January 8, 2024
‘Black Modernisms in the Transatlantic World’
A new book, co-edited by art historian Huey Copeland, examines the conception of modernism and Black artistry and agency and how the transatlantic slave trade enabled the modern world.
by Kristina García | January 4, 2024
The term “modern art” often refers to European and American works of the mid-19th through the mid-20th centuries, when artists were moving away from the conventions of realism and experimenting with form and representation, says Huey Copeland, BFC Presidential Associate Professor in the History of Art Department. The concept of modernism, coupled with Black artistry and agency, are at the forefront of the new book, “Black Modernisms in the Transatlantic World,” a volume of illustrated essays co-edited by Copeland and Steven Nelson, dean of the Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.
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