Recent Acquisitions, Part III: Kerry James Marshall
Kerry James Marshall is best known for his large-scale narrative paintings depicting the historically and socially potent struggles of African Americans during the civil rights movement of the 1960s. This installation features a 2007 acquisition, Marshall鈥檚 monumental 12-panel woodcut print Untitled (1998/2007), which, in its portrayal of domestic activity, references the art historical tradition of 17th-century genre scenes. Yet in depicting six African American men chatting quietly over food and coffee, the artist brings attention to society鈥檚 lingering and embedded racism, particularly as evidenced in its image culture, by defying expectations of what an assembled group of black figures might signify in viewers鈥� minds.
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Kerry James Marshall is best known for his large-scale narrative paintings depicting the historically and socially potent struggles of African Americans during the civil rights movement of the 1960s. This installation features a 2007 acquisition, Marshall鈥檚 monumental 12-panel woodcut print Untitled (1998/2007), which, in its portrayal of domestic activity, references the art historical tradition of 17th-century genre scenes. Yet in depicting six African American men chatting quietly over food and coffee, the artist brings attention to society鈥檚 lingering and embedded racism, particularly as evidenced in its image culture, by defying expectations of what an assembled group of black figures might signify in viewers鈥� minds.
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