Bravo Indira, Dawud, Cey Councilmember Robert E. Cornegy Jr. and all of those behind the inspiration to create Black Lives Matter Way. If one ever wondered is there an intersection between art and social justice look at how this will inspire, remind, and fuel the movement to value and our participation, in the founding and…
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by VICTORIA L. VALENTINE on Jun 9, 2020 • 5:58 pm A MUST READ FOR THE MOMENT, historian Ibram X. Kendi published “How to Be an Antiracist” last summer. Jeffrey C. Stewart, a museum veteran and biographer of Alain Locke, reviewed the volume for The New York Times. Stewart called it a “stunner of a book” and a “manual of racial ethics.” “How to Be an Antiracist” has…
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On Fulton Street to witness the beginning of the Art Installation. The street opens on Monday. Dr. Indira Etwaroo and the artist behind the inspiration Dawud West….Black Lives Matter
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First of all thank you all for supporting the Art Movez_ Virtual Website Launch. Unfortunately we were unable to finish the program because Verizon went DOWN. We tried a new link and it went down again. So, we’re going to do anArt Movez_ 2.0 Virtual Launch so you can see the other 60 minutes, so…
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I’ve often wondered about the intersection of art and social justice. Too often when decisions are made about what’s important art is low on the list of priorities. This picture says more than words, it’s emotive, and reminds me of our ancestral roots in this country. Black mothers still being separated from their children. This…
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by VICTORIA L. VALENTINE on Aug 9, 2019 • 6:58 am FOR AN EXHIBITION in his hometown of Baltimore Derrick Adams drew on his personal history, sourcing images from a family photo album. Inspired by the decades-old images, he made a series of paintings documenting scenes from his childhood—a pair of bridesmaids in matching turquoise blue dresses, children playing in the yard…
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by Victoria L. Valentine on October 27, 2015 • 6:00 am IN JUNE, ARTNEWS DEVOTED a special issue to women in the art world and the findings revealed a major gulf between the experiences of male and female artists and curators. According to ARTnews, women are seriously underrepresented when it comes to running major museums. Female artists trail…
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by Victoria L. Valentine on June 2, 2020 • 11:58 pm THIS IS NOT NEW, unfortunately. America has been killing black people in one form or another since the nation’s founding. From lynching to murder by police, the history is well-documented and contextualized in the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC), most poignantly…
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AN AVID COLLECTOR of African American art and generous museum patron, Ronald Ollie (1951-2020) has died. He passed away following a fall at his home in Newark, N.J., on June 1. He was 69. His wife Monique McRipley Ollie confirmed his death to Culture Type. She told me via email, “I think his most powerful legacy is his lasting relationships with his family and friends. His love and generous spirit will remain with all who were blessed to have known him.
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Online Event PERFORMANCES TIMES This summer, join us for a series of free, livestreamed Listening Parties with Mark Morris and MMDG Music Director Colin Fowler as they delve into music of different genres and eras. This event will be centered around Music from the Movies and will include a live, online question-and-answer session with Morris…
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