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Brooklyn Artists Harness the Power of Bodies
The artwork at the BRIC Biennial mostly hinges on corporeal experience, on what it is to be a body.
Seph Rodney
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Captivated by the Performance of Black Masculinity
Zachary Fabri’s exhibition at the Aljira Center for Contemporary Art is a deliberation on what it is to be a black man, always performing, even when one doesn’t intend to perform.
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An Artist’s Plots of Earth Decay to Dust
Dineo Seshee Bopape's installation at Art in General is a powerful evocation of what's happening to the earth under our collective care.
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Updating Carpets as Art Objects but Missing Their Potential
How does one update this ancient form to make it relevant now?
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From a Crash Course in Fake News to a Sign-Making Station, a Fair Fosters Political Action
At the Forward Union Fair, visitors enthusiastically engaged with the fair participants, chatting and asking questions, taking pamphlets and signing up for further follow up.
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An Unsettling Room and Feeling Like You Belong
An unusual gallery installation in Manhattan raises questions about belonging.
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Art Workers Organize a Fair for Political Action
This Saturday's Forward Union Fair intends to connect visitors with nonprofits and community groups, and to help people find ways to become politically active.
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Kerry James Marshall and the Politics of Visibility
The retrospective of the work of Kerry James Marshall demonstrates a deep knowledge of blackness and a desire to expand the world of art with it.
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At Home in Harlem
The inaugural exhibition at the new Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute is concerned with demonstrating how one comes to belong to a place.
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In a Show of African Portrait Photography, the Figure Fades Away
The exhibition looks beyond the horizon of defining an African identity, beyond the notion of authentically representing what this identity is supposed to be, as both local and foreign photographers have sought to do.
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Decoding Betye Saar's Uneasy Symbolism
A survey of the American artist's work at Milan's Fondazione Prada showcases her ability to manipulate not only racist iconography, but also personal symbols and autobiographic narratives.
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Edward and Nancy Kienholz's Angry, Seductive View of US History
Edward and Nancy Kienholz's most harrowing pieces are also the ones that are the most fanatical and one-dimensional in their rage.