Here are some of the latest stories and viewpoints on the topic of Black Resistance in the Arts, utilizing sources from Taylor & Francis books and academic journals, from Art History to Literary Criticism and Cultural Studies

May 27, 2022 · Art has always played a critical function in Black expression and liberation. The rich flowering of music, literature, and art in the 1920s and 1930s known as the Harlem Renaissance helped set the stage for the eventual civil rights movement.

Feb 27, 2023 · I was struck by the powerful use of collage to tell the story of black resistance and resilience. The artwork featured in the article combines historical images and contemporary elements to create a thought-provoking narrative of the struggles and triumphs of …

8 hours ago · United States: Black Lives Matter ... Case studies for teaching related to art as a resistance tool, enriching courses on social movements, human rights, digital ethnography, media, cultural ...

Feb 4, 2021 · Here at Creative Boom, we have highlighted our fair share of resistance art: work that critiques capitalism, challenges the status quo and attempts to make the invisible, visible. But as you can see, artists tend to fight key issues differently, often pouring messages and emotions into their work in such a way that makes their art a nonviolent ...

Jun 10, 2021 · RESIST![1] illuminates 500 years of anti-colonial resistance in the Global South, shining a light on colonial oppression and its effects up to the present day. The exhibition pays homage to all the women, men and children who have resisted in multifaceted ways and whose stories remain mostly untold or unheard.

Sep 30, 2021 · At NMAAHC’s new show “Reckoning” Bisa Butler’s vivid Harriet Tubman joins works from Amy Sherald, Jean-Michel Basquiat and other prominent visual artists. The righteous determination of a younger...

Feb 14, 2023 · Black resistance was essential to the long Civil Rights Movement — it took resistance to hold onto our humanity in the face of inhumane conditions like Jim Crow segregation, discrimination,...

Feb 23, 2023 · We asked three Black artists to create pieces inspired by this year’s national Black History Month theme: Black Resistance. It’s been 96 years since Carter G. Woodson first established “Negro History Week” in Washington, D.C., which laid the groundwork for what we now mark as Black History Month every February.

Located in the museum’s Visual Art and the American Experience space, the exhibition explores the Black Lives Matter movement, violence against African Americans, and how art depicts Black resistance, resilience, and protest. Visual art has long provided its own protest, commentary, escape, and perspective for African Americans.