"Connections" Exhibition
Jenkins Johnson Projects
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In collaboration, owner Karen Jenkins-Johnson and independent curator Lisa Henry examine artists who boldly speak on topics of race, ethnicity, identity and gender in America. At a time of a historic political change Connections presents: iconic and legendary black artists of the Harlem Renaissance; established mid career artists that continue to strengthen the African American presence in the art world; and the significant emerging artists that not only transcend aesthetic boundaries but have created a powerful discourse around social condition, personal identity, and cultural heritage in America.
[Image: Hank Willis Thomas "Who Can Say No to a Gorgeous Brunette?, 1970/2007" (2007)]
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Schedule
from February 05, 2009 to March 28, 2009
Opening Reception on 2009-02-07 from 18:00 to 20:00
Artist(s)
Keliy Anderson-Staley, John Bankston, Emilio Bañuelos, Romare Bearden, Sheila Pree Bright, Elizabeth Catlett, Robert Colescott, Gerald Cyrus, Kira Lynn Harris, Deborah Jack, Sonya Lawyer, Glenn Ligon, Thomas McGovern, Felicia Megginson, Qiana Mestrich, Gordan Parks, Lorna Simpson, Hank Willis Thomas, George Tooker, James VanDerZee, Hiroshi Watanabe, Carrie Mae Weems, Carla Williams & Deirdre Visser, Philemona Williamson, John Wilson, lauren woods, Reggie Woolery, Mark Wyse
Reviews
Unbranded: An interview with Hank Willis Thomas
NYAB talks to the artist about his work, the new book and sister show, "Pitch Blackness," at Jack Shainman Gallery in NYC, as well as his thoughts on Barack Obama and what a "post-black" America might really mean.