#theknowcontemporary

[jazminsisters]

Celebratin’ fashion genius @breabstar! We had so much fun modeling your amazing pieces! Thank you for continuing to inspire us! #HappyBirthdayBrea #JAZMINsisters x #StinsonHaus #BreaDidThat #TheKnowContemporary 🙌🏼👯‍♀️👯‍♀️🎂🎉💚💖💙🧡 (at The KNOW Contemporary) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz7YcFOnyWw/?igshid=2fxugaf0l1mg

[artabovereality]

Knowledge Bennett (@knowledge_bennett) Mao Trump, 2018 on view now at @theknowcontemporary until July! Keeping with the theme of further exploring Warhols work through appropriation, Bennett found himself merging Warhol’s Mao Portrait with then Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump. 2016, Bennett’s MaoTrump series landed on the front page of the NY Times Beijing, China. The blending of these two polarizing figures through image manipulation offered pictorially, a blurring of the lines (as it pertains to East/West political, cultural, and economic practices). Bennett’s work presented some what of a prophesy, predicting the outcome of the American presidential election as well as the cultural revolution which would take place as a result of it. #artabovereality #theknowcontemporary #knowledgebennett #ChairmanMao #MaoTseTung #DonaldTrump #POTUS #EastMeetsWest #contemporarypainting #contemporaryart #history (at The KNOW Contemporary)

[terrelltilford]

The kid and I rolled out to the Opening of @knowledge_bennett’s incredibly-inspiring new @theknowcontemporary last nite... Congrats, Knowledge... THIS is VISION!!! Marley loved it, too!!! #TheKnowContemporary #BandOfVices #Artist #Curator (📸: @artabovereality 🙌🏽) (at The KNOW Contemporary)

[artabovereality]

“The notion of the 'Black male predator' is so historically rooted in the American consciousness that we have come to accept the brutalization and murder of citizens by the police as an acceptable method of law enforcement. The assumption is that Black men are the bad guys, the police are the good guys, and if the police killed someone it must have been for a good reason. They must have done something.” - Jill Nelson, Police Brutality: An Anthology Excited to embark on a new journey. Months of planning, idea sharing and it’s almost here! @theknowcontemporary represents opportunity. Not just for artists, but for decision makers, culture preservers and thinkers of all walks of life. Growth is the name of the game and I am more than happy to grow even further with this new endeavor as Assistant Director. Working with artists and teammates that inspire you allow you to reach the pinnacle of your talents as well as innovate new ways of curation and development. Stay tuned, change is inevitable, time is but a dream, but reality is everywhere. Opening April 28th. #artabovereality #theknowcontemporary #orangeisthenewblack #newrules #policebrutality (at The KNOW Contemporary)