The Studio Museum in Harlem
by Connie H. Choi ; foreword Thelma Golden, interview by Kellie Jones
- Author(s)
- Connie H. Choi, Kellie Jones
- Publication, year
- New York : Rizzoli Electa, 2019
- Scope
- 232 Pages, illustrated, 29.5 cm.
- ISBN
- 9780847866380
The artists featured in Black Refractions, including Kerry James Marshall, Faith Ringgold, Nari Ward, Norman Lewis, Wangechi Mutu, and Lorna Simpson, are drawn from the renowned collection of the Studio Museum in Harlem. Through exhibitions, public programs, artist residencies, and bold acquisitions, this pioneering institution has served as a nexus for artists of African descent locally, nationally, and internationally since its founding in 1968. Rather than aim to construct a single history of "black art," Black Refractions emphasizes a plurality of narratives and approaches, traced through works in all media from the 1930s to the present. More than a document of a particular institution's role in the development of American appreciation for art of the African diaspora, this volume is a compendium of a vital art tradition.
- Person as subject
- Kerry James Marshall, Faith Ringgold, Nari Ward, Norman Lewis, Wangechi Mutu, Lorna Simpson
- Location
- Cabinet 29 - 4: Expanded Space ; Global Art ; zwarte kunst en cultuur
- Remarks
