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Sure, music is for everyone, but it’s important to hear what Black people think and feel about music made by other Black people. I published this article, written by Sean Padilla, about the band DEATH in issue 5 of #ShotgunSeamstress shortly after their docu and reissued LP came out. We’ve known that Black folks invented rock’n roll but the discovery of DEATH taught us that we were #punk innovators, too. #zine #zines #BlackArt #BlackMastodon #BlackFedi

A two-page spread of a black-and-white photocopy article titled "DEATH is nothing to be afraid of" by Sean Padilla discusses the history and significance of the band Death. The text highlights the band's struggle with identity and audience reception, specifically noting their influence on punk rock. The layout is cut & space style, with photos of the band members and sections of texts interspersed.

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Laura G, Sassy 70’s

@LauraJG@deacon.social · 3 weeks ago

Your art history post for today: by Ernie Barnes (1938-2009), The Drum Major, 2003, Lucas Museum of Narrative Art. A former pro football player, he said “I traded my cleats for canvas, my bruises for brushes, and put all the violence and power I’d felt on the field into my paintings. #blackart #blackartist #painting #oilpainting

His obituary from The New York Times, April 30, 2009: https://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/30/arts/30barnes.html?unlocked_article_code=1.hk8.ebJp.U1S4JX3R7oxH&smid=url-share

A colorful, bright painting of a drum major, marching, wearing a white and gold uniform with purple trim. He wears a large hat and has a golden whistle in his mouth. The work is painted with lively, sinuous curves, characteristic of the artist’s style.

Laura G, Sassy 70’s

@LauraJG@deacon.social · 3 weeks ago

His obituary from The New York Times, April 30, 2009: https://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/30/arts/30barnes.html?unlocked_article_code=1.hk8.ebJp.U1S4JX3R7oxH&smid=url-share

Shotgun Seamstress

@shotgunseamstress@kolektiva.social · last month

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Pottery by Osa

@potterybyosa@mastodon.social · 2 months ago

Amy Sherald Pulls Smithsonian Show Over Censorship Concerns

The museum reportedly did not want to show the artist's painting of a transgender woman out of fear of provoking the President. The painting is called “Trans Forming Liberty.”

https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/amy-sherald-cancels-smithsonian-exhibition-amid-censorship-concerns-1234748194/

#transgender #trans #lgbtq #2SLGBTQIA #BlackArt #AmySherald #BlackQueer #censorship #Smithsonian #Art #painting