Bayeté Ross Smith’s photographs seen on The Colbert Report
Stephen Colbert recently interviewed author Eugene Robinson about his new book, Disintegrated: The Splintering of Black America. During the interview they showed Robinson’s book several times, which features Smith’s images from his Our Kind of People series on the cover (beginning around the 14:50 mark). Check out the interview at http://www.colbertnation.com/full-episodes/mon-october-4-2010-eugene-robinson
UPDATED: Bayete Ross Smith solo show opens in Birmingham
Here’s a review of the show: http://blog.al.com/scenesource/2010/09/in_our_kind_of_people_photogra.html
I just wanted to send out another invitation to my new solo exhibition opening Friday Sept. 10th in Birmingham, AL.
If you are in the area or have friends or colleagues in the area please stop by. I will be in Birmingham for the next week for activities related to [...]
Bayeté Ross Smith: Passing
Bayeté Ross Smith: Passing
January 28th – March 5th
25 Broadway, Seventh Floor
Opening: Thursday, January 28th, 6:00 until 9:00
PowerHouse Projects and the City College Center for Worker Education are pleased to present the first New York solo exhibition for photographer Bayeté Ross Smith.
In Mr. Ross Smith’s show, the artist takes the historic African-American cultural practice of the [...]
Double Exposure in Daytona Beach
Double Exposure
African Americans Before and Behind the Camera
January 23 – May 30, 2010
“The visual dialogue created by this exhibition links past, present, and future generations of African American artists. This dialogue seeks to help viewers explore the universal nature of memory and photographic representation in relation to their own personal histories.” – Lisa Henry
Saturday January [...]
Posing Beauty @ NYU
**Media are invited to the opening reception and book signing on October 8, 2009 from 6-8 p.m.**
NYU Photography & Imaging Department Announces The Opening of
Posing Beauty
Exhibition Dates: September 1st, 2009 through October 18th, 2009
The exhibition will be on view in the Gulf + Western Gallery and in the 8th floor gallery of the [...]
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