1. “This meant that the only person of color on staff was likely earning one of the lowest salaries on the curatorial team, if not within the entire organization. It was a distracting disparity, to say the least.”
Her experiences proved there needed to be more diversity everywhere she went regarding art. She worked at 3 different studios/museums and was fighting the same internal issues. She struggled to believe there weren’t good enough people of color applicants who could’ve been hired alongside her.
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2. “Then, just as I began to regret the post, he explained that I had also made my classmates feel “uncomfortable” during the discussion. I retorted, explaining that I was upset the conversation had quickly turned into a support circle for white guilt. He looked at me and said, “If you wanted to be in a classroom with other students of color, then you should not have enrolled in art history classes.”
How did the professor turn it on her? Was it because the majority of the class felt uncomfortable? What if she did?
My question is, where is the professionalism? Although the advisor advised her on what she would see in the art field, he was supposed to encourage her student, not scold her.
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3. “Of the 103 artists selected for the exhibition that year, only nine were Black. ”
She should create her version of the Guerilla Girls because she reads statistics and is interested in finding which artists are colored compared to White artists. She was silently trying to fight for inclusivity on her blog while trying not to threaten her position at her employment. Why are there more opportunities for White people, and what can she or we do to influence curators or museums to include more people of color?
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“ There is significant literature available that painstakingly explains this work as a continuation of the minstrel show tradition, the racist performance of blackface which lampoons Black life for white audiences. The news shot through our offices. It was racist, hurtful, and anti-Black.”
Why is there a white writer writing on the experiences of black people and then using a black woman to represent that idea of writing when it is genuinely a facade, and he is benefitting off of this. It is not a good look and shouldn’t be supported.
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“And, as the late artist Thornton Dial once said, “If there is one thing that you can do, leave something for somebody else . . . You can work for somebody else’s freedom. You can leave something for somebody else’s child.”
This is inspiring because even though you may not be able to finish this journey alone, you are putting your foot in the door for another person of color who may have the same ideas.
"The Breakthrough Women" by Deborah Roberts
She combines collages, magazines, and hand-drawn art to create an image of what young black girls should look up to, what beauty means, and what captures them for their potential. She utilizes the facial features of Michelle Obama, Rihanna, and Issa Rae, which she categorizes as "Breakthrough Women." (They fought for their position in their respective fields, although there was a difficulty. She also uses fashion magazines like Dior, Prada, and more to show how influential black women are in fashion. This is interesting because it is a creative way of capturing those who have influenced this generation and changed our lives, even if we do not know it. (Rihanna influences music, and Michelle influences politics even though not in the office).
"Open Season" Kevin Appiah-Kubi
He doesn't write anything on his blog about his artwork, but I think this just speaks on Black Lives Matter, Police Brutality, and Racial Profiling. "Open Season" often refers to Duck Season or Deer/Buck Season, which says how police see black people as a potential target based on their skin, and even when in this position of surrender, they are still a target and can be a possible threat. This is interesting because this was near when everything started happening with Eric Garner, George Floyd, and, sadly, more. However, it speaks for itself that they feel they are indispensable when it comes to conflict with the police. This connects to Kimberly Drew and how she speaks on how people dying due to police brutality affects people of color. In contrast, others feel aloof because these tragedies don't significantly impact them, and they don't feel threatened because they are not the "target."
I think that "Breakthrough Women" could be curated in a collection of Representation of Influential Black Women or Black Women Who Changed the World and Opened the Door for Others.
"Open Season" can be included in an exhibition that speaks or visualizes the Injustice experienced by People of Color.
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