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Each piece speaks to the experiences of the African American community in the United States through flag imagery, utilizing the nation’s most recognizable symbol. Continue reading Driskell Center’s ‘America Will Be!’ exhibit highlights African American struggles
By Anastasia MerkulovaThe David C. Driskell Center at the University of Maryland currently displays the “Dewey Crumpler: Life Studies” exhibit that examines the themes of consumerism, globalization and racial capitalism. The gallery showcases Crumpler’s work on paper and mixed-media paintings. The exhibit will be open until Dec. 10 with a roundtable discussion of its themes on Nov. 7. In Crumpler’s art, economic systems sustained by … Continue reading Tulips and shipping containers represent racial capitalism in Driskell Center exhibit
Story updated at 12:35 PM on April 18. by Kirstin Nichols Deep in the heart of the Cole Student Activities Building is a space dedicated to highlighting Black and African Diaspora art, the David C. Driskell Center. “What the Driskell Center does is allows an individual to walk in regardless of their background and see America in a different kind of way, perhaps in a … Continue reading David C. Driskell Center unapologetically embraces Black art
Contemporary art took University of Maryland’s campus by storm featuring world-renowned artist Willie Cole at the David C. Driskell Center at the University of Maryland. Every semester, the David C. Driskell Center for the Study of the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora organizes an artist to display his or her work on campus. The Willie Cole: On Site exhibit … Continue reading One man’s trash is another man’s treasure at the Willie Cole: On Site Exhibit
