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Celebrating Black Artists for Black History Month: Lorraine O’Grady

Feb 28 2022
Black History Month is a powerful occasion to recognize, learn from, and reflect on Black stories, histories, and legacies in America. Join us in taking this time to celebrate and highlight Black artists and some of the books that we have had the privilege to publish on these artists.Born in
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The Overdue Recognition of Lorraine O’Grady, Trailblazer of the Conceptual, Black Feminist Avant-Garde

Apr 20 2021
A look into the work and career of artist Lorraine O'Grady is also a chronicle of the art world's exclusionary politics. As Cassidy George writes in an article for Vogue: "O’Grady—both then and now—saw the city’s art scene for what it was: an elitist world defined by hierarchies of race, gender, and
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