The Artist Upending Photographyâs Brutal Racial Legacy
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Deana Lawson at her studio in New York City.Credit.Lyle Ashton Harris for The New York Times
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The Artist Upending Photographyâs Brutal Racial Legacy
Deana Lawsonâs regal, loving, unburdened photographs imagine a world in which Black people are free from the distortions of history.
Deana Lawson at her studio in New York City.Credit.Lyle Ashton Harris for The New York Times
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A few months ago, the photographer Deana Lawson and her family were driving to an art opening in the Inglewood neighborhood of Los Angeles when Lawson spotted a garage sale out of the corner of her eye. She wanted to pull over, but her 19-year-old son was tired, and he balked. The family passed the sale again on their way back home, and this time, Lawson insisted. When she met an elderly woman tend
Karl Willers appointed Chief Curator at Taubman Museum of Art
Most recently and since 2010, Willers served as director of the Nassau County Museum of Art on New Yorks Long Island. Photo: Amy Pearman.
ROANOKE, VA
.- The Taubman Museum of Art announced the appointment of Karl Emil Willers, Ph.D., as the organizations new chief curator and deputy director of exhibitions and community engagement.
The community is invited to meet Dr. Willers through a live, virtual Zoom webinar Friday, Jan. 8, 2021, at 12:30 p.m. The conversation is free and open to the public, but registration is required. Registration is available online here.