About New Exhibition
THE KINDRED BLACKNESS MUSEUM DEBUTS NEW EXHIBITION: ARTOGRAPHY: BLACK ART LIT DATA COMMUNITY ARCHIVING
December 2023---ARTOGRAPHY: Black Art Lit Community Archiving (2023) is an extraordinary exhibition that showcases the exceptional talent of African American artists who were born or adopted as residents of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This collection of artwork combines visual and literary art in a mixed-media approach, highlighting each artist's unique experiences in community archiving of Black history. The exhibition curator, through an autoethnographic lens, researched community archiving practices that have taken place through these works during eras of Black history in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Using state-of-the-art technology, each artwork in the exhibition has been reimagined and transformed through text and information as data for the current era, preserving valuable information for generations to come.
Not only does the exhibition feature text as art but also images that have been recreated based on public domain works by the showcased artists. This remarkable body of art deserves to be preserved for centuries, serving as a powerful testament to the immense talent and skill of African-American artists. The exhibition includes reimagined artworks of renowned artists such as Alain LeRoy Locke, Howardena Pindell, Barbara Chase-Riboud, Ellen Powell Tiberino, Syd Carpenter, Moses Williams, Nanette Acker Clark, Frances Harper, Jessie Fauset, Kristen Hunter, Loren Carey, Mae V. Cowdry, Sonia Sanchez, and Alice Dunbar Nelson. The exhibition is curated through the autoethnographer's muse, Alain LeRoy Locke.
Alain LeRoy Locke, a prominent American writer, philosopher, educator, and patron of the arts, received recognition as the first African-American Rhodes Scholar in 1907. Notably, Locke's contributions to the Harlem Renaissance as the philosophical architect and the "Dean" have left a lasting impact on American literature and culture. Locke's expertise in philosophy and literature enabled him to inspire an entire generation of African-American writers and artists, encouraging them to embrace their cultural heritage and challenge the status quo. Locke's legacy as a trailblazing visionary continues to inspire scholars and artists alike to this day.
The exhibition is sponsored by The Kindred Blackness Museum, ART LIT DATA, The Creative CoLab, and the 2023 LEAD Fellows Program at Drexel University in conjunction with Temple University Libraries. The reimagined exhibition is available online from February 1, 2024, through September 7, 2024, and is not to be missed.
Contact Information:
Alain LeRoy Locke
The Kindred Blackness Museum
Phone: 215-435-0017
Email: blackart@kindredblacknessmuseum
URL: http://www.thekindredblacknessmuseum