Sunday, December 3, 2023

The Black Index

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The artists included in The Black Index– Dennis Delgado, Alicia Henry, Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle, Titus Kaphar, Whitfield Lovell, and Lava Thomas– build on the custom of Black self-representation as a remedy to colonialist images.

Their translations of photography obstacle the medium’s long-assumed qualities of neutrality, legibility, and recognition. Utilizing illustration, sculpture, and digital innovation to change the tape-recorded image, these artists question our dependence on photography as a fortunate source for documentary neutrality and historic understanding.

The works included here use an alternative practice– a Black index. In the hands of these 6 artists, the index still functions as a finding help for info about Black topics, however it likewise challenges audiences’ desire for category and, rather, reroutes them towards alternative info.

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https://allcnaprograms.com/the-black-index-2/

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