Our World
Our World
AKEA BROWN
| KAYLA FRYER
| JERRELL GIBBS
| NIKIA KIGLER
| AMANI LEWIS
| CHARLES MASON
| JAMES ALPHA MASSAQUOI
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MURJONI MERRIWEATHER
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MCKINLEY WALLACE III
|
WILL WATSON
Eubie Blake Cultural Center. Baltimore MD, November 30 - January 18, 2020
The Exhibit
Our World
featured ten young, emerging Black American Artists working in Baltimore, MD. The collection displayed the many different facets that encompass Blackness in the eyes of these artists.
Our World
showcased artwork in which the artists question themselves and their perceptions of Blackness based on their experiences, as well as how Blackness is viewed through the lens of the dominant society in America. Working in an array of mediums, the artists have been able to capture the essence of Black American culture with works specifically focusing on Black hair, Black skin, family heritage, past experiences, and hopes, dreams, and expectations for the future. Through portraits, sculptures, photographs, collages, mixed media, abstract, and found object works,
Our World
explores and challenges what it means to be Black in America and how these emerging Black artists are expressing themselves.
