the Library of Congress
For months after the 2020 Black Lives Matter protest in Washington DC, signs and posters hung near the White House. The Library of Congress has now added images of some of these works to a digital collection.
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