Not exact matches
Physicist Brian Greene explains
how properties at the
black hole's surface — its event horizon — suggest the unsettling theory that our world is a mere
representation of another universe, a shadow of the realm where real events take place.
Black Panther proves
how representation can rejuvenate even the oldest superhero origin arcs, allowing Marvel a victory that still feels every bit a Ryan Coogler film.
He is a despised character within the film designed to show the audience
how loathsome many
representations of
black identity have been, from The Birth of a Nation onwards.
But in
Black Panther's case, there's something deeper happening in
how it's inspired these sorts of reflections on the power of
representation.
Pecou's paintings, performance art, and academic work addresses concerns around contemporary
representations of
Black masculinity and
how these images impact both the reading and performance of
Black masculinity.
In his oeuvre, he interrogates contemporary
representations of
Black masculinity and
how these images impact both the reading and performance of
Black masculinity.
From there, the two artists discussed the roles of humor, satire, appropriation and
how to approach these difficult conversations surrounding
black representation in contemporary art.
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?
His paintings, performance art, and scholarly work address concerns around
representations of
black masculinity in popular culture and
how these images impact both the reading and performance of
black male masculinity and identity.
Pecou's paintings, performance art, and scholarly work addresses concerns around
representations of
black masculinity in popular culture and
how these images impact both the reading and performance of
black male masculinity and identity.
By inserting them into the western art - historical canon,
black women are given visibility, provoking a conversation about the
representation of the
black female body in popular culture, its absence from that canon, and
how much this visual
representation in art has evolved over time.
These emerging and mid-career artists use different approaches to the medium to unravel violent stereotypes inherently tied to photographic
representations of
Black men, and the works assembled for this exhibition are a well - rounded example of
how collage, found objects and re-assemblage are being used by
Black artists in contemporary art.