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Curated
by Kimberli Gant – MoCADA Director of Exhibitions This
group exhibition offers contemporary artistic depictions of women of African
descent, focusing specifically on their in Taking its title from the 1885 speech given by orator and activist Sojourner Truth, this exhibition attempts to move the conversation toward the intellectual, emotional and spiritual components in the lives of women of African descent. In addition, each featured artist is paired with an African female poet, selected from The Heinemann Book of African Women’s Poetry, who uses their literary works as inspiration. In addition, the exhibition curator, Kimberli Gant, adds a participatory component. Every visitor will receive a card to answer questions on their own perspectives of women of African descent. The finished cards will be placed one of the gallery walls for viewing during the exhibition.
Backstage or onstage, from Miles to Monk, bebop to funk, this is one exciting and inspirational exhibit. Now through September 30.
SKOTO GALLERY 529 West 20th Street, 5FL. New York, NY 10011 212-352 8058
Diako,
Sokey Edorh, Angele Etoundi Essamba, Mary Frank, Paul
Gardere, Bernard Guillot, Fathi Hassan, George Afedzi Hughes, Andre Juste,
Osahenye Kainebi, Souleymane Keita, Khalid Kodi,Wosene Worke Kosrof, Aime
Mpane, AfI Nayo, Uche Okeke, Pefura,
Ibrahim El Salahi, Tesfaye Tessema Uche Okeke,
Nze the Smart, 1958, etching, ed. 7 of 15, 9x7.25 inches
Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning
Gallery Hours: Monday - Saturday, 10 am - 5 pm The Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning is housed in a landmark building owned by the City of New York and supported, in part, by public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency; the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs with support from Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg; Cultural Affairs Commissioner Kate D. Levin; the New York City Council; Council Speaker Christine Quinn; the Queens Delegation of the Council; Majority Whip, Councilman Leroy Comrie; and Queens Borough President Helen M. Marshall.
515 Malcolm X Boulevard
The exhibition presents a variety of
African and African Diaspora themes that have been documented by acquisitions
over the last 25 years. A diverse selection of treasures include a bill of
sale for an enslaved Yoruba woman in Brazil; a document signed by Toussaint
Louverture in Haiti in 1800; an 1801 letter from the future king of Northern
Haiti, Henry Christophe; an 1857 list of Cuban runaways; Black Manhattan,
a collage by Romare Bearden; Marcus Garvey's newspaper The Negro World;
and documents from the AME Church, the Nation of Islam, the Hebrew
Israelites, the Ethiopian Church; and many more.
In adddition, the exhibition features historical
and cultural collections including The Malcolm X Collection, spotlighting
photographs of him at various stages in his life, family photos, as well as
his Qur’an; The Lorraine Hansberry Collection, which showcases the
award-winning playwright’s personal papers, manuscripts, and photographs;
the Melville and Frances Herskovits Collection of African and African Diaspora
art, papers, and photographs, assembled by the noted anthropologists; and
renowned theater historian Helen Armstead Johnson’s collection, which
includes historical photos, posters, theater memorabilia, and rarely seen
scrapbooks of black entertainers of the 18th and 20th centuries.
National
Museum of African American Cinema, Inc. and the New York State Black Films &
Video Archives, Inc., presents
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