Being a Black man in America many of those stories resonate with me. They make me feel at home when I attend these exhibits. Viewing the pieces also build confidence and pride in being Black. It causes me to celebrate the strength within our culture, how we have persevered through tough times, how we have remained strong throughout our journey here.
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Notably, Kristin’s photos were profoundly appreciated by one 2010 ’Hollywood Lowrider Club – émigré.’ Visibly touched, he confided, paraphrasing, “This representation is so different than anything I ever have seen about the lowrider culture. Typically the references exposed are, projected pejoratively, and seemingly the overriding perceptions lean toward gang participation, violent rivalry, sexism and other negative connotations.”
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Driving through the fog and along the winding roads of Pacifica just south of San Francisco, amidst the trees and near the ocean lies the Sanchez Art Center. Created in 1996 when a group of artists, volunteers, and local residents leased an abandoned elementary school building, that they later converted into gallery…
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Tupac Shakur was an American rapper and actor who came to embody the 1990s gangsta-rap aesthetic, and who in death became an icon symbolizing noble struggle. Consistently placing on editorial lists as one of the greatest rap musicians of all time, Tupac Shakur (1971-1996) wrote much of his work highlighting the poverty and inequality of life in the inner city.
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It was the biggest night in Rap history. Tupac’s last concert performed at the House of Blues. For the first time, James Farr who produced the show talks about what happened that night and just how it came to be.
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Tupac was a fashion icon. On stage and in movies like Above the Rim and Juice, Tupac brought his style game and managed to influence fashion even after his death. When it comes to fashion and style it’s not so much about the name brand of clothing you’re wearing but more so about how you style it to fit your personality and Tupac always made sure to wear his clothes how he saw himself.
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Art and nature fuse in Normandy and the 12th Century village of Lisieux. New life, nature, and art come together to explore new ways of moving forward together.
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Slab City, California is a decidedly anti-capitalist, nomadic art community in the desert near the Salton Sea where fringe members of society live.
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Shattered Glass is a contemporary gallery featuring 40 artists reflecting stories of social justice, power, and the importance of black women.
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A Road Always Beckoning by David Whyte is a three-part poetry series looking at the inward journeys we must take as we move out of lockdown.
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The National Gallery in London presented the first major exhibition of Artemisia Gentileschi, an iconic, revolutionary Baroque female artist.
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Modern Herstory is a compilation of influential women from the 1900’s to the present who have made a difference in the world we have today.
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