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In Richmond, Tracing the “Great Force” of American Racism

Avatar photo by Jasmine Weber December 19, 2019December 19, 2019

Taking a cue from James Baldwin, an exhibition considers the way that American racism moves forward — from the arrival of the first ship carrying enslaved Africans to the insidious ways it has trickled through the capillaries of American culture.

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Redefining Identity Through Artists’ Books

Avatar photo by Megan N. Liberty August 31, 2019August 30, 2019

The works at Center for Book Arts embrace a wide spectrum of emotions and subjectivities outside of White-centric definitions of what an “American” is.

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Queer Artists in Their Own Words: Sable Elyse Smith Wants a Mean Falsetto

Avatar photo by Zachary Small June 4, 2019June 20, 2019

LGBTQ Pride Month is now. Every day in June, we are celebrating the community by featuring one queer artist and letting them speak for themselves.

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An Artist’s Bond with Her Imprisoned Father

by Cora Fisher November 11, 2017November 10, 2017

In Sable Elyse Smith’s exhibition Ordinary Violence, the artist’s father is both muse and specter.

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A Curated Section Brings Body Politics to Volta NY

by Jillian Steinhauer March 3, 2017March 3, 2017

Wendy Vogel’s curated section at Volta NY reminds us that we carry our identities with us always — even inside the artificial environment of an art fair.

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Christopher Walken Heads, Winged Feet, and Other Sculptures Alight Along the East River

Avatar photo by Allison Meier January 24, 2017February 22, 2017

The 2016 Emerging Artist exhibit at Socrates Sculpture Park in Queens includes a truck full of butterflies, and a gathering of Christopher Walken heads.

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Artists of the African Diaspora Cast Off the Legacy of Displacement

by Victoria Reis December 10, 2015December 13, 2015

A solitary figure standing against the far wall of the gallery, Sable Elyse Smith says: “My father was a drug dealer and loved me.”

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