Alex Smith speaks with L. Graciella Miaotalesi about the curated series The(se) Black Experience(s) which explores the myriad of Black lived experiences and aims to address issues of imposter syndrome that may arise for Black people navigating spaces of identity.
Read MoreAlex Smith, reports back from the new Designs for Different Futures exhibition at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, on display until March 8th, 2020.
Read MoreArtblog contributor Alex Smith interviews designer Noél Puéllo about her practice of recycling thrifted clothing.
Read MoreAlex Smith reviews Malachi Lily’s project, The Temple of Sirius, currently on display at the Da Vinci Art Alliance.
Read MoreAlex reviews the project-based show at Vox Populi, “How Are We Free?” at Vox Populi through Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019.
Read MoreAlex Smith interviews one of the founders of #Blkgrlswurld about their upcoming Punk Fest and Zine Fair celebrating women of color in heavy metal and punk music scenes.
Read MoreAlex Smith visits Scribe Video Center for a screening of the documentary movie, “Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror” and a Q&A with co-writer of the film, Ashlee Blackwell.
Read MoreIn this Artblog post, Alex Smith interviews artist and dancer Vichte-Boul Ra. Smith says Ra’s performances are immersive, captivating, and a must see. Catch Vitche-Boul Ra in a performance/film collaboration with Rush Jackson, in “Hotter in July; I just may burn you in August,” Thursday, Aug. 8, 2019, 6-9 PM, Icebox Project Space, 1400 N. American St.
Read MoreArtblog contributor Alex Smith speaks with artist and anthropologist Kara Mshinda about the themes that arise in her mixed media oeuvre. Mshinda shares her thoughts behind the use of “disposable ephemera” to create space to explore Black femme aesthetics and queerness.
Read MoreAlex Smith reviews Black Quantum Futurism’s exhibition at Center for Emerging Visual Artists, All Time is Local, closing May 31, 2019.
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