Black Contemporary Art

Osaretin IghileDeities, 2011 more from MoMA PS1’s Studio...

blackqueerdo — Tue, 21 May 2013 13:23:16 -0400

Osaretin Ighile
Deities, 2011

more from MoMA PS1’s Studio Visit with the artist here.

varietyinblack: “J’Aime la Couleur (I Like Color)” Painting,...

blackqueerdo — Tue, 21 May 2013 12:58:32 -0400

varietyinblack:

“J’Aime la Couleur (I Like Color)”

Painting, 2005

Chéri Samba

infra12: Chéri SambaMbongo Ya Ba Patrons, 2001 Acrylic on...

blackqueerdo — Tue, 21 May 2013 12:58:18 -0400

infra12:

Chéri Samba
Mbongo Ya Ba Patrons, 2001
Acrylic on canvas | unique | 82 x 104 cm | 32.3 x 40.9 inches
Private collection, France

thespithouse: Chéri Samba - La Bourgeoisie, 1981

blackqueerdo — Tue, 21 May 2013 12:57:58 -0400

thespithouse:

Chéri Samba - La Bourgeoisie, 1981

artnet: Osaretin Ighile Nigerian artist Osaretin Ighile uses...

blackqueerdo — Tue, 21 May 2013 12:55:23 -0400

artnet:

Osaretin Ighile

Nigerian artist Osaretin Ighile uses mundane materials such as asphalt, ink, rope, burnt wood, cut-up plastic crates, and metal to create his works.

Entanglement I: I am Black I am White (2010) is part of our inaugural Contemporary African Art auction.

tionam: Photos by: Jason Mandella Lorna Williams, appositions:...

blackqueerdo — Mon, 20 May 2013 13:15:19 -0400

Lorna Williams, threefold, 2013, plumbing hardware, hexagon nuts, shutter, glass bottles, coffee grinder, bike cogs, copper wire, leather, snake-shedding, violin parts, chains, wasp hive, precious sto

Lorna Williams, synesthesia, 2013, hickory wood, speakers, paper, snake-shedding and plastic teeth, 8.5 x 97 x 11 inches.

Lorna Williams, (epi)dermis, 2013, snake-shedding and poplar wood, 37 x 35.5 x 13 inches.

Lorna Williams, held, djet, 2013, root system, copper piping, rope and taxidermied snake with plaster teeth, 45 x 61 x 61 inches.

Lorna Williams, ro-mer-ee's plumage, 2012, x-acto blades, rooster feet, root branches, Ausrtalian burl, chain, paper, violin parts, bike parts, pen parts, amethyst stone, wire, snake corpse, parking m

Lorna Williams, held, djet, 2013, root system, copper piping, rope and taxidermied snake with plaster teeth, 45 x 61 x 61 inches.

Lorna Williams, things fall apart, 2013, pen parts, paper, thorns, roots and knives, 33 x 62 x 39 inches.

tionam:

Photos by: Jason Mandella

Lorna Williams, appositions: still / birth / shit, 2013

On View: May 18 — June 29, 2013

DODGEgallery. 15 RIVINGTON STREET. NEW YORK, NY 10002.

Lark Allen III. “Pa-pa”. 2013....

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:12:56 -0400

Lark Allen III. “Pa-pa”. 2013. Mixed-media. http://www.cranbrookart.edu/Pages/PrintMediaStu12132.html#LA http://afrikalark.wix.com/larkallen#!

whos-afraid-of-postblack-art: “Salvaging such defiant beauty...

blackqueerdo — Sun, 19 May 2013 20:59:31 -0400

whos-afraid-of-postblack-art:

“Salvaging such defiant beauty from scraps of resilient black, rubber provide a compelling metaphor of African American survival in the modern world.”

Matthew Guy Nichols, in an Art in America article on

Chakaia Booker

Acid Rain

2001

rubber, tires, wood

"Style has a profound meaning to Black Americans. If we can’t drive, we will invent walks and the..."

blackqueerdo — Thu, 16 May 2013 22:14:00 -0400

“Style has a profound meaning to Black Americans. If we can’t drive, we will invent walks and the world will envy the dexterity of our feet. If we can’t have ham, we will boil chitterlings; if we are given rotten peaches, we will make cobblers; if given scraps, we will make quilts; take away our drums, and we will clap our hands. We prove the human spirit will prevail. We will take what we have to make what we need. We need confidence in our knowledge of who we are.”

- Nikki Giovanni

"Support from the Black community for the Black artist is gradually developing, but it seems that the..."

blackqueerdo — Thu, 16 May 2013 18:16:13 -0400

“Support from the Black community for the Black artist is gradually developing, but it seems that the real job still remains in the hands of the art institutions - galleries and museums - to provide the Black artists with that kind of professional and prestigious support [they] need for [their] continued development on both the economic and aesthetic levels.”

