BLACK Card: Transactions in Cultural Currency
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In celebration of Juneteenth, Hampton Art Lovers presents BLACK Card: Transactions of Cultural Currency, a new, commissioned installation by Brandon Clarke at the Historic Ward Rooming House. The installation explores Black artistic expression at the intersection of cultural authenticity and various forms of credit or currency. Clarke’s art work wrestles with a range of critical questions. How did the “Black Card” become a signifier of racial authenticity? Who has access to an authentic Black identity? What is the relationship between the figurative Black Card and its high-end counterpart in the material world of credit and currency? Clarke’s work deconstructs the concept of the “Black Card” as a euphemism for Black identity, exploring its suggestive solidarity and reflecting on its symbolic and material presence in the lived experience of African Americans.
Brandon Clarke is a second-generation (visual) artist, who inherited his penchant for the craft from his grandmother. Clarke was introduced to the art world in his grandmother’s house where he used to paint with her as a child. His style of painting is distinct from his grandmother’s, but her teachings are ever present in his work. Clarke’s interpretation of art and life resonates through the lenses of abstract expressionism.
The installation is on display from Saturday, June 17 through Thursday, August 31.
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