Tag Archives: equality

Letter from the Editor

On the Power of Art and Challenging Cultural Inequity

by Favianna Rodriguez | Jan 17, 2017

Letter from the Editor

On the Power of Art and Challenging Cultural Inequity

by Favianna Rodriguez | Jan 17, 2017

Artist and activist Favianna Rodriguez introduces the “Momentum” issue with a call to action: end cultural inequity by challenging the art world’s existing power structures.

Art21 Artist to Artist

Change from Within: Kerry James Marshall Corrects the Canon

by Ian Forster | Oct 28, 2016

Art21 Artist to Artist

Change from Within: Kerry James Marshall Corrects the Canon

by Ian Forster | Oct 28, 2016

In this previously unpublished interview, artist Kerry James Marshall discusses his strategy for centralizing the Black figure in contemporary art.

Latino/a Art: Race and the Illusion of Equality

by Arlene Davila | Jun 20, 2016

Latino/a Art: Race and the Illusion of Equality

by Arlene Davila | Jun 20, 2016

Scholar Arlene Davila uncovers an ugly truth in the art world and society at large: diversity is not the same as the lack of racism.

Playing with Numbers: Black Representation in American Art Institutions

by Olubukola Gbadegesin | Feb 26, 2016

Playing with Numbers: Black Representation in American Art Institutions

by Olubukola Gbadegesin | Feb 26, 2016

Art history professor Olubukola Gbadegesin cautions against celebrating the recent trend of art institutions finally collecting work by Black artists.