Is
it possible for a black artist to use the color black and for it to not be political?
Not exact matches
In certain sets, such as Score
for Sustained Blackness Set 2, the
artist moves between bold
black sweeps and lighter tones, guiding her nonexistent band through attempts to make a stand, fade into the background, crescendo whenever
possible, and remain mindful of the past, only to fade out.
Like Manzoni, who was preoccupied with the
artist's breath, Bill Viola's Nine Attempts to Achieve Immortality (1996) is a
black and white video in which the
artist holds his breath
for as long as
possible, nine consecutive times.
The winning exhibit, which brought # 25,000 and much kudos to sculptor Martin Boyce, and the work of the runners - up Karla
Black, Hilary Lloyd and George Shaw, are being returned to the
artists for possible future shows or sale.