Grassroots social movements in California in the 1960s and ’70s led to a flourishing of graphic innovation that lives on to this day.
Emory Douglas
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Emory Douglas’s Language of Revolution
Douglas’s historical and new works, shown alongside pieces by younger artists, draw a line of influence between the two generations and establish a community of shared concerns.
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Black Panther Icon Emory Douglas Speaks About His Art and Legacy
A rare opportunity to see and hear from an artist whose early work retains its power and immediacy 50 years on.
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In LA, 50 Artists Respond to the Black Panthers’ Legacy
Iconic: Black Panther, opening this Saturday at the Gregorio Escalante Gallery, illustrates how influential the Black Panthers were, not just politically and socially, but artistically as well.
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Questioning the Idea of Progress in an Exhibition on the Black Panthers
I’m looking at photographs of the Black Panthers: men in formation wearing black leather jackets, with buttons featuring Huey P. Newton’s image fixed to their lapels.
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The Tragedies and Triumphs of American Athletes of Color
At Fort Gansevoort Gallery, there is a new art exhibition with titular claim to the annual Division 1 men’s college basketball tournament.
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Flipping Through Mexico City’s First Art Book Fair
MEXICO CITY — On the heels of Printed Matter’s NY Art Book Fair, the Mexican capital now has its own celebration of arts publications.
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Designing a Revolutionary Visual Identity for the Black Panthers
“Art has relevancy, whether it’s to exploit you or pacify you, or to enlighten and inform you. It’s a language, that’s the power of it,” says Emory Douglas, the artist who drove the graphic identity of the Black Panthers.