Groovy News! I just learned that the December 29th issue of The Nation features an article about one of my all-time favorite curators, Thelma Golden. It is entitled "Back Talk: Thelma Golden." Christine Smallwood wrote the article and gave Golden an opportunity to share her views as the director of the Studio Museum in Harlem (http://www.studiomuseum.org/). She also comments on gentrification, MFA burnouts and how artworks speak to us. Click here to read a short blurb about the article: www.thenation.com/doc/20081229/smallwood. Be sure to check out the photograph of Adrian Bellesguard's artwork illustrating Golden.Golden is one of my personal favorites because her curatorial career at the Studio and Whitney Museums, and the artists that she selected to participate in exhibitions, expanded my awareness and appreciation of contemporary African American art and artists of African descent. Thank goodness for her efforts in promoting art that pushes the envelope of race and gender. Because of Golden, I developed a passion for the work of African American artist Kara Walker and Black British artist Chris Ofili, two artists that I feature in my debut novel, Love's Troubadours - Karma: Book One (www.lovestroubadours.com). Her commitment to build an institution that celebrates and exhibits groundbreaking artists of African descent affirms my commitment to show this powerful body of work in my fiction. I used Golden's early career to shape the art curator/consultant career of my main character Karma Francois in Love's Troubadours - Karma: Book One. Click here to learn about Karma: www.lovestroubadours.com/id6.html.Peace and Creativity,Ananda
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