Sentences with phrase «tackle racial themes»

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A leading member of the YBA (Young British Artists) group that gained notoriety in the late 1990s through their use of provocative forms and diverse materials, Chris Ofili creates paintings and collages which tackle themes around sexual and racial stereotypes, love, gender, and mortality.

Joining forces with writers and intellectuals, these men and women — who came together at the progressive John Reed Club, founded in New York City directly after the crash — were dedicated to creating work that tackled a range of socially conscious themes, including class struggle, labor organizing, immigration, socialist mysticism, utopian communities, racial justice, and the Spanish Civil War, among others.

His works tackle many themes head - on; themes of hip - hop, art history, popular culture, sexuality, the racial divide, and the self re-occur often in his work.