Challenging Blackness in Art—and Racism in Trump’s America

Art doesn’t have to be over the top or convoluted to be radical. The best pieces, like that from Toyin Ojih Odutola’s To Wander Determined exhibit, have inherent messages embedded below the surface. Her portraits, drawn in charcoal, pastels, and pencil, are of two Nigerian families donning stylish contemporary clothes in opulent spaces. The drawings … Continue reading Challenging Blackness in Art—and Racism in Trump’s America