The actor’s first film behind the camera is a stirring adaptation of a William Kamkwamba memoir telling an astonishing story of triumph in Malawi.
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An Artist Guards Detroit’s Identity and Who Can Claim It | Hyperallergic
Tiff Massey’s hyper-territorialism regarding who can claim Detroit as their home comes into philosophical conflict with some of the culture blending she utilizes in a new body of fiber-based work.
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Artist Leroy Campbell on the importance of art and community | New York Amsterdam News
The point of art in relation to the Black diasporic community Campbell believes is to “lift our humanity up.”
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London-Based Artist Pays Homage To Michelle Obama With Giant Mural | Travel Noire
Michelle Obama may not be our first lady anymore, but she is still larger than life in our eyes. Literally. If you head over to London, you will find a huge 30 foot mural of Mrs. Obama on Dorrell Place in Brixton.
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Legacy Russell Appointed Associate Curator at Studio Museum of Harlem | The Network Journal
Thelma Golden, chief curator at the Studio Museum of Harlem, today announced the appointment of Legacy Russell to serve as assistant curator of exhibitions at the Studio Museum.
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The History and Present-Day Reality of Salvadoran Art & Activism in LA | Hyperallergic
In conjunction with an exhibit on the Salvadoran Civil War, The Mistake Room will hold a conversation on Salvadoran Art & Activism.
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Mosaic Youth Theatre gets $1M gift from ‘Hamilton’ producer | The Detroit News
The Mosaic Youth Theatre of Detroit on Wednesday touted its largest gift ever: a $1 million grant from Oak Park native Jeffrey Seller, the lead producer of the Broadway hit musical, “Hamilton.”
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(2014) Testimony of a Cleareyed Witness | The New York Times
Color and class are still the great divides in American culture, and few artists have surveyed them as subtly and incisively as Carrie Mae Weems
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Meet Haitian-Puerto Rican artist, Jean-Michel Basquiat, on what would have been his 58th birthday | Face2Face Africa
Perhaps you first heard about Jean-Michel Basquiat earlier in 2017 when his painting, Untitled (1982), sold for a record $110.5 million, making his art the most expensive American painting of all time.
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Kara Walker Invites You to a Public Hanging | Hyperallergic
Walker’s installation “Virginia’s Lynch Mob” evokes a latter-day Saturnalia, turning the world upside-down.
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