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Interview | BVA on Art21 Blog
Chicago-based writer Terri Griffith recently interviewed me for the column Centerfield on Art21′s blog. The interview covers current and future projects that will be featured on this website.
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Interview | Jim Rugg on Afrodisiac
The Blaxploitation genre of the 70’s ushered in a new archetype for black actors with films modeled after Melvin Van Peeble’s explosive debut, Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song and Gordon Park’s Shaft. The genre, although derided for their portrayal of…
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Interview | Laylah Ali
Depicting characters that negate both race and gender, Laylah Ali’s paintings and drawings often infer the moment before and after acts of violence. In her initial series, Greenheads, Ali references not only comic books and 60s animations but also images…
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Interview | Don’t Believe the Hype
In 1969, Muhammad Ali was the self-professed “greatest of all time” in the world of boxing. That same year he sued radio producer, Murray Woroner, over a fictitious fight in which he was predicted to lose. The two settled out…
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Interview | David Leggett
Drawing influence from both art history and popular culture, David Leggett, often mixing paint with crafting materials, makes paintings that confront race, sexuality, and class in humorous and ambiguous situations. In March 2010, he had his first solo exhibition,…