Art - KOLUMN Magazine

Celebrating The Lives of People of Color

‘Balm’: A D.C. Writer’s Moving Tale of Hope and Healing in Slavery’s Wake

July 19, 2016Art, History ...

In 2011, Washington writer Dolen Perkins-Valdez published “Wench,” an unsparing look at the brutal relationships between Southern plantation owners and the slaves they kept as mistresses.

Selling The Blues

July 19, 2016African American Art, Art ...

To draw tourists, the Mississippi Delta plays on its musical heritage

One Of The Most Exciting Young African Artists Today, Eddy Kamuanga Ilunga At October Gallery

July 18, 2016Africa, Art ...

Eddy Kamuanga Ilunga, a young African artist coming from the Democratic Republic of Kongo (DRC), draws influence from the cultural diversity, hybridity and complexity of his hometown Kinshasa.

How Not to Handle Protests? Look to the 1960s

July 18, 2016Art, Community ...

The tone of America today feels like America in the late 1960s, which was similarly riven by cyclical violence and discontent. Our elected officials and law enforcement authorities can learn from how their predecessors responded to civil unrest — but mostly by negative example.

Who Shot Sports – A Historial Survey Of Sports Photography At Brooklyn Museum

July 16, 2016July 16, 2016Art, Museum ...

The sports photography has a very rich and engaging history. These photographers have contributed greatly to the universal appeal of sports, but also to the development of camera and film technology.

Dandyism, Race and Masculinity Collide at The Photographer’s Gallery

July 16, 2016July 17, 2017Art, Community ...

When Guinness launched an advertisement and documentary two years ago featuring Congolese blue-collar workers transforming into a dashing flock of unlikely fashion stars, the world was captivated.