THREAD: Hey y’all! Many of u know that I begin my M.A. Costume Studies this Fall. I am going to be a Curator with a focus on blackness in the fashion + costume sector of heritage

In prep I’m challenging myself to learn more about Black art/artist. Daily dose of black art herehttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👇🏽" title="Down pointing backhand index (medium skin tone)" aria-label="Emoji: Down pointing backhand index (medium skin tone)">
1st up is Kerry James Marshall. His work captures the black experience in such a beautiful, slightly abstract, way.

@seanbeauford did a wonderful thread mashing up Jay-Z lyrics with KJM’s artwork that really embodies the spirit his work. Enjoy it here: https://twitter.com/seanbeauford/status/1127321072049840128?s=21">https://twitter.com/seanbeauf...
Lakin Ogunbanwo’s ‘e wá mo mi’ is a series that explores the culture around Nigerian brides + marriages.

@vogue_italia spoke with Lakin about this collection + featured it on their site. To me, Rih wearing Nigerian bridal headdress in Guava Island is reminiscent of this series
Russian Ghanaian artist Liz Johnson Artur. She grew up in Bulgaria + Russia. Her photography became the way she connected with other Black people.

Her 1st solo exhibition is at @brooklynmuseum titled “Dusha” - Russian for Soul

Her photography is *chef’s kiss*
LOVE! Daveed Baptiste’s series “Haiti to the Hood” captures the experience he had as a Haitian immigrant

I love that his visuals show the intersection of his Haitian culture + Black American culture. Tampico Juice, DMX posters + Madame Gougousse rice: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/photo-booth/a-young-artist-charts-the-journey-from-haiti-to-hood">https://www.newyorker.com/culture/p...
I’m completely obsessed with Harmonia Rosales’ artwork. She reimagines scenes from the Bible to let these people know 2 things: God is Black + God is a woman

Her ‘Birth of Oshun’, ‘Creation of God’ + that ABSOLUTELY breathtaking ‘The Virgin’ are some of my favorites. Whew https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙌🏽" title="Raising hands (medium skin tone)" aria-label="Emoji: Raising hands (medium skin tone)">
Remember when @fenoelofficial put Harmonia Rosales’ beautiful art on her dress designs? Black women, you’re doing amazing sweetie!!!!!!
I’m super into Barkley L. Hendricks right now. He’s known for capturing the coolness of being Black

He did a loooot to establish visuals of blackness in portraiture in 60s/70s. IMO he was out here challenging stereotypes of Blackness by applying an air of regality to his work
I also love this brown paper bag test piece (2009) by @pamelacouncil https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👇🏽" title="Down pointing backhand index (medium skin tone)" aria-label="Emoji: Down pointing backhand index (medium skin tone)">
Amazing installation by @pamelacouncil - ‘Flo Jo World Record Nails’ (2012)

2,000 hand painted acrylic fingernails in the shape of a track. Love this ode to Flo Jo’s amazing acrylic nails. It’s a great nod to the social/cultural significance of acrylic nails in BW-hood https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💅🏽" title="Nail polish (medium skin tone)" aria-label="Emoji: Nail polish (medium skin tone)">
Laetitia Ky ( @laetiky) is a Côte d’Ivoire based hair sculptor

She was inspired by hairstyle worn by pre-colonial African tribes. "Things have come a long way, but even today kinky hair is taboo for some Africans. I want to look back to our traditions and draw from them”https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👇🏽" title="Down pointing backhand index (medium skin tone)" aria-label="Emoji: Down pointing backhand index (medium skin tone)">
Ruth Ganika Ossai, a Nigerian photographer, who captures beautiful editorials! I love how she captures how west African culture intersects w/western fashion

My fav of her’s: Miu Miu& #39;s 2018 campaign to celebrate female filmmakers - Ruth shot the women of Nollywood in Miu Miuhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👇🏽" title="Down pointing backhand index (medium skin tone)" aria-label="Emoji: Down pointing backhand index (medium skin tone)">
Most recently Ruth Ginika Ossai shot Fenty’s cameo jewelry campaign —

She also short a campaign in Lagos for Vogue Portugal around Nigerian church girl style https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👇🏽" title="Down pointing backhand index (medium skin tone)" aria-label="Emoji: Down pointing backhand index (medium skin tone)">
I LOVE Ruth Ossai’sseries on Nsukka style - The Univ of Nigeria is in Nsukka so there’s a cool mix of traditional + modern

“Aunties are the true style queens. There are so many stylish young ppl but the elders carry themselves better bcuz of their grace” - Ruth via Vogue
Shawn Theodore’s gorgeous imagery mixes photography + collage work

Ima just drop these images + go. They speak for themselves!
Elizabeth Colomba’s beautiful oil on canvas work — Harlem Elizabeth is described as an artist who “paints the women art history forgot”

I love seeing Black women painted in this baroque style. No servants, No fetishizing, just rich fabrics + beauty
PJ Harper ( @PJharper98) — His sculptures capture the beauty + complexities of Blackness in such a unique way.

IMO his art isn’t pretentious or unapproachable. It’s political without having to try to hard but ultimately is is so aesthetically bomb! @AZDGPi exposed me to his work
Khari Rahim’s beautiful artwork.

“My work right now is a diary of struggle + overcoming struggle. I’m exploring the history of Black defeat, Black revolutions + Black accomplishments coalescing through mark making, realism + expressionism” - @iknowkhari
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