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Letter from Jackson: Southern Hospitality

Editor Jasmine Amussen recounts a spring in Mississippi and the waters that move thru us and the Legacies of the Great Migration at Mississippi Museum of Art.

in a sepia colored screenprint, two Black men stand next to each other outdoors, a woman sits between them

Woven Archives: In Conversation with Akea Brionne

Interviews

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.

a Black man with black hair and a white man with red hair sit on a bench with a small dog between them, the painting is deeply and vibrantly colored with striking warm undertones. the two men are close to each other, their cheeks pressed against each other, as if in deep fascination or desire. palm trees, a train station, and vibrant purple sky back the scene

2021 Mississippi Invitational, Jackson

Reviews

Mary Phan reviews the 2021 Mississippi Invitational, a biennial exhibition, at the Mississippi Museum of Art in Jackson.

black and white checkered quilt with a red and white zig zag border. within the quilt is a silver-grey disco ball and small, lighthearted clouds of smoke outlines in light blue and purple

August 4, 2021

News

Burnaway’s bi-weekly news roundup includes the announcement of new appointments at MINT and Oxford American, acquisitions at the Mississippi Museum of Art, Sanford Biggers’s first survey of quilt-based works, and more.

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