From UNIVERSITY GALLERIES
The exhibit “Visible Man: Art and Black Male Subjectivity” opens Friday, Sept. 24, the Bryan Gallery in the Fine Arts Center on the Bowling Green State University campus.
“Visible Man: Art and Black Male Subjectivity” addresses the intersection of representation and perception in the portrayal of Black men through cultural, racialized and personal lenses. Curated by renowned art historian and BGSU School of Art alumnus, Dr. Michael Harris, this impactful, ambitious exhibition features contemporary African American and Afro-Caribbean artists, including celebrated masters and emerging stars. Comprised of digital works, installations and images, it portrays both historical and contemporary life.
Dr. Michael D. Harris, Visible Man exhibition curator, and Dr. Deborah Willis, professor and chair of the Department of Photography & Imaging at the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, will discuss the exhibit during a virtual conversation from the Donnell Theatre, Wolfe Center for the Arts, Friday at 5 p.m. Click to join.
On Thursday, Nov. 4 at 4 p.m. Dr. Curlee Raven Holton will present “What’s Next? David C. Driskell, Artist/Scholar/ Activist: A model for future role and practices of African American Artists,” in the Donnell Theatre.
Holton is an artist and the executive director of the David C. Driskell Center for the Study of the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora at University of Maryland, College Park.
