March – 2014 – ART and POLITICS NOW - Susan Noyes Platt, PhD

ART and POLITICS NOW – Susan Noyes Platt, PhD

The Elephant in the Room: “Stereotype” and other exhibitions by African American Artists in Seattle

Exploring C. Davida Ingram’s exhibition “Stereotype” as well as briefer reference to powerhouse artists , La Toya Ruby Frazier and Marita Dingus,

This entry was posted on March 13, 2014 and is filed under Arican American history, Art and Activism, Art and Politics Now, art criticism, Black HIstory Month, Contemporary Art, Uncategorized.

Tags: Barbara Earl Thomas, C. Davaida Ingram, Duriel E. Harris, francine j. harris, Krista Franklin, L Toya Ruby Frazier, Marita Dingus, Natasha Marin, Question Bridge: Black Male, Sandra Jackson-Dumont, Tariqa Waters
“Our America” Abstraction and Identity

Is abstraction an elite practice that denies identity? Abstract art is rarely what it seems to be. To stop at a formal analysis of such work misses its context, meaning and significance.

This entry was posted on March 10, 2014 and is filed under Art and Politics Now, art criticism, Contemporary Art, Latino Art, Uncategorized.

Tags: ", "cubism and abstract art", "Our America The Latino Presence in American Art, "Our America", abstract art, Alfred Barr, Bojorquez, Carmen Herrera, Carmen Ramos, Freddy Rodriguez, Jesse Amado, Joaquin Torres- Garcia, Latino art, Olga Albizu, Ruben Trajo, Tarsilo da Amaral