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Deana Lawson

Posted inOpinion

The Many Problems with Deana Lawson’s Photographs

Avatar photo by Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw September 23, 2021September 23, 2021

Lawson’s images, and the ways that she has discussed her process, seem to be actively reproducing the kind of big-dick energy power dynamics of White male artists who also claim mastery over their subject matter.

Posted inArt

Deana Lawson’s Sublime Visions of Black Communion

Avatar photo by Daniella Brito August 1, 2021July 30, 2021

Portals to the otherworldly, Lawson’s grand-scale photographs reveal the divine in the secular.

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Issues of Intimacy, Distance, and Disavowal in Writing About Deana Lawson’s Work

by Steven Nelson June 4, 2018June 5, 2018

The story of this essay, its rejection by the artist and her gallery, and by Aperture and Frieze raise critical questions about the relationship between living artists and critical mechanisms for evaluating their work.

Posted inArt

Deana Lawson’s Iconoclastic Portraits

by John Yau March 18, 2018March 16, 2018

Lawson confronts viewers with multifaceted visions of black identity, as embodied by strangers and neighbors alike, with whom she has established an intense rapport.

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The Multifarious Feminism of the Whitney Biennial

by Anne Swartz May 12, 2017May 16, 2017

Through its feminist contributions, the exhibition offers a window onto some of our most pressing cultural concerns, as well as our shortcomings.

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An Omnivorous Tour of the 2017 Whitney Biennial

Avatar photo by Benjamin Sutton March 13, 2017

See highlights from the 2017 Whitney Biennial, which opens to the public later this week.

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Three Photographers and What They Show Us About Everyday Life: Deana Lawson, Judy Linn, Paul Mpagi Sepuya

by John Yau February 12, 2017February 10, 2017

Other than their use of a camera, these photographers appear to have little in common, which I think is a good thing.

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The Black Cowboys Whitewashed from American History

by Julia Friedman February 8, 2017February 8, 2017

The photographs and videos in Black Cowboy at the Studio Museum show images of nonwhite cowboys, bringing Americana in line with historical accuracy.

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An Unflinching Meditation on the Violence Perpetrated Against Black Americans

by Hyunjee Nicole Kim November 11, 2016November 14, 2016

In addition to the centuries of trauma that artists are exploring and attempting to reconcile with contemporary reality, there is also an underlying solidarity that weaves itself into the fabric of Non-fiction at the Underground Museum.

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A Photographic Portrait of Black Culture Around the Globe

by Lilly Lampe December 22, 2015December 22, 2015

CHICAGO — Deana Lawson’s photographs thwart easy notions of symmetry.

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Best of 2015: Our Top 10 Exhibitions Across the United States

Avatar photo by Hyperallergic December 16, 2015December 24, 2015

We love NYC and LA and all the art they have to offer, but we know they’re only two towns of many across the country mounting great exhibitions large and small.

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MoMA PS1’s Citywide Survey Shows New York’s Greats (and Not-so-Greats)

Avatar photo by Benjamin Sutton October 9, 2015October 14, 2015

Every five years MoMA and MoMA PS1 team up to take the pulse of New York City’s contemporary art scene, filling the latter institution with works made recently by artists based in the metropolitan area.

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