- Hale Woodruff, The Black Artist in America: A Symposium (1969)

Joe OverstreetThe New Jemima, 1964

blackqueerdo — Thu, 16 May 2013 18:08:39 -0400

Joe Overstreet
The New Jemima, 1964

barka-art: ugly-black: barka-art: barka - cigarette break...

deperles — Thu, 16 May 2013 13:21:11 -0400

barka-art:

ugly-black:

barka-art:

barka - cigarette break poster 2013

Format 84.1 x 59.4 cm
Paper high quality
Sent rolled in a large protective tube
Edition of 50
Signed by artist

From the ‘very ambitious’ poster series, ‘cigarette break’ was inspired by women working in demanding jobs.

buy one.

barka

#very_ambitious

i made an error with the online shop. sorry. now shipping available everywhere. boom.

The trinidad+tobago film festival and ARC Magazine present an...

blackqueerdo — Thu, 16 May 2013 11:59:40 -0400

The trinidad+tobago film festival and ARC Magazine present an open call for artists working with video and sound art, interactive installation and experimental film to submit works to be included in the 3rd annual New Media programme. The new jury prize for best film/video is $5000TT. Deadline for submissions is May 31st, apply today: http://bit.ly/ZDwlgw

sroseart: “What are you telling me?”

deperles — Thu, 16 May 2013 11:05:15 -0400

sroseart:

“What are you telling me?”

Zanele Muholi Izidwedwe as part of Isnila Yomuntu (after...

deperles — Thu, 16 May 2013 10:59:54 -0400

Zanele Muholi

Izidwedwe as part of Isnila Yomuntu (after Pistoletto)

2010, photo credit Robert Hamblin.

Eaten by the Heart, Part 1 2012 Zina Saro-Wiwa

deperles — Thu, 16 May 2013 10:54:00 -0400

Eaten by the Heart, Part 1

2012

Zina Saro-Wiwa

The Finding Aid: Black Women at the Intersection of Art and...

blackqueerdo — Thu, 16 May 2013 10:00:26 -0400

The Finding Aid: Black Women at the Intersection of Art and Archiving is an interactive, multi-media dialogue that explores the intersection of experimental art practices and community-based archiving. The event’s organization is based on the idea of a ‘finding aid’ -a document used in archives for accessibility and discovery. We will transform a finding aid from an archival inventory/guide into an artistic archival experience. Our goal for this event is that people leave knowing what an archive and archivist is or can be, and that people feel empowered to begin their own archival/artistic practice or feel moved to engage with existing archives.

PROCESSING AND OTHER INFORMATION

Event Panelists: Arianne Edmonds, Joyce LeeAnn Joseph, Miranda Mims, Kameelah Rasheed, Shawn(ta) Smith

Event Artists: Salome Asega, Sonia Louise Davis, Arianne Edmonds, Ladi’Sasha Jones, Joyce LeeAnn Joseph, Marilyn Nance, Kameelah Rasheed, Shawn(ta) Smith

blackcurator: Autumn (2008) Kara Walker

blackqueerdo — Wed, 15 May 2013 22:43:27 -0400

blackcurator:

Autumn (2008) Kara Walker

maxwell-runko: Michelle Owusu, 2013

blackqueerdo — Wed, 15 May 2013 22:39:13 -0400

maxwell-runko:

Michelle Owusu, 2013

afrofuturistaffair: East Coast Black Age of Comics...

blackqueerdo — Wed, 15 May 2013 22:36:48 -0400

afrofuturistaffair:

East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention

12th Annual ECBACC Convention - an annual gathering of comic book artists, writers, their fans and retailers who are interested in discussing, buying and selling comic books, sci-fi, action figures and related material by and / or about Black superheroes / super-powered characters / adventures

AfriCoz Contest - the first costume and cosplay contest celebrating characters of African descent in comic books, sci-fi, fantasy and film

Synergy Reading Workshop facilitated by Metropolarity.net member and Laser Life founder Alex Smith

2013 Glyph Comic Awards - honoring and recognizing those creators making great contributions to the African image in graphic novels, comic strips and comic books

ECBACC S.T.A.R.S (Storytelling That Advances Reading Skills) - a program held at the Free Library of Philadelphia to address the literacy skills of young people by using interactive comic book themed exercises that promote reading as fun and exciting

Yo Philly!

This weekend! Programming schedule here:

http://ecbacc.com/wordpress3/2013/ecbacc-2013-programming/