Kehinde Wiley: The World Stage
I followed this link from an email sent by Karen Augustine; I spotted a straight-up Seydou Keïta influence in the photos he was making in India. It sounds like a great project but why do I feel like Kehinde needs to visually change it up a bit more:
Do you watch Mad Men?
Earlier this year, while I was preparing a lecture, I was watching Mad Men and was intrigued by the portrayal of black characters on the show. It seemed that while the show relished reveling in sexism, classism, and anti-Semitism, it tread somewhat lightly with regard to overt racism toward blacks. Unresolved, given the period and [...]
Avery Clayton dies at 62; carried on mother’s work through African American library-museum
The collection assembled by the retired art teacher’s mother is a treasure trove of rare books, manuscripts, photographs, feature films and other African American artifacts.
To read the obituary go to http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-avery-clayton28-2009nov28,0,7976018.story
Black Brooklyn Renaissance: Black Arts & Culture, 1960–2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Press Contact: Sara DeRose, 718.625.0080, sderose@brooklynartscouncil.org
BROOKLYN, NY – (November 19, 2009) Brooklyn Arts Council (BAC), in partnership with Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation, announces Black Brooklyn Renaissance: Black Arts & Culture, 1960–2010. This landmark, year-long initiative is the first effort of its kind to take a holistic look at Black culture and arts in [...]
Dreams Deferred: The Sakia Gunn Film Project
I’ve blogged about Sakia Gunn several times, so I was very interested to see this trailer today. You know, I’m sorry this film even exists but I’m glad someone made it. It’s screening as part of the upcoming New York African Diaspora Film Festival.
Check out http://sakiagunnfilmproject.com/
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- Taking a Break February 7, 2012Site visitors will probably notice that I haven’t updated here frequently. I am taking a break from my site(s) for at least the summer. I’ve been working in this field for 25 years and I’m burned out on photography and art, the site(s) are in need of major updates/ revamping/ retooling, social media is exhausting, [...] […]
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- Mambu Badu’s Inaugural Magazine February 7, 2012Danielle was briefly a contributor to this site; I am very excited to hear about her latest venture, the collective and now journal Mambu Badu “that seek to find, expose, and nurture emerging female photographers of African descent.”  Congrats, Danielle! As you may (or may not) know, last fall, I co-founded Mambu Badu, a photography collective […]