Hannah Black
Hannah Black | |
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Born | Manchester, England |
Nationality | British |
Education | Whitney Independent Study Program, New York, 2014 Goldsmiths, University of London, (MFA) 2013 |
Alma mater | University of London |
Known for | Film, video, art and writing |
Notable work | Dark Pool Party |
Style | Mixed media artist |
Website | Vimeo accountTwitter account |
Hannah Black is a British visual artist, critic, and writer. Her work spans video, text and performance.[1]
Early life
Black was born in 1981 in
Career
After receiving her master's degree, Black lived in
In March 2017, Black posted an open letter on her Facebook page to the curators of the Whitney Biennial in response to the painting Open Casket by American artist Dana Schutz. Black's letter advocated the removal of the painting with the additional "urgent recommendation" that it be destroyed. Black's letter became the focus of the ensuing debate around race, representation and notions of free speech that "split the art world". The controversy received international attention in both mainstream and art media.[8]
In 2019, Black, Ciarán Finlayson, and
Partial exhibition history
Hannah Black has participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions around the world including shows at
References
- ^ "A night with The New Inquiry". The Kitchen. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
- Eva Folks (June 26, 2014). "An interview with Hannah Black". AQNB. Retrieved March 11, 2017. - ^ a b Hurr, Hannah (May 2015). "Interview with Artist and Writer Hannah Black". Mask (16). Retrieved March 4, 2017.
- ^ Ali Smith (ed.), Mays 2003: The May Anthologies (Cambridge: Varsity Publishing, 2003), p.45-55.
- ^ a b "Contemporary Art Talks: Hannah Black". Goldsmith University. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
- ^ Nestor, Hatty (January 27, 2016). "Hannah Black". Art in America. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
- ^ "Hannah Black". Arcadia Missa. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
- ^ "Dark Pool Party by Hannah Black". Entropy. May 20, 2016. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
- Michael Connor (February 24, 2016). "This is a dark pool party". Rhizome. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- "Dark Pool Party, Hannah Black, Dominica/Arcadia Missa". Motto. Retrieved April 19, 2017. - ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved April 17, 2017.. W. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- Alex Greenberger (March 21, 2017). "'The Painting Must Go': Hannah Black Pens Open Letter to the Whitney About Controversial Biennial Work". ARTnews. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- Blay, Zeba (March 22, 2017). "When White People Profit Off Of Black Pain". HuffPost. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
- Eckardt, Stephanie (March 22, 2017). ""The Painting Must Go": The Protests and Reactions to Dana Schutz's Painting of Emmett Till in the 2017 Whitney Biennial" - ^ "How Protest Works Now: Understanding "The Tear Gas Biennial" and its Historic Effect". Momus. July 27, 2019. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
- ^ Bishara, Hakim (June 9, 2020). "Warren Kanders, Former Whitney Museum Vice Chair, Vows to Exit Tear Gas Trade". Hyperallergic. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
- ^ "Hannah Black, Bonaventure, Ebba Fransén Waldhör ANXIETINA". Centre d’Art Contemporain Genève. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ^ "Beginning, End, None". Performance Space New York. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
- ^ "Precious Okoyomon and Hannah Black". Real Fine Arts. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ^ "Hannah Black - Soc or Barb". Bodega. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ^ "Screens Series: Hannah Black". New Museum. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ^ "Hannah Black". Chisenhale Gallery. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ^ "Exhibition: Curators' Series #9. Ways of Living. By Arcadia Missa (15 Apr – 23 Jul 2016)". David Roberts Art Foundation. November 13, 2015. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
- ^ "Hannah Black". mumok. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
- ^ "Paris Internationale 2016". Arcadia Missa. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
- ^ "If you want to do something, forget this debt, and remember it later". Celaya Brothers Gallery. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ^ "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter". Artsy. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ^ "Workland: the fence is a narrow place". Chateau Shatto. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
- ^ Terence Trouillot (April 11, 2017). "Hannah Black Transcends the Dana Schutz Controversy With a Slow-Burn MoMA PS1 Performance". Artnet. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- "Hannah Black, OR LIFE OR". The Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- Alex Greenberger (July 1, 2020). "Role Play: At MoMA PS1, Hannah Black Alights as Artist and Heroine". ARTnews. Retrieved April 17, 2017. - ^ "SCREEN: Hannah Black". The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
- ^ "Conversation | Apocalyptic Thinking with Hannah Black and Evan Calder Williams". Swiss Institute. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ^ "ANXIETINA: A performance by Hannah Black and Bonaventure". Institute of Contemporary Arts. Retrieved July 1, 2020.