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 the visitor and the artworks instead of a single thematic framework.
Above: The Racist Dog Policemen Must Withdraw Immediately from our Communities, a poster of Huey Newton, signed and inscribed, circa 1967.
Above: Simon Roy Christensen, score for sucking stones. Performance in Otobong Nkanga, Taste of a Stone. IKO, 2017. Photo: Kåre Viemose.
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.
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:
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.
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 Smithsonian has launched a 30-day Kickstarter campaign today for the Smithsonian Anthology of Hip-Hop and Rap, a powerful cultural statement told through an unequaled combination of music, text and stunning visuals.
Above:”Grandassa Models” © Kwame Brathwaite, 1968 On February 16, the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture will open its latest exhibition Black Power!
The Miami-Dade North Arts & Humanities Foundation(“the Arts & Humanities Foundation”) is set to move forward with its goal of creating the Miami Museum of Contemporary Art of the African Diaspora(Miami MoCAAD).
