Post-black art is a contemporary African American art category. This is a paradoxical art genre in which race and racism intertwine in a way that rejects their interactions. That is, it is an art of black experience that tries to dispel the notion that race is important. It uses mysterious themes where black can replace white. Some suggest this term comes from Debra Dickerson's 1995 book The End of Blackness.
However, Thelma Golden claims to have created 'post-black' art with friends and artists Glenn Ligon in the late 1990s. In 2001 this phrase is described in detail in the exhibit catalog for The Studio Museum in the Harlem exhibition entitled "Freestyle." Freestyle is an exhibit that includes twenty-eight artists coming from an African American background. Post-black art is understood as an artist who "does not want to be labeled" black "artist, although their work is very tiring, even very interested, in redefining the complex notion of darkness." He continued, "They are both post-Basquiat and post-Biggie, embracing high and low dichotomies, inside and outside, tradition and innovation, with exceptional ease and facilities." Laura Meyers interprets this as "a cutting-edge work defined not defined as African American art." Golden expressed his early interest as an attempt to remove some negative associations with black art phrases as well as commentary on the diversity of African artists. In the exhibition catalog, Golden stated, "Post-black is a new black."
As described by Golden, post-black art refers to the younger generation, generation of post-Civil Rights artists who are searching for a language in which they can explore their artistic interests and identity. Since African artists have historically been marginalized and left out of general discourse on the history of Western art, there has not been an African American style or school of art. The term 'post-black' tries to include artists who have diverse backgrounds and experiences, but all share their experiences as people of African descent.
While the notion of a 'post-black' attempt to avoid identity labels, the 'post-black' title serves as an ethnic marker. Some people have found fault with this terminology, stating, "racism is real, and many artists who have experienced it feel this museum is promoting a kind of art - trendy, postmodern, blandly international - which has turned the institution into a 'boutique' or 'country club' , as David Hammons says. "Golden even states that 'post-black' is 'both empty social construction and a reality with irreplaceable history'.
Artists featured at The Studio Museum in Harlem's Freestyle show include Kori Newkirk, Laylah Ali, Eric Wesley, Okudzeto Gymnastics, David McKenzie, Susan Smith-Pinelo, Sanford Biggers, Louis Cameron, Deborah Grant, Rashid Johnson , Arnold Kemp, Julie Mehretu, Mark Bradford and Jennie C. Jones.
Video Post-black art
Notes and references
Maps Post-black art
External links
The Studio Museum in Harlem
- http://www.studiomuseum.org/
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