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practicing the arts of cogitation since the late 1900s.

Life After Death: Interviews with artists

The exhibition is down, unfortunately.

h/t Daily Hussy, via Tayari Jones’ blog

Right to Return In the NO today & tomorrow

Right to Return
L9 CENTER FOR THE ARTS PRESENTS THE ANNUAL KATRINA CELEBRATION
New Orleans, LA
Saturday August 28, 2010
5pm-9pm
Sunday August 29, 2010
11am-6pm
539 Caffin Avenue
The Lower Ninth Ward, 70117
L9 Center for the Arts recognizes the determined residents in our community who continue to persevere in this struggle to return to New Orleans. For the past five years Keith Calhoun [...]

UPDATED: Lynn Marshall-Linnemeier: Mapping the Present Just Went By

UPDATED: Check out this review: http://www.morgancountycitizen.com/?q=node/14594
Noted Atlanta artist Lynn Marshall-Linnemeier opens a new body of work in historic Madison, GA:

MAPPING THE PRESENT JUST WENT BY
July 16 – September 24, 2010
Opening Reception July 16
5 – 8 pm

A partnership between Madison-Morgan Cultural Center and the Morgan County African American Museum
“MAPPING THE PRESENT JUST WENT BY is about being [...]

JOHANNESBURG :: Gallery MOMO presents :: NEW AFRICAN PHOTOGRAPHY

Re: LEAPFROG (a bit of the other) GRAND MATRON ARMY
Leapfrog (a bit of the other) grand matron army presents the female body in conversation with archetype, child’s play, allegory and myth. Positioned at the intersection of race and class we consider the relationship between desire, objectification, privilege and class mobility. At the same time we [...]

Video on 8 young South African artists

(I can’t remember from which site I followed this link.)
…for those who live in it
Popculture politics and strong voices
May 21 – August 1, 2010 – Opening May 21 at 20 hrs
Athi-Patra Ruga – Gugulective – Spoek Mathambo & Richard Tha Third – Kudzanai ‘Kudzi’ Chiurai – Musa Nxumalo – Zanele Muholi – Anton Kannemeyer of [...]

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      Website and Submission Guidelines Information: www.vanderbilt.edu/aframst/palimpsest Inquiries: PalimpsestJournal@vanderbilt.edu Palimpsest: A Journal on Women, Gender and the Black International is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes cutting edge interdisciplinary scholarship and creative work by and about women of the African Diaspora and their commu […]
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      I’m writing to request you spread the word regarding our November 18 – December 19 exhibition, PHOTOBOOK!! It’s our first annual juried photobooks show. I’m a true believer in the photobook to bring one’s work to the attention of the public. I think it’s a natural for the end of the [...] […]
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