I saw this today and thought about not going there, but this case is still at the forefront in my mind, and upon seeing it I was reminded of this post by Samhita at Feministing, in which she writes:
The charges were dropped. Does this mean that they are innocent? None of us actually know what [...]
african-american representational art for under $100?
My nephew’s birthday is May 8, and I’m looking for some art for him. Something I can afford. He’s very interested in having representational images of African Americans–he’s half-Iranian and their home is filled with Persian art and artifacts, but no African American ones, and he’d like to rectify it, at least his space. I [...]
okay, i’ma have to say that old girl and her friends are overreacting about the couch–which she apparently opted to keep
Offensive couch label traced to China
TORONTO — Doris Moore was shocked when her new couch wasdelivered to her home with a label that used a racial slur todescribe the dark brown shade of the upholstery.
* Read the full article at:http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/1101AP_Canada_Couch_Racial_Slur.html
Offensive couch label traced to ChinaBy CHARMAINE NORONHAASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER
TORONTO — Doris Moore was shocked when [...]
a new artist and art space about which i did not know
April 3, 2007 to April 28, 2007AIR Gallery*, New York
Seeing the Light: JoAnne McFarland
*A.I.R. Gallery, the first not-for-profit women’s artist-run gallery in the United States.
on point
(spotted at she real cool. I tell anyone I can about Simmons’ documentary No!, which is one of the best films I’ve ever seen.)
From: AfroLez ProductionsSent: Sun 4/15/2007 3:34 PMTo:Subject: But Some of Us Are Brave—In Support of the April 28,2007 National Day of Truthtelling in Durham, North Carolina
But Some of Us Are Brave—In Support [...]
81 Press
- PITCH BLACKNESS BY HANK WILLIS THOMAS (APERTURE, 2008) December 8, 2008Pitch Blackness. Hank Willis Thomas, Aperture, October 2008, 128 Pages, ca. 125 four-color images, 8×10 inches (20×25 cm), ISBN: 978-1-59711-072-3, Hardcover, $35 On February 2, 2000, Songha Thomas Willis was shot to death outside a Philadelphia nightclub. He was 27 years old. The takeaway? A $400 gold chain. It’s the story [...]
- Hank Willis Thomas interview December 4, 2008Check out this interview with Hank Willis Thomas in PhotoEye magazine online, http://www.photoeye.com/magazine/features/2008/12_03_Hank_Willis_Thomas.cfm, in which he talks about his monograph Pitch Blackness.
- Obama at #15 November 24, 2008Poli-Book Best Seller List Based on sales for weeks ending Oct. 25 through Nov. 15, 2008 15. Obama, by Deborah Willis and Kevin Merida. (Amistad, $26.95.) Photographs capturing Obama’s 18-month campaign to the presidency. Rankings reflect aggregated sales for the weeks ending October 25 through November 15, 2008 at many thousands of venues where a wide range of [...]
cadre $10 artist grant
- Updates from Simone Leigh November 7, 2008Archeology of Wonder curated by Kristina Newman-Scott REAL ART WAYS October 4, 2008 —January 4, 2009 Opening reception: Saturday, October 4, 2008, 4-7PM Performance by Valerie Garlick, 4:30PM Closing reception: Sunday, January 4, 2009, 3-5PM 56 Arbor St Hartford CT 06106 860 232 1006 www.realartways.org Archaeology of Wonder brings together two disparate approaches to the past - archaeology with its meticulous discipline, and wonder with [...]
- Fall Exhibitions: ?Evocations? at Rose Issa Projects, London? Kala Fellowship Exhibition, Berkeley November 7, 2008I have a few projects coming up to share with you. I will be at Kala’s opening this Thursday, October 9, in Berkeley, and on October 20 at the artist reception for my first exhibition in London. Presented by Rose Issa, I will be exhibiting works from a number of series including The Alphabet of Silence, Most Wanted [...]