Random Thoughts on Random Acts (of Flyness)

There are so many people, places and things within Random Acts of Flyness, all seemingly coming straight from creator Terence Nance’s imagination. Unfiltered, unapologetically Black and weird, HBO’s new series shows a thoughtful side of Black culture, a counterbalance to the mainstream obsession with bling, booty, and TMZ recorded fights. Thoughtful does not always mean...

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Pageants of Grief (III): Finding God Elsewhere with serpentwithfeet by Adam Patterson

Above: serpentwithfeet, “soil,” album cover art, 2018. This essay is the third chapter of the series, “Pageants of Grief: Handling Loss in the works of Donald Glover, Jaamil Olawale Kosoko & serpentwithfeet.” Calling God “Sir,” was not patriarchal, but it was a way of slapping the enslaver in the face and saying, “You’re...

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Pageants of Grief: Handling Loss in the works of Donald Glover, Jaamil Olawale Kosoko & serpentwithfeet by Adam Patterson

Sometimes is not a good thing to cry too long. My man is dead yes. But not all the crying in the world going to bring him back. And I fraid to lose what leave. We is here, don’t is so? And tomorrow the sun going come up the same as ever. No matter what...

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33rd Bienal de Sao Paulo nnounces 12 Individual Projects

As indicated by the title Affective Affinities—inspired by the novel Elective Affinities (1809), by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, and by the thesis On the affective nature of form in the work of art (1949), by Mário Pedrosa—the 33rd Bienal de São Paulo, curated by Gabriel Pérez-Barreiro, aims to promote the individual and attentive interaction between...

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New Scholarship on Famous Black Panthers Huey Newton Poster Revealed and Poignant Letters in Swann Galleries’ Printed & Manuscript African Americana Auction

Above: The Racist Dog Policemen Must Withdraw Immediately from our Communities, a poster of Huey Newton, signed and inscribed, circa 1967. Estimate $4,000 to $6,000. Swann Galleries’ auction of Printed & Manuscript African Americana on Thursday, March 29 sheds light on some of the darker moments in American history and provides crucial context for cultural...

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MA Curating: 2-year, part-time, interdisciplinary, seminar-based, low-residency, international

Above: Simon Roy Christensen, score for sucking stones. Performance in Otobong Nkanga, Taste of a Stone. IKO, 2017. Photo: Kåre Viemose. Courtesy of Kunsthal Aarhus. Today, curating is not just concerned with visual arts; it is a cultural practice that spans numerous disciplines and cultural fields in contemporary society. MA Curating at Aarhus University reflects this diversity...

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KEMI ILESANMI AND JUAN SÁNCHEZ JOIN THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE JOAN MITCHELL FOUNDATION

The Joan Mitchell Foundation announced today that arts administrator and curator Kemi Ilesanmi and artist Juan Sánchez have been appointed to its Board of Directors. The Foundation advances the work of living artists through grants, residencies, partnerships, and access to professional services. To ensure that this work is guided as best as possible by the...

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Travel Expert Nathan Fluellen Takes Viewers on 13-Eps Adventure Across the African Continent

A thrilling look at the beautiful continent of Africa, UMC – Urban Movie Channel is excited to announce the premiere of its new original travel series WORLD WIDE NATE: AFRICAN ADVENTURES. The reality travel show follows Chicago native Nathan Fluellen, a thrill seeker with a magnetic personality and penchant for pushing himself outside of his...

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Director Ava DuVernay and Composer Quincy Jones Lead November Programming at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture

Above: Ava DuVernay. Photo from Ms. DuVernay’s website. The National Museum of African American History and Culture’s November public programming features 2017 Smithsonian American Ingenuity Award-winners, Selma director Ava DuVernay and legendary musician and composer Quincy Jones, and special guest Selma lead actor David Oyelowo. From Nov. 3 to Nov. 12, the museum is hosting...

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THE NATIONAL BLACK PROGRAMMING CONSORTIUM IS NOW BLACK PUBLIC MEDIA

The National Black Programming Consortium is Black Public Media (BPM). The 38-year-old media arts institution, the nation’s only nonprofit dedicated solely to media content about the Black experience, has changed its name and relaunched its website, blackpublicmedia.org, a resource for independent producers and filmmakers and for viewers of authentic Black media content. The moves take...

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Random Thoughts on Random Acts (of Flyness)

Pageants of Grief (III): Finding God Elsewhere with serpentwithfeet by Adam Patterson

Pageants of Grief: Handling Loss in the works of Donald Glover, Jaamil Olawale Kosoko & serpentwithfeet by Adam Patterson

33rd Bienal de Sao Paulo nnounces 12 Individual Projects

New Scholarship on Famous Black Panthers Huey Newton Poster Revealed and Poignant Letters in Swann Galleries’ Printed & Manuscript African Americana Auction

MA Curating: 2-year, part-time, interdisciplinary, seminar-based, low-residency, international

KEMI ILESANMI AND JUAN SÁNCHEZ JOIN THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE JOAN MITCHELL FOUNDATION

Travel Expert Nathan Fluellen Takes Viewers on 13-Eps Adventure Across the African Continent

Director Ava DuVernay and Composer Quincy Jones Lead November Programming at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture

THE NATIONAL BLACK PROGRAMMING CONSORTIUM IS NOW BLACK PUBLIC MEDIA

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