Explore work in “A Two-Way Mirror: Double Consciousness in Contemporary Glass by Black Artists”.
Afterward, speak with curator Jabari Owens-Bailey about his inspiration for this exhibition and create your own project based on the artwork of exhibiting artist Therman Statom.
“A Two-Way Mirror” is an exhibition of contemporary Black artists who have used glass to create work that deconstructs social, cultural, gender and racial identity concerns. The artists range in background from African American to British to Puerto Rican. Each artist uses glass to reflect thoughts and bodies that have historically been fraught with exploitation. Due to its reflectivity and translucence, glass is an apt medium to interrogate identity constructs such as the theory of double consciousness presented by W.E.B. Du Bois in his seminal work, “The Souls of Black Folk.”
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