At the vanguard: a new aesthetic in Black portraiture in pictures
Briefly

This exhibition is a celebration of Black creativity, behind and in front of the camera.Featured works include Black stylists, models, makeup artists and creative directors who are bringing a new set of references and experiences to image-making The exhibition is curated by the American writer and critic Antwaun Sargent, who explores a new aesthetic of Black portraiture and examines the cross-pollination between art, fashion and culture in the making of images The work by the showcased photographers has been widely presented in traditional lifestyle magazines, ad campaigns, and museums, as well as on their individual social media channels, infusing the contemporary visual vocabulary around beauty and the body with new vitality and substance The images open up conversations around the representation of the Black body and Black lives as subject matter.
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