“If you study the history of film, one of the things that’s been misrepresented is how Black people fall in love. How we demonstrate our love for each other,” says award-winning film critic Shawn Edwards.
Like a juggler twirling multiple plates, Dyani White Hawk, in her exhibition “Speaking to Relatives,” seamlessly melds different cultures, languages and aesthetic traditions into one immersive event.
Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art Acquires “Kobe Urn” by KCAI Alum Roberto Lugo
Roberto Lugo, a 2012 BFA graduate of the Kansas City Art Institute, has seen his Kansas City connection come full circle with the acquisition of “Kobe Urn” by the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art.
Nelson-Atkins Conservation Department Shines in New Exhibit
Among the many exhibitions upended by the pandemic, a stellar show of recently conserved objects in the collection of The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art was put on hold when the museum closed in March 2020.
Now’s the Time to Take the Jazz Museum to the Next Level
Rashida Phillips arrived in Kansas City in January 2020, expressly chosen to set things right at the American Jazz Museum, which has proven to be a wobbly anchor of the 18th and Vine district.
19th-century photographic representations of women tend to reflect societal constraints — subservience, commodification, piousness and maternalism. But for Virginia Oldoini, the Countess de Castiglione, challenging norms became her life’s work.
‘By Design’ Magazine: Leading ‘The Good Fight’ for Black Creatives
“By Design,” which was launched in 2018, showcases Black creatives. Issue #005, which came out in December, originally was going to be called “The Blueprint.”
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