Jim Crow – Culture Shock Art

February 10, 2018February 10, 2018

Artist a Day: Derrick Adams

Derrick Adams’ collage work reminds me of the elaborate mosaics of Romare Beardon. I get delightfully lost in them. The artist currently has a show running at the Museum of Arts and Design called Sanctuary, that draws inspiration from the Jim Crow era Green Books, which were essential travel guides for African-Americans traveling … Continue reading Artist a Day: Derrick Adams

February 3, 2018February 1, 2018

Artist a Day: Gary Simmons

I first saw Gary Simmons’s work in the magnificent lobby of CAAM last year. The mural titled, Fade to Black is an homage to classic silent films that featured all-black casts. These films were necessary representations that were created to counter the racist depictions of African-Americans in propaganda films like Birth of a … Continue reading Artist a Day: Gary Simmons