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Alison Saar: Strange Fruit (1995)
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it's such a fight to find information about this piece. one day, i truly hope to find more about this in the archives. however, the connected ideas regarding this piece (i.e., Billie Holiday, Lynching in America, the Black archive, Boticelli's Venus) are worth such deep exploration (hopefully one day by me if i'm reading for the Art History PhD work)
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Abel Lockhart: Protest 3 (2023)
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photograph taken by my amazing friend, Abel Lockhart. was featured in my Art in Solidarity exhibition near the end of April. caption: Captured in 2023, Abel Lockhart (he/him) is exploring contrasting realities between protestors and bystanders. There is the reality of oppression that comes with being in opposition to a higher authority. As a photographer, however, it does not bring a new perspective for him - rather, regurgitated ideas. Ultimately, for him, it isn’t the art that’s a display of critical thought, but what the viewer can derive from it. Abel Lockhart, “Protest 3”, 2023. Digital photo, 11 x 17 inches. Courtesy of the artist.
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fruto, giana de dier
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excerpt from my Afro-Atlantic Art/Histories final: Panamanian-born artist Giana de Dier’s work draws from family archives and national histories, drawing on the experiences of Afro-Caribbean migrants - particularly women - who came during the construction of the Panama Canal. De Dier’s intervention through collage has been compared to Saidiya Hartman’s critical fabulation; in discussing her methodological process, De Dier has said, “There are many absences and silences in history, and many interpretations that may not be 100% accurate. So, I connect that with how I interpret the information, including imagining alternative ways it could have happened. How it might have happened if it had happened differently, if the main characters could have been someone else. If the perspective from which this story is being told, the narrative is perhaps that of an external observer. Looking for ways to undermine the rug to think about how things could be seen and told from another point of view. Fruit (2021) derives directly from this approach. Hailing from de Dier’s series Decolonial Utopias, Black individuals are placed within idealized scenarios of lush natural landscapes, abundant riches, and quantities of gold. These scenes depict freedom from colonial domination, presenting ideas of a liberated future. It is intended that the viewer leans in to view the collage, immersing themselves in the natural world and the narrative that de Dier presents.
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akea brionne, the moment i could not get up
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saw this at lyles & king, on a random day when i was doing gallery tours for my show; resonated with me - was the first time i felt i saw a perfect visualization of my depression (esp. in regards to the medium)
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tam joseph, spirit of the carnival (1988)
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my first art history essay was partially written about this piece; again, i wish there was so much more work done in terms of analyzing joseph's work as an artist / in scholarship
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ali eyal, look where i took you (2026)
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frida wannerberger
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i saw this piece in london in 2024 and have thought about it ever since. would love to commission a piece if i have a daughter one day
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tam joseph, uk school report (1983)
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quite an underrated artist; saw this work in person for the first time at the wellcome collection
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john singer sargent, madame x
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one of the first paintings i learned about when learning the fundamentals / being artistically trained (thank you mr v)
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