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HORIZONTALLY INCLINED: WILLIAM POPE L.
There is something curious about a brotha who calls himself "The Friendliest Black Artist in America." But then again, that is exactly what multi-disciplinary artist William Pope.L is |
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THEIR OWN PERSONAL JESUS
In the wake of society's calamities and what is and is not going on in current affairs, it appears that the whole world's gone mad, or-at the least-turned |
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Watt's Up at the CAAM
Created and nurtured by numerous luminaries, the dichotomies of Negro/Black music lie in two camps from the latter part of the last century: Motown, representing the Motor City |
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Harris in Atlanta
We've noted that the collage form--nothing new in the history of black visual culture--has in the past several years staged a resurgence on the international scene. And we |
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Symbols of Africa--in D.C.
You know what would be dope? If every black tattoo artist, graphic designer, and tagger in the greater D.C. area, hit up the Inscribing Meaning exhibit at National |
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Black Media Meet
July 2nd and 3rd, 2007 marks the eighth annual Black Consumer Research and Advertising Summit, the only industry conference devoted exclusively to African-American marketing, media and consumer research, |
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Curiously Creative
"I don't want your stupid award anyway," said artist Wayne White if he were offered $25,000 and a space in a joint exhibition at the New Museum's new |
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Residency Requirement
We're glad Atlanta's own Oronike Odeleye keeps us posted on what Taller Portobelo Norte is up to both stateside and in Panama, that narrow neck of land connecting |
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Granted
It looked dicey there for a minute. The folks over at the Cadre biannual grant for visual artists--Deirdre Visser and Code Z affiliate Carla Williams--even extended the deadline |
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Notes on Qool
Last time we at Code Z checked definitions, cool went something like "cooler than the other side of the pillow," or "turning desire into deed with a surplus |
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The Good Fight
This is what it’s all about--$crilla, green, cheese, dough, ducats, and a place to make your artwork. While we’re aware that is a somewhat gross generalization, what’s real |
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Eye & I
Since the days of the zip-coon, to the hardcore thug of present day, stereotypes continue to affect how we see and are seen--especially at a young age. And |
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Slam the Louvre
Quick, what do you think of when we say "Le musée du Louvre," or simply The Louvre, as the French-challenged among us call it? A few things usually |
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Cocoa Rhythms
It's the culinary manifestation of the sweet sounds of soul music. Chocolate truffles, each with its own interpretation various genres of Black music, are the new addition to |
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Painted Ladies
We've recently learned that our friend Wangechi Mutu is among the over one hundred women artists to be featured in the Brooklyn Museum's spring exhibition Global Feminisms, which |
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Mixed Media
We love it when we can address the interests of a number of readers with a single article. To wit, the Pangea World Theater in Minneapolis, USA is |
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Old School, New School
Much is often made of the lack of discourse between the old guard and the "young bucks" coming up. This battle is constantly happening in barber/beauty shops, places |
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Cashing In
If things keep going the way they have been for the folks over at the Cadre Visual Artists' Grant, they may have a hard time giving away the |
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Daily Grind
When we think of Seattle, we think of coffee shops. Lots and lots of coffee shops. That was, after all, the city from which the worldwide Starbucks infection |
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Ride the Wave
Yesterday, we mentioned how many of the historical records of World War II stop short of mentioning the involvement of African soldiers. Phillip Harvey, the founder and editor |
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Back in Da Day
Brian Hebert of the Fulton County Arts Council in Atlanta, Georgia says that the years '86 to '88 constitute two years; we say that's three years. We'll have |
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Colonialism
We just luuuuv art colonies. The whole idea of spending time away with other artists in a richly creative environment... well, it makes us all tingly. Taller Portobelo |
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Peachy
Okay, so we let the cat out of the bag a few weeks back when we told you that Charles Huntley Nelson was one of the artists chosen |
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Mass Appeal
The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute of Williamstown, Massachusetts has announced its eleven Clark Fellows for the 2006-2007 academic year, and we're seeing two notable recipients for |
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Flipping It
It's hard to pinpoint what we find most compelling about Guerilla Cafe in Berkeley, California: it might be the artistically served waffles, pastries, and sandwiches. Or it might |
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TV Nation
As if we as a people don't watch enough television, Nielsen Media Research reports that black US "TV households" grew at a rate of 1.3% from 2005 to |
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Kat's Meow
Go ahead. Click on the thumbnails. And make sure someone happens to be walking by when you do it. It'll make you look cool. Vonetta Jenkins is a |
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Pillow Talk
Most guitar players we know treat their instruments like sacred objects, or better yet like delicate lovers. That's why we noticed the guitar of pILLOW tHEORY front man |
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Cook Out
Rashida Bumbray, former Exhibition Coordinator with the Studio Museum in Harlem has switched gears to head downtown to The Kitchen. Rashida makes this move after five and a |
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A Year in the Lives
We've heard estimates ranging from 1600 to 1800 souls lost a year ago in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Whatever the exact number, most of us agree it |
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Elsewhere online
Nontsikelelo's Fashion Photography A fashion photographer whose subjects are galore in the ever-busy streets of Johannesburg, Nontsikelelo Veleko, known as “Lolo” amongst her friends and family members, has |
