Sue Williamson, Mary Sibande, Mikhael Subotzky, Sanford Biggers, Brendan Fernandes, Liza Essers, Hank Willis Thomas. Photo by Terrence Jennings
The NYU Tisch Department of Photography and Imaging and its chair, Dr. Deb Willis, co-organized the Black Portraiture[s] III conference, Reinventions: Strains of History and Culture, in Johannesburg, South Africa on November 17-19th.
Black Portraiture[s] In The Press:
- "On the "A" w/Souleo: Global Politics and Art Converge in Johannesburg Conference" The Huffington Post
- "Global Art Leaders Convene in Johannesburg to Discuss the Black Body" Artsy
- "Hip-hop music: the soundtrack to the fight for black liberation" This Is Africa
- "Meet Artist Ayana V. Jackson in Johannesburg" W Magazine
- "Artist Ayana V Jackson On Portraiture, Identity and Curating A New Show" Marie Claire South Africa
- Selected Abstracts from Black Portraiture[s], provided by Nka Journal of Contemporary African Art [available from 11/21/16 to 12/05/16]
- "International conference breaks new ground" Cornell Chronicle
- "The Beauty and Complexity of the Black Experience Explored in Johannesburg", Okayafrica
- "Inside/Out: Part 1, Reflecting “Black Portraitures” – Towards a Genealogy of Intersections & Beginnings", Big Red and Shiny