In my quest to understand what this exhibit is trying to say about the artists and their work's relation to race, I ran across an interesting review of the exhibit, seen at a previous location, from the Washington Post. Obviously, I can't prove or disprove anything this review says (it's relatively critical), but I was happy to see that others have questioned exactly what the show says, or isn't saying, about race and how it has affected these "30 Artists." Take a look...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/gog/exhibits/30-americans,1180371/critic-review.html
And another that brings up similar questions...
http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/articles/41567/30-americans-at-the-corcoran-gallery-has-little-to-say
Despite the reviews' assertion of certain shortcomings, I'm very excited to see the show. There are some big name artists with some fantastic work...but I also am interested to see what, if any, sense of understanding I get from viewing the work. Is it a narrative or a display of a lack of narrative? Is there a grouping or did the show prove this grouping doesn't work? Is it a show of african-american artwork or is it a show that proves "african-american artwork" isn't really a definable thing?
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