Douglas Turner

Writer & Journalist; art & cultural criticism. Homebase: "The Architecture of Tomorrow" douglas-turner.com

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African textile artists often use the strong, rich blue given by indigo dye to set off patterns that range from simple to elaborate. In resist dyeing, parts of the fabric are protected by tying or stitching or by applying paint or wax before the fabric is dyed. After dyeing, the coverings are removed to reveal the pattern, still in the fabric’s original color. Explore this and other patterning techniques in “Threads of Tradition,” on view in the Perelman Building through January 2017.

“Woman’s Wrapper with Tie-Dyeing,” mid- to late 20th century, made by the Yoruba culture, Nigeria

“Woman’s Wrapper with Starch-Resist Dyeing,” late 1960s, made by the Yoruba culture, Nigeria

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walk with me.

THIS has MOVED to THAT: by douglas turner Brooklyn-based writer, critic of art & culture // founder AOT Project Salon //...

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Jody Morlock 'Pictographic'

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Jody Morlock.  Mad Easter Bunny.  

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A Love Supreme

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by Carol Lipnik, BMI from "Almost Back To Normal" Matt Kanelos - piano, casio sk-1 produced by Jacob Lawson She is in residency at Pangea on Second Ave in the East Village #CarolLipnik #EastVillage #Singer #Songwriter

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Carol Lipnik performing at PANGEA is the East Village.

https://soundcloud.com/carol-lipnik/almost-back-to-normal

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Orion Nebula Valentine’s Day 2015 by Fritz Helmut Hemmerich [ attempt to capture the wide field of HII structures surrounding Orion Nebula ]

Orion_M42_enviroment_A7sDS_ISO5000_24xRGB_ISO12800_24xhAlpha_Borg480mm_iEQunguided_03 (by Ritzelmut)

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“SUNDAY::: #AoTprojectsalon Artist Talk with @ianjamescarr // Open House 2-6p // dialogue begins at 4p #artsalon douglas-turner.com 159 Hope St. Williamsburg Brooklyn”

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Richard Serra, born in 1938 in San Francisco, California, has been a prominent figure in the development of Process and Minimalist Art. Serra studied at UC Berkeley where he worked in steel mills to support himself. Once at Yale University, he finished his B.F.A and M.F.A in painting. At Yale he...

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Martin Wong, Esmeralda, 1982, on view now at Talk to the Hand Exhibition @ LYNCH THAM, 175 Rivington Street, New York

One of the featured artists in the Talk to the Hand exhibition is Martin Wong, whose work “Esmeralda” (shown here) is included in the show. Wong’s visual style depicts an imaginative intermingling of language, mystical references, and urban atmospheres. His distinct style emerged from his contribution to the East Village art scene in the 1980s alongside his passion for graffiti arts. Originally from Portland, Oregon and San Francisco, California, Wong is a self-taught artist. In his earlier artwork, he was influenced by the neo-expressionist and flat urban styles of Edward Hopper and Jasper Johns surfaces. Once in NYC, he primarily focused on painting Latino and African-American subjects, and the immigrant experience in the gentrified Lower East Side neighborhood. In Wong’s series for the hearing impaired, he paints letters in American Sign Language in block-like forms recalling graffiti tags. His portrayal of the LES landscape and flat dark night-sky with constellations are then covered by these blocky hand gestures, literally spelling out the name of the artwork, as seen in “Esmeralda.” Wong demonstrated solidarity with any dispossessed group. The trompe l’oeil effect his artworks possess are reminiscent of Renaissance tradition, where paintings were seen as a higher art form than music. 

Wong deliberately challenged viewers by portraying dispossessed people due to race, class, and sexual orientation, in an urban background. He demonstrated his knowledge of art history by incorporating specific genres with contemporary issues and subject matter. Wong returned to San Francisco, and painted Chinatown and the Chinese-American experience of the past. He was diagnosed with AIDS and passed away in 1999 in San Francisco. 

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AOT Project Salon Launch Exhibition—Ian J. Carr Select Drawings January 16th

AOT Project Salon Launch Exhibition IAN J. CARR SELECT DRAWINGS JAN 16 6-9PM 159 Hope Street Williamsburg Brooklyn, NY 11211

Gerrit Rietveld Academie trained sculptor Ian J. Carr will present a selection of his drawings. “My drawing is an extension of my sculptural work, what started as a tool for research has now reached its own autonomous state. I view my 2D work as constructions of line, surface, and gesture that coincide with my ongoing work as a sculptor.” Ian J. Carr

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The launch exhibition of my art + culture salon in Brooklyn, NYC::::

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slo-burn solstice fire

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An Open Letter From Assata Shakur: "I am an ex-political prisoner"

An Open Letter From Assata Shakur: “I am an ex-political prisoner”

By Assata Shakur, 1998

My name is Assata Shakur, and I am a 20th century escaped slave. Because of government persecution, I was left with no other choice than to flee from the political repression, racism and violence that dominate the US government’s policy towards people of color. I am an ex-political prisoner, and I have been living in exile in Cuba since 1984.

I have been a political…

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