From your colleague Jean Ann Durades, some current articles:
Kehinde Wiley: Artist Kehinde Wiley: ‘The new work is about what it feels like to be young, Black and alive in the 21st century’
Sanford Biggers: Cracking Codes With Sanford Biggers
Glenn Ligon: “Artists Imagine That Museums Are Brave—They’re Not’: Glenn Ligon on His New Show, Philip Guston, and How Institutions Can Do Better
Check out this terrific guide to the exhibition In the Presence of Our Ancestors!
In the Presence of Our Ancestors Teachers Guide
In this, you’ll find some great information on the artists Thornton Dial, Lola Pettway, Joe Minter, Georgia Speller, Henry Speller, and Leroy Almon.
Here is a recording of the virtual Art Break with Gabe Ritter on August 16, focused on Rituals of Resilience:
Art Break Gabe Ritter 08.16.21
Here is Gabe’s PPT presentation:
From your colleague Kathleen Steiger, a short video:
Culture writer Roxane Gay describes the importance of sitting with discomfort in front of Kara Walker’s enormous drawing “Christ’s Entry into Journalism” (2017), Video link.
From your colleague Margo Squire, a great article from the Washington Post about a Harvard symposium on the politics of race and visibility:
From your colleague Bruce Robbins and librarian Meg Black, this is a document that lists African American artists who have works in Mia’s collection (not on loan objects). As we become aware of new additions, these can be added:
Here are the links to the recorded training session with Gabe Ritter and Bob Cozzolino on the African American artists with objects currently on display in the modern and contemporary galleries.
Video 1 (contemporary galleries)
Below is some information on the symbolism embodied in Renee Stout’s Crossroads Marker: