BCA founder Kimberly Drew talks with Afropunk about art,blackness and the internet. "My interest in Black artists stems from my interest in Blackness. Studying art can be a very daunting task for the Black scholar. You’re taught to apotheosize certain artists and worship their work in a vacuum. You learn about Pablo Picasso, not Wifredo Lam. You learn about Andy Warhol, not Jean-Michel Basquiat. You learn about Marcel DuChamp, not Adam Pendleton. I’m committed to finding Black artists, supporting them as best I can and making sure that everyone has access to their work."
Posted on: Tue, 06 Aug 2013 15:46:40 +0000