Radical Reading Room
For Radical Reading Room, The Studio Museum in Harlem invited over 40 artists, writers, publishers, and community organizations to share works鈥攖heir own or those they admire鈥攖hat engage with the history of black printed matter and the discourse surrounding its circulation. The resulting contributions, presented for visitors to explore at its Studio Museum 127 location, address how art is produced and contextualized, the performance of language, and the creation of black narratives. Housed in a site-specific structure, the reading room celebrates creators of African descent who contribute to contemporary visual culture and challenge structures of colonized knowledge production.
As Radical Reading Room pays tribute to Harlem as a site for black creative congregation, we invite visitors to browse the available materials and contribute their own.
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For Radical Reading Room, The Studio Museum in Harlem invited over 40 artists, writers, publishers, and community organizations to share works鈥攖heir own or those they admire鈥攖hat engage with the history of black printed matter and the discourse surrounding its circulation. The resulting contributions, presented for visitors to explore at its Studio Museum 127 location, address how art is produced and contextualized, the performance of language, and the creation of black narratives. Housed in a site-specific structure, the reading room celebrates creators of African descent who contribute to contemporary visual culture and challenge structures of colonized knowledge production.
As Radical Reading Room pays tribute to Harlem as a site for black creative congregation, we invite visitors to browse the available materials and contribute their own.
Artists on show
- Ajuan Mance
- American Artist
- Aria Dean
- Autumn Knight
- Brontez Purnell
- Charles Mason
- Chloë Bass
- Devin N. Morris
- E. Jane
- Elia Alba
- Elise Peterson
- Kameelah Rasheed
- Kandis Williams
- Mandy Harris Williams
- manuel arturo abreu
- Naima Green
- Rindon Johnson
- Sable Elyse Smith
- Sarah Gail Armstrong
- Sarah Lewis
- Zora Murff
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