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Meet Brickson Diamond

Blackhouse Foundation co-founder and executive director Brickson Diamond spent the last 15+ years working to amplify and expand the presence of Black voices and creators in film. From Sundance to TIFF to Cannes, and everywhere in between, the Blackhouse has been making waves and creating community in the entertainment industry. Brickson sat down with us to discuss the Blackhouse’s history, mission, and future.

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Jared Padalecki is Walker, premiering Thursday, January 21. Stream next day free only on The CW! 

All we need is a little ☀️ to have fun

In anticipation of the (now virtual) New York Caribbean Week and the annual Labor Day Parade, this August we’re highlighting artworks in the Museum’s collection that celebrate the presence of Caribbean culture and its diasporas.

Jamaican artist Ebony G. Patterson uses lavish surfaces and verdant motifs to entice viewers to contemplate not only the power of beauty and fashion but also historical and contemporary violence against Black bodies. In the monumental three-channel video installation …three kings weep…, a trio of towering young men shed tears as they sit silently before a backdrop of floral wallpaper and fluttering artificial butterflies. The videos play backwards, and as a result the initially shirtless men appear to be slowly dressing themselves in colorful clothing with mixed patterns and gleaming jewelry that draw on the styles of dancehall culture and carnival costuming. Silence is intermittently interrupted by the voice of a boy reciting “If We Must Die,” a sonnet that Jamaican-born writer Claude McKay published in 1919 after a summer of intense racial terror and resistance across the United States. In the final seconds of the more than eight-minute-long triptych, as the men’s sartorial performance ends, each proudly crowns himself with a bandana, a bucket hat, and a pair of reflective glasses, respectively. As in McKay’s poem, these three kings are ready to fight for their dignity. 

Come view this work, along with other videos from the Brooklyn Museum’s collection, starting September 9 in an upcoming outdoor screening series—stay tuned for details!

Posted by Drew Sawyer Ebony G. Patterson (Jamacian, born 1981). ... three kings weep