Not exact matches
Through exaggerating the darkness of her skin tone, Muholi
reclaims her blackness, and offsets the culturally dominant
images of
black women in the media today.
The Huffington Post shares Alison Saar's work in Beyond Mammy, Jezebel, & Sapphire:
Reclaiming Images of
Black Women
The exhibition Beyond Mammy, Jezebel, & Sapphire:
Reclaiming Images of
Black Women «deconstructs the limiting categorizations mainstream culture allows black women.&r
Black Women «deconstructs the limiting categorizations mainstream culture allows
black women.&r
black women.»
Frankly addressing idea such as frailty, sexualized power, and racially bounded ideals of beauty,
Reclaiming Images presents us with compelling and nuanced examinations of multiple
Black female identities and experiences.
Beyond Mammy, Jezebel, & Sapphire:
Reclaiming Images of
Black Women was featured at I.D.E.A. at Colorado College in Colorado Springs, CO from March 27, 2017 - May 16, 2017.