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Sonya Clark

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Sonya Clark Weaves the History of Black Hair Into Art

Avatar photo by Lowery Stokes Sims June 24, 2021June 24, 2021

Grappling with the politics of American mythology, Clark constructs objects that are as critical as they are riveting and insightful.

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A Monumental Cloth That Tells a New Truth About the US Civil War

Avatar photo by Jasmine Weber April 10, 2019April 11, 2019

Contemporary artist Sonya Clark asks, “Who said monuments have to be steel?”

Posted inPerformance

Unraveling the Complicated Confederate Legacy, One Strand at a Time

Avatar photo by Emily Elizabeth Goodman October 22, 2017October 20, 2017

Sonya Clark’s performance Unraveling comes at a time when racists feel newly emboldened to display their bigotry.

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The Uneasy Beauty of Joyce J. Scott’s Seductive Forms

Avatar photo by Cara Ober July 11, 2016

BALTIMORE — The golden man is tiny, but he’s got a penis like a garden hose.

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Combing Through the Hegemony of Hair

by Sarah Rose Sharp December 3, 2015December 3, 2015

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Sonya Clark is all about hair.

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From Climate Change to Race Relations, Artists Respond to Richmond, Virginia

by Jessica Lynne July 13, 2015July 15, 2015

New Dominion, a group show at Mixed Greens, brings together the work of eight artists living and working in Richmond, Virginia.

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Anila Quayyum Agha Sweeps ArtPrize, Winning Both Jury and Public Grand Prize Awards

Avatar photo by Hrag Vartanian October 10, 2014October 14, 2014

After years of jokes about Jesus paintings and quilts seducing the art crowds flocking to the Grand Rapids-based ArtPrize art competition, this year the juried and popular votes have synched up to reveal one big winner.

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