Race in America
Navigating the still-present residue from global colonization, these artists investigate the racial matters that persist throughout the vessels of American society.
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Artists 34
Laylah Ali Edgar Arceneaux Mark Bradford Tania Bruguera Jordan Casteel Nick Cave 
Michael Ray Charles KING COBRA (Doreen Lynette Garner) Raúl de Nieves 
Abigail DeVille John Feodorov LaToya Ruby Frazier Charles Gaines Ellen Gallagher Theaster Gates Lonnie Holley Arthur Jafa Rashid Johnson Tommy Kha Glenn Ligon Cannupa Hanska Luger Kerry James Marshall Jason Moran Tuan Andrew Nguyen 
Pepón Osorio Howardena Pindell José de Jesús Rodríguez Amy Sherald Rose B. Simpson Sable Elyse Smith 
Hank Willis Thomas Kara Walker Carrie Mae Weems Fred Wilson
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Pope.L
The Friendliest Black Artist in America, Pope.L discusses humor, management, and performance.
Intergenerational
LaToya Ruby Frazier describes the external factors at play in her work and the rapidly changing socio-economic landscape of her hometown of Braddock, Pennsylvania.
Lorna Simpson
Lorna Simpson on weaving literature into her visual practice and the artists inspiring her today.
Childhood
Nick Cave recalls the impact of the community in which he was raised and how that encouraged him to pursue his creative interests. Interview by Stanley Nelson at the artist’s studio in Chicago on December 15, 2015.
On Photography
Speaking with Art21 founder Susan Sollins in New York City in August 2008, Carrie Mae Weems meditates on the photographers who influenced her work and how she constructs an image.
