Danielle Tamagni, Sapeurs posing in front of Memorial Savorgnan de Brazz, Brazzaville, 2008; chromogenic print, 37 1/2 by 47 inches. (All images courtesy of Hammonds House Museum.)
Arteh Odidja, Stranger in Moscow — Kremlin; archival inkjet print, 31 by 37 inches.
Curated by Shantrelle P. Lewis, Dandy Lion: (Re) Articulating Black Masculine Identity is a photography exhibition which highlights the contemporary expressions of the Black Dandy phenomenon in popular culture. The Black Dandy celebrated in the exhibition is a self-fashioned gentleman who intentionally assimilates classical European fashion with African Disaporan aesthetics and sensibilities.
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He is a rebel—a modern-day representation of the African trickster.
— From the accompanying text
Harness Hamese, For every strong woman there are strong men — Khumbula, 2014; archival inkjet print, 21 by 25 inches.
Hanif Abdur-Rahim, A Revolution in Etiquette — Connoisseurs of SWAG, 2010; digital chromogenic print, 41 by 41 inches.
Russell Frederick, Alanzo, 2010; silver gelatin print, 24 by 27 inches.
Sara Shamsavari, Martell Campbell, London, 2014; archival inkjet print, 20 by 24 inches.
Russell Frederick, Kingsley, 2010; silver chromogenic print, 24 by 24 inches.
Harness Hamese, Give thanks for thoughtful hands — Bafana Mthembu and Andile Biyana of Khumbula, 2013; archival inkjet print, 21 by 25 inches.
Our monthly round up of calls, residencies, and opportunities includes The Bennett Prize, an arts competition in Lake City, South Carolina and The Arte Laguna Prize 2023 in Venice, Italy.
In conjunction with the group exhibition, A Movement in Every Direction, at the Mississippi Museum of Art, Bryn Evans speaks with featured artist Akea Brionne to discuss storytelling, ancestral media, and the relationship between identity and geography.
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