NE STUD 144 Lecture Notes - Lecture 28: African-American Art, African-American Culture, Class Conflict
15 Jan 2017
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Post = not only meaning after but going beyond, a moment of transition/hybridity. A move away from singularities of class, gender; trying to recognize complex subject positions, intersectionality (multiple ways in being black, latino, etc. ) Freestyle (2001): put on my thelma golden; also created frequency and flow. Founded for artists of african american descent both nationally and internationally. Provide the community of harlem art that captures their everyday experiences. Meant to be a focus on contemporary art. Analysis of the titles: all starts with an f, all about sound, musical metaphors. First gained attention as a graffiti writer. Bringing together hip hop, punk, and street culture. Gets launched into art world fame because he begins to hang out with andy. His work references african american culture (professional sports: boxer, fighting against violence, colonialism, class struggle) Uses graffiti language even within the regime of fine art. Was able to be appropriated by white culture.
