Videos
Working Together: The Photographers of the Kamoinge Workshop
Working Together is an unprecedented exhibition that chronicles the formative years of the Kamoinge Workshop, a collective of Black photographers established in New York City in 1963. "Kamoinge" comes from the language of the Kikuyu people of Kenya, meaning "a group of people acting together," and reflects the ideal that animated the collective. In the early years, at a time of dramatic social upheaval, members met regularly to show and discuss each other's work and to share their critical perspectives, technical and professional experience, and friendship. Although each artist had his or her own sensibility and developed an independent career, the members of Kamoinge were deeply committed to photography's power and status as an independent art form. They boldly and inventively depicted their communities as they saw and participated in them, rather than as they were often portrayed.
Access
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Charles Henry Alston, The Family, 1955 | Video in American Sign Language
Jackson Pollock, Number 27, 1950 | Video in American Sign Language
Eva Hesse, No title, 1969–1970 | Video in American Sign Language
Simone Leigh, Cupboard VIII, 2018 | Video in American Sign Language
Introduction to Videos in American Sign Language
Performances
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Onyx Collective and Roy Nathanson | Jazz on a High Floor in the Afternoon
Jamire Williams with Marlon Taylor-Wiles | Jazz on a High Floor in the Afternoon
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Archie Shepp and Jason Moran | Jazz on a High Floor in the Afternoon
Whitney Stories
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Whitney Stories: Dread Scott on Badlands Unlimited
Fast Forward: David Salle In The Studio
Fast Forward: Walter Robinson in the Studio