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Tag(Re)Discovering Photographer Willie Middlebrook
During a conversation with photographer Gerald Cyrus at my ICP-Bard MFA solo exhibition, the work of photog..
“Soul Food Junkies” Film Premieres Nationally Tonight on PBS
I am looking forward to watching filmmaker Byron Hurt’s Soul Food Junkies which premieres nationally tonight at 10pm ET on PBS as part of ..
Roundtable: The Black Female Body at Brooklyn Museum
Chromogenic photograph.
Copyright Mickalene Thomas
Inspired by the work of Mickalene Thomas (who current..
Black Portraiture[s] Conference in Paris Organized by Deborah Willis and Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Despite being busy working on my solo MFA thesis show coming on January 31st (details coming soon), I’m excited to announce that I will be..
RIP Photographer Hugh Bell
Copyright Chester Higgins Jr.
Last week I was informed that legendary photographer Hugh Bell had passed away on October 31, 2012.
T..
My Interview with Lorna Simpson for Aleim Magazine
You can imagine the level of my nervousness when I was walking towards Lorna Simpson’s studio, getting ready to inter..
“Visualizing Emancipation” Exhibit at the Schomburg
Major General Ulysses S. Grant during their March on Vicksb..
URGENT: Donate to Documentary on African American Photography History
Please consider donating to this important film about how African Americans have contributed to shaping their own image within photography..
African-American Photographer Alvin Baltrop Exhibit at Contemporary Arts Museum Houston
Alvin Baltrop, “Three Navy Sailors,” 1969–72. Gelatin silver print, 8½ × 12¾ inches.
Collection Morteza Barharloo, Houston.
Perspectives 17..
Currently Reading “Mixed Blessings: New Art In A Multicultural America”
As you know I’m in the MFA in Advanced Photographic Practice program at ICP-Bard, so since last September I’ve started (re)using the analy..