Sentences with phrase «considering black representation»

For her first solo exhibition in New York, Ayana V Jackson casts herself as subject, considering Black representation in late 19th and early 20th century photography.

Not exact matches

All things considered, Black Panther is both one of the best MCU movies yet and a watershed moment for big - budget tentpoles, when it comes to onscreen racial and cultural representation.

The last installment in the 10 - volume series, this book is the first to focus on representations of Black people by Black artists (though not exclusively, as work by the likes of Carl Van Vechten and Weinold Reiss is also considered).

For an artist who is well - known for nude self portraits like Brilliantly Endowed (Self - Portrait)(1977), the presentation of Sister Lucas shows that Hendricks also deeply considered the black female form — and that he sought to counter disempowering representations of black men and women and art's overwhelming championing of whiteness as the only celebration of corporeality, spirituality, and truth.

In 2015, he co-curated (with Kelli Morgan) Black Like Who: Exploring Race and Representation, an exhibition that considered who renders imagery of blackness in American art and contemplated the various reasons why.

Featuring more than 250 sessions spanning a wide range of mediums, eras, movements, and perspectives, distinguished artist interviews include Coco Fusco with UCLA's Steven Nelson and several panels consider specific aspects of African American art and Black Lives Matter, as well as «Race and Representation,» «Race and Labor in the Art World,» and «Black Artists and the European Canon,» among other topics.