In Flexing: New Realm, Carter combines visual references to European royalty and nobility with contemporary Black aesthetics.
Durham
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The Central American Diaspora and Stories of Coming of Age
Artists reflect on migration, memory, and the cultural bonds that unite the first- and second-generation children of Central American immigrants who have fled civil wars, violence, and natural disasters.
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Curators Experiment with Scale, Bringing New Life to the Jim Crow-era Photography of Hugh Mangum
A concise show of photographs printed for impact, at an enlarged scale and in color, magnifies questions about race in the United States.
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Protesters Topple Confederate Statue in Durham
A stunning video shows the monument, which was erected in 1924, come crashing down as people cheer.
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‘Southern Accent’ Is a Revolutionary Exploded Diagram of Southern Identity in Contemporary Art
As a lifelong resident of the South who often has cause to talk to people from elsewhere, I find that my accent is a recurring topic of conversation. Someone will wonder why I don’t have one, and seem astonished. Someone else will retort, “What are you talking about? He totally has one!” and seem amused.