This Week in Black Art: September 13-September 19
Black Men Win Big in Fashion This year’s CFDA (Council of Fashion Designers of America, Inc.) Fashion Awards, announced on Sept.
When an Artist Took a Stand for Racial Diversity and Inclusion, and Won by Angela N. Carroll
Above: Johanne Rahaman. Photo by Maggie Steber Documentary photographer Johanne Rahaman has traveled the state of Florida in search of the persistence of Black presence;
Forging Monuments, Dismantling Statues by Angela N. Carroll
Legend has it that the Statue of Liberty was supposed to be a sister. I like to imagine that sculptor Frederic Auguste Bartholdi would have chuckled at the brutal irony of his commission.
The Radical Imaginaries of Renee Cox by Angela N. Carroll
Above: Raje for President by Renee Cox Renee Cox isn’t about the bullshit: she is sharp and unapologetic about the subjects she channels.
Juneteenth
Above: Mark Bradford, Black Wall Street, 2006, Collage on paper, mounted on canvas. When I was in high school, Juneteenth was a Texas holiday.
When Liberty Burns: An Interview with Filmmaker Dudley Alexis by April Dobbins
Dudley Alexis is a Haitian American filmmaker based in Miami. His most recent documentary, When Liberty Burns, highlights the life and death of Arthur McDuffie who died after a brutal police beating.
How to Engage in Healing By Viewing Black Contemporary Art by Chenoa Baker
Above: Derrick Adams, Floater 8 (pizza), 2016. Hero image courtesy of Derrick Adams himself. Breathe. Breathe. During times of anxiety, people utter these words of comfort.
Four : Black Women Curators who Encapsulate the Shift of the Art World by Chenoa Baker
How These Women Successfully Navigate Their Careers During a Pandemic Dr. Kelli Morgan Above: Dr. Kelli Morgan. Image courtesy of NUVO.
Contemporary Art has a Bright Future and Yashua Klos is Making it Happen
Above: National YoungArts Week 2019 Yashua Klos working with students. Photo by ©Gesi Schilling. One of the most exciting exhibits in Miami is the work of National YoungArts Winners in Design, Photography, and Visual Arts.
Review: African Artist to Watch Brings Color to Miami
Above: Patrick Quarm, Parallel Index , 2019. N’Namdi Contemporary, Miami, Florida, inaugurated its newly relocated space at 6505 NE 2nd Avenue, in Miami’s Little River/ Little Haiti neighborhood with a selection of large figurative paintings by African artist Patrick Quarm of Ghana.
