Can There Be Such a Thing as Truly Black Art?
“We’re always at the mercy of people’s desires to place us in certain identities.” The words of Glenn Ligon are stenciled across the wall, one of the first things you see upon entering the 30 Americans...
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The 30 Americans exhibition enters its third week at the North Carolina Museum of Art. I visited it on opening day after attending a museum-hosted debate about: Can there be such a thing as truly black...
View ArticleReads of the Week: September 28, 2012
“Sometimes I try to leave my narrow path and join the swirling mainstream of life, but I always find myself drawn inexorably back toward the chasm’s edge…” He’s a dark one, Edvard Munch. I always knew...
View ArticleReads of the Week: October 26, 2012
Just scanning this collection of 99 creative life hacks will make you feel clever. This weekend you will find me wandering around the house peering at wood with walnut in hand. Fellow liberal arts...
View ArticleReads of the Week: November 2, 2012
The morning after Sandy hit I read a post by John Herrman about how we use Twitter during disasters. “Twitter’s capacity to spread false information is more than canceled out by its savage...
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