Art
Photo by Maxim Vakhovskiy
Why Durham’s Kennedi Carter and a Black Photographers Collective Didn’t Want Their Work in a Whitney Exhibit
“It’s just another example of the colonization of Black art and Black artistic rioting—whiteness trying to make a profit off Black pain and Black experiences." Read more
Sep. 02, 2020
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Chatham Arts Council Announces New Artist Grants
Two grants, both ranging up to $1,500, will go toward sustaining the work of local artists. Read more
Sep. 01, 2020
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Pleiades Arts’ Annual "Truth to Power" Exhibit Valiantly Grapples with the Digital Divide
Culturally, it couldn’t be a better time for an activist exhibit meant to bring people together in dialogue with the art and one another. But practically, it couldn’t be worse. Read more
Aug. 20, 2020
Two Petitions Hold North Carolina Arts Institutions Accountable for Deep-Seated White Supremacy
“We appreciate that they recognize that they have a lot to learn, but it would also be appreciated if they could acknowledge their role in causing real harm.” Read more
Aug. 12, 2020
The cover of "All/Black Lives Matter" by John Davis
A White Photographer Made a Book of Black Lives Matter Murals Without Asking the Artists
John Davis is "projecting his white privilege without even thinking about who I am or what the work is really all about," one artist said. Read more
Jul. 29, 2020
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Ben Bridgers Is Vermeer with a "Thrasher" Subscription in "Back Burner"
Combining skate culture and old-master painting, Bridgers's exhibit is on view at Craven Allen Gallery, one of the first local galleries to reopen after COVID-19. Read more
Jun. 24, 2020
photo courtesy of the Ackland
The Uneasy Immortality of Henrietta Lacks: An Afrofuturist Parable
"Project LHAXX" is the inspiration for a virtual festival at The Ackland Art Museum this weekend. Read more
Jun. 17, 2020
photo by Jade Wilson
"You Snapped a Few Mural Pics. Now What?"
In the recent flurry of Black Lives Matter murals across the nation, Candy Carver’s challenge to Durham states the underlying tension of Black public art. Read more
Jun. 17, 2020
Photo courtesy of Oliver Egger
Meet the Twin Brothers behind the Durham Mural Commemorating the Lives Lost to COVID-19
An interview with Oliver and Leo Eggers, the artists who constructed the New York Times front-page mural on Duke's campus. Read more
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