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Life After Death: Interviews with artists

The exhibition is down, unfortunately.

h/t Daily Hussy, via Tayari Jones’ blog

Pieces of a Dream: A Multi-disciplinary Look at the Dreams of Underground Artists

Curated by: Kito and Lafotographeuse
Paintings & Fashion by: Julia Kito Kirtley
Photography by: Lafotographeuse/ Amanda Adams-Louis
Performances by: Marjorie Smarth, Tony Sekou Williams & Caleaf Sellers Niki Tsappos, Martha Nabwire, Khoudia Rhoodia Toure, Christine Nypan Bobby Mileage.
Date: 3.5.10
Exhibition on view: 3.5-9.10
Time: 8:30 PM – 1:00 AM
Location: Deepside Center
19, rue Mont-Louis
Paris, France
Metro: Phillipe Auguste
“Pieces of a Dream” pays homage to the life [...]

Brooklyn Influence: A Great Day in Brooklyn

BROOKLYN INFLUENCE:
A Great Day in Brooklyn
On view September 27 – November 7, 2009
Opening Reception: Sunday, September 27, 2009 4:00-6:00PM
“Brooklyn Influence” commemorates the one year anniversary of “A Great Day in Brooklyn” and “Another Great Day in Brooklyn”, organized in June 2008 by Brooklyn-based community arts organization DOPE SWAN. Featuring the work of renowned documentarian Jamel [...]

new sites, black photographers

Check our Ocean Morriset’s three sites:http://omorisset.myexpose.com/, http://brothaluvacafe.blogspot.com, and http://blackisbeautifulgayisgood.blogspot.com/, “a photography exhibition that celebrates Black Gay culture, life and history by New York City-based photographer Ocean Morisset.” I’m excited to know about your work, Ocean, and your name is so beautiful!

By chance I came across Lafotographeuse, Amanda Adams-Louis’s site. She’s a young (born the [...]

  • CARLAGIRL PHOTO was founded on 14 February 1999 by Carla Willliams, a photographer, writer, and editor, born, raised and heading back to (yea!) Los Angeles, California.

    It was established with two goals: to be able to make my own work widely available for free, and to make accessible my research about artists of the African Diaspora, especially photographers, and in particular women. As it developed it grew to also include GLBTQ artists.

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      Site 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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