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