artists with impact

a collection of world-changing creativity

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Freedom of speech is not an invitation to use the language of oppression.

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Zuly Garcia’s gorgeous photo series is fighting back against beauty standards and woc stereotypes

Zuly Garcia is not here for traditional ideas of womanhood. 

And with her recent photo series “Flores Políticos”, she is rewriting what it means to be a woman of color in the United States while also representing her indigenous roots. Read more (7/27/17)

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Who we want to be, who we are.  How we look how we are seen. Our plans. our lives, our choices  and dreams. We are people, Not things

Be proud of who you are and your identity 

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please and thank you

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James Baldwin

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One of The Boys

Esmaa Mohamoud in collaboration w/ Qendrim Hoti

Repurposed Raptors Jerseys and various materials

2017

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Bruh.

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RAW

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Protest art by Molly Crabapple

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Well played, Reebok

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Always. 

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“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”

Nelson Mandela was born 99 years ago on this day.

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Artist Creates Replica of Parthenon from 100,000 Banned Books

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“Free Nelson Mandela” (1987)

On #MandelaDay, marking 99 years since the birth of Nelson Mandela, we reflect on a remarkable life and all that it inspired. David Hammons’s “Free Nelson Mandela” stencil was spray-painted on both indoor and outdoor sites while Mandela was still in prison after more than twenty years. The stencil was then sprayed on torn billboard papers to create this print. … [Stencil on versos of torn and layered billboard papers. John B. Turner Fund. © 2017 David Hammons.]

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Just your weekly Sunday night reminder:

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The Overlooked Black Women Who Altered the Course of Feminist Art

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Miss Yvonne, Diva Cycles, embroidery on cotton, 5 inch hoop, 2015

“[This piece is] a love poem to my Diva Cup. My cup/chalice has been such an important tool in my journey of self healing and deep womb cleansing and activation. What I love most about menstrual cups is they force you to get really close and personal with your self, the part of Self that we’ve been trained to think of as dirty, secret, bothersome and a source of shame, fear, and limitation. The Shadow Self. With this work I shine a light on all that is shadowy, dark, rejected and unaccepted for that is where we truly find ourselves.”

“I embroider, crochet, stitch and weave to connect to myself. Every stitch, every loop, every knot brings me closer to my inner goddess, the source of all my creative energy. Weaving pictures and patterns, and creating form using only my hands and string, gives me the confidence to weave my own life into a beautiful work of art. My artwork expresses the divine feminine and is an exploration of my own inner labyrinth.”

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Carolyn Mims Lawrence Black Children Keep Your Spirits Free, 1972

on view in Soul of Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power at Tate

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