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Polygon curator Justin Ramsey explains that the concept for the exhibition was inspired by two separate events. In 1992, after the beating of Rodney King by Los Angeles police, American artist Nick Cave (not to be confused with the Australian musician of the same name) was sitting in a park, thinking about how to react, when he noticed a little twig lying broken and abandoned on the ground. Cave gathered up all the broken bits of wood he could find, took them back to his studio and created his first ever “soundsuit.” Part armour, part disguise, part musical instrument, the idea has informed the artist’s practice for almost 30 years. ....
Black Artists Take Over New Museum In Stellar Exhibition On Racist Violence In America View all 27 The grief part of this stunning new exhibition is what hits you first, the devastation and mourning of Black lives lost to racist violence in America. The grievance component is a bit more subtle: those imagined injustices, often politically orchestrated, of white America terrified of losing its power, frequently manifested in white nationalism. The two are intertwined, of course, both in the nation right now and in the works of the 37 Black artists at this exceptional show at the New Museum on Bowery, which opened last week and runs until early June. ....