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@arth287superfan The dimension in the ladder is a nice, disorienting touch to the piece. Not being able to tell whether it goes up or down allows for different interpretations of the journey on this ladder

#arth287artoninsta This piece by steve locke makes me think about how after school I will be staring down a corporate ladder much like how you look at this abstract ladder. The ladder in the middle makes it the norm, but there is plenty outside the norm too

@annepasta3 My mom and I garden during the summer too! I think this is a wonderful reminder of the flowers we’ll probably go out and by after exams.

I chose this piece by Nina Chanel because it represents summers at the beach with my family #arth287artoninsta

This photo by Devin Allen features a ripped BLM flag. As BLM fades from media attention after the 2020 protests, this photo is an important reminder that Black lives still don’t matter to the justice system #arth287artoninsta

Roland’s work “Jumpsuit Project” is a commentary on mass incarceration. As a victim himself, he emphasizes the human impact that prisons create #arth287

Simpsons “anti-portraits” serve as cultural commentary for the conditions Black bodies are forced to endure. She denies her subjects identity and sex and showcases their skin color to challenge harmful notions #arth287

“Much of Piper’s artwork appears not as an autobiography but as the self-conscious performance of stereotypes she witnessed or experienced” Piper’s work subverted societal norms and allowed her liberation through art #arth287

The AfriCOBRA reading emphasizes the role of art in the fight for Black liberation. By making art for the masses, it serves a panafrican purpose. #arth287

This is a Devan Shimoyama exhibition in Germany. It seems like a very vibrant work in a contemporary museum but it seems to fit in well #arth287artoninsta

@arth287superfan All of Nina Chanel’s pieces look geometric, but they still capture human features. I think they’re abstract and cool!

I like how this piece by Nina Chanel catches the subject off guard while they relax in their garden. Reminds me of relaxing outside during spring break #arth287artoninsta

@KerwinWalton1 I love the flora that grows on her head. The vibrant, yet muted color pallet really sends home the springtime message. The transition between barren winter and bright spring.

This drawing by Curtis Santiago reminds me of spring because my hometown has an annual spring festival and it looks similar to the children that play there. #arth287artoninsta

“Oh be respectable write about nice people, show how good we are” (Hughes 94) This quote from the reading reminded me of the Banjo Lesson painting because it’s entire purpose was to do exactly that. Rather than celebrate Black culture it showed how “American” we could be #arth287

This is a Kehinde Wiley portrait of a Black man dressed in knights’ armor. During the Renaissance, a Black person as a knight would have been unheard of so this depiction expands what knights could have looked like. #arth287artoninsta

Motley’s process allowed his Black subjects to retain their personhood, which was uncommon for depictions of the time. They were people first and subjects later

“the portrait becomes a representation of a subject and the act of portraiture becomes the process of looking for the subjectivity, searching for the inner humanity of the subject as a basis of acknowledging our own” (Mooney 22) #arth287

Sonya Clark’s instillation “Finding Freedom” at the Phillips Museum. Accompanied by a lecture, this solo exhibition showcases Lancaster’s history as a stop on the Underground Railroad, the quilt representing the night sky that guided self-emancipating people #arth287artoninsta

In Ethnic Notions, the origins of racist depictions of Black Americans are discussed. The most surprising thing to me was that this documentary was made in 1987 but the conversation around Aunt Jemima’s removal wasn’t until recently. #arth287

#arth287artoninsta #arth287 In this photo by Dread Scott, he touches on racist violence by police. It was made in 1999 and “unfortunately it is as timely today as it was then”

@BestJahmila I believe that the statue is Fuller’s silent protest because Fuller wanted to move past mob violence and used Turner as her example