explore the attitudes of mainstream youth in relation to key issues in
contemporary race relations.
Kara Walker's work is well known for the incisive connections it draws between the legacy of slavery in the United States, the evolution of historical narratives and cultural beliefs, and
contemporary race relations.
The show is filled with references to
contemporary race relations in America, and one of the first works on display is a small, poignant drawing on graph paper entitled An Unarmed Black Man.
ABC's «American Crime» drew near - universal acclaim as an ambitious and complex portrait of
contemporary race relations.
Not exact matches
The provocative story of anger, fear, and
race relations in
contemporary Los Angeles also provides Ryan Phillippe with one of his best roles in years, maybe the best... Read More»
Lee's movies have examined
race relations, colorism in the black community, the role of media in
contemporary life, urban crime and poverty, and other political issues from his perch at «Da World Headquarters of 40 Acres and Mule Filmworks located in the home of his beloved borough of Brooklyn.
Deon Meyer's engrossing South African thriller pits Detective Benny Griessel against a mystery that unravels like the threads of a complex tapestry... Because the novel is set in
contemporary South Africa,
race relations and the legacy of apartheid are an inevitable topic, and Meyer works his social commentary into the story while remaining true to his characters... Thirteen Hours draws to a satisfying conclusion, with answers that prove surprising.
The
Contemporary Arts Center (CAC) screens director Karen Thorsen's James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket (1989), a documentary which compiles archival footage of the writer's time in New York and Paris and links his writing to discussions on
race relations in the United States.
This exhibition and event series invited
contemporary artists to respond to archival materials and poetry relating to the history of white southerners who migrated to northern cities in the 1960s and 70s and organized cross-racial social movements, while addressing historical and
contemporary questions of equity, justice, and
race relations.
Goldblatt continues to explore the consciousness of South African society today, looking at the condition of
race relations after the end of apartheid while also tackling other
contemporary issues, such as the influence of the AIDS epidemic.
Simmons» practice examines
race relations with a critical eye towards recent and
contemporary history and the iconography of American culture.
The initial curatorial invocation of «personal and collective experiences of
race and class» addressed by Simmons's art also flattens the work in a way that feels anathema to his recent subtler, more ambiguous tone, developed with a visible engagement with
contemporary art as much as with the symbols of American
race relations.
An illuminating essay by Ekow Eshun, the artistic director at the Institute of
Contemporary Arts, London, discusses Mutu's practice in
relation to popular culture, femininity,
race, anthropology and botanical texts.
Truth: 24 frames per second brings together 24 pioneers of film and video and over six decades of work focused on pressing
contemporary themes, such as
race relations, political unrest, sexual identity and the media, to explore the nature of truth and reality in
contemporary life.
His sculptures and installation tableaux pushed boundaries and made criticisms of
contemporary society, touching upon
race and gender
relations, media, war commentary, and in general, a dissatisfaction with the modern condition.
He then pumps up the volume by employing a sly layering device, giving the viewer brief glimpses alluding to darker
contemporary issues as
race relations, religion, doubt and dislocation.
The exhibition brings together 24 pioneers of film and video and over six decades of work focused on pressing
contemporary themes, such as
race relations, political unrest, sexual identity and the media.
The exhibition brings together 24 pioneers of film and video and over six decades of work focused on pressing
contemporary themes, such as
race relations, political unrest, sexual identity, and the media, to explore the nature of truth and reality in
contemporary life.