Sentences with phrase «agency for black artists»

Nearly a half century ago, there was a political and activist movement to gain agency for black artists and those who studied their work, within New York City's major museums.

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Simone Leigh has used her agency as an artist to turn her exhibitions at various art institutions into platforms for everything from yoga classes to natural healing centers; at the New Museum this past summer, Leigh staged a protest and celebration by 100 artists assembled under the name Black Women Artists for Blackartists assembled under the name Black Women Artists for BlackArtists for Black Lives.

For the Armory, the agency's first - ever United States fair, Jaroljmek has staged a powerful solo exhibition of the LGBTQ Kenyan video and performance artist Ato Malinda, who was on hand at the VIP preview; among her works is a series of light - box photographs that show her wearing makeup in the pattern of the rainbow flag and then wiping it off, so as to question, in her words, «whether the flag is a coherent representation for a black lesbian in Kenya.&raqFor the Armory, the agency's first - ever United States fair, Jaroljmek has staged a powerful solo exhibition of the LGBTQ Kenyan video and performance artist Ato Malinda, who was on hand at the VIP preview; among her works is a series of light - box photographs that show her wearing makeup in the pattern of the rainbow flag and then wiping it off, so as to question, in her words, «whether the flag is a coherent representation for a black lesbian in Kenya.&raqfor a black lesbian in Kenya.»

Informed by Ringgold's legacy as well as the current political climate, the exhibition poses questions about how to reconceptualize cultural representation, engagement, and critique: What spaces for agency are available to black artists today, and by what means have they produced spaces for themselves?

Social scientist, artist, writer, and provocateur, Paglen has been exploring the secret activities of the U.S. military and intelligence agencies - the «black world» - for the last eight years, publishing, speaking, and making astonishing photographs...