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[Graham ARTH387🌶️ @graham_beige]

@hopeanne12 This is a very good exhibition! I was especially struck by Simpson's juxtaposition between the past and present; it really reinforces your theme of tracing the plight of black women up to the modern era! #ARTH387

[Graham ARTH387🌶️ @graham_beige]

@sally_is_cold I really like your approach to black representation through the lens of clothing/textiles, especially since clothing has historically been used by whites to assert their superiority over blacks. Perhaps this is what Thomas is confronting in his remake of Manet's painting?#ARTH387

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@rachaelrankin5 I like your focus on thresholds and boundaries, namely how your exhibition explores the ways in which our physical surroundings affect our mental wellbeing. I agree with Sally; Woolfalk's work really ties this together. #ARTH387

[Graham ARTH387🌶️ @graham_beige]

As the sculpture’s twisted and gnarled form suggests, Williams wants us to consider the ways in which outside perceptions and pressures shape our identities, whether due to government policies or popular beliefs.

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Exhibition Title:

"A Modern Unease: Representations of Anxiety in 21st Century African-American Art"

[Graham ARTH387🌶️ @graham_beige]

In this installation, Williams confronts his viewers with a suspended “unicorn” meant to represent the myth that the war on drugs does not discriminate based on race.

[Graham ARTH387🌶️ @graham_beige]

@hopeanne12 From a different perspective, this photograph could also be interpreted as a message of optimism. While his body is immersed in darkness, he seems to be rising into the light and in that sense "reaching the light at the end of the tunnel."

[Graham ARTH387🌶️ @graham_beige]

@feng_kaylee In addition, she seems to be making a statement about isolation in quarantine. By placing herself beneath the rolls, she seems to suggest that she feels restricted by the rationing caused by the coronavirus.