“If Bells Could Talk,” left, by Radcliffe Bailey (American, born 1968), 2015, wood, trumpets, trombones. Collection of Martin Z. Margulies. “Rise of the Delta,” center, by Whitfield Lovell (American, born 1959), 2013, conte on wood, wrought iron sconce, silver plated platters. Courtesy Norm and Carnetta Davis, Birmingham, Ala. “King of Arms” by Rashaad Newsome (American, born 1979), 2015, single-channel video installation with sound, custom artist frame and hand carved crown sculpture with automotive paint, artist textile and HD rear projection screen. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Arthur and Margaret Glasgow Endowment and National Endowment for the Arts Fund for American Art.
Travis Fullerton, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
“Nomadic,” left, by Demetrius Oliver (American, born 1975), 2005-06, digital projection. Courtesy of the artist. “Take It To The Bridge/Trance-Atlantic” by Kevin Sipp (American, born 1966), 2009, found wood, turntable, vessel, mixed media. Courtesy of Clark Atlanta University Art Museum.
Travis Fullerton, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
BH Media “STAGED: Slugs’ Saloon,” by Jason Moran (American, born 1975), 2018, mixed media. Collection Walker Art Center, Minneapolis. Commissioned by Walker Art Center, T.B. Walker Acquisition Fund 2018.
Without its pervasive Black influence, Southern culture would be sadly diminished, and without its Southern component, American culture as we know it wouldn’t exist.
“If Bells Could Talk,” left, by Radcliffe Bailey (American, born 1968), 2015, wood, trumpets, trombones. Collection of Martin Z. Margulies. “Rise of the Delta,” center, by Whitfield Lovell (American, born 1959), 2013, conte on wood, wrought iron sconce, silver plated platters. Courtesy Norm and Carnetta Davis, Birmingham, Ala. “King of Arms” by Rashaad Newsome (American, born 1979), 2015, single-channel video installation with sound, custom artist frame and hand carved crown sculpture with automotive paint, artist textile and HD rear projection screen. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Arthur and Margaret Glasgow Endowment and National Endowment for the Arts Fund for American Art.
“Nomadic,” left, by Demetrius Oliver (American, born 1975), 2005-06, digital projection. Courtesy of the artist. “Take It To The Bridge/Trance-Atlantic” by Kevin Sipp (American, born 1966), 2009, found wood, turntable, vessel, mixed media. Courtesy of Clark Atlanta University Art Museum.
BH Media “STAGED: Slugs’ Saloon,” by Jason Moran (American, born 1975), 2018, mixed media. Collection Walker Art Center, Minneapolis. Commissioned by Walker Art Center, T.B. Walker Acquisition Fund 2018.
