women’s work: art, race, and family July 17, 2008
Deborah Willis, Mother's Wit, 2008
From the press release of the current exhibition, Four Women, at Jackson Fine Art in Atlanta:
FOUR WOMEN
JULY 18TH, 2008 – AUGUST 30TH, 2008
In light of the recent Jackson Fine Art show celebrating the Civil Rights Movement with photographer Bruce Davidson and paying honor to the critically acclaimed exhibitions at The High Museum – Road to Freedom and After 1968 – Jackson Fine Art continues to consider race and relationships in the upcoming show Four Women curated by Charles Guice, owner and curator of Charles Guice Contemporary in Oakland, California. Asking the question – how has the dialogue about ethnicity, family, class, gender and sexuality changed in the last 50 years, Four Women showcases the work of Kianga Ford, Jessica Ingram, Carrie Mae Weems and Deborah Willis as it investigates their perspectives on the complex relationship between family and race – specifically its ongoing evolution in the South.
new short film: dreams (sueños) July 9, 2008
film still
Here’s a link to info about a new piece I’ve been working on: dreams (sueños). It’s a short film that I think of as a visual poem in three parts. It is about the negotiation of the neighboring cities of Miami and Havana, both physically and politically. It will be in the show, Space is the Place, this summer at Diaspora Vibe Gallery, in Miami.
doing anthropology (a video) July 1, 2008
A great video from MIT Tech TV about what it means to “do anthropology”. They recommend it for undergrad courses or just learning about anthropology in general. I also think it’s great for grad students; to get perspective on how other anthropologists talk about what it is they do. It’s a short video, so go ahead and watch it now. You can access it through this link, or watch it in your own media player by clicking the link below.
loving art but not artists April 9, 2008
this was a striking image i found while doing some research. click here to read more about the numbers. Click here to learn more about the united states artists program, and how they are intervening in this paradox.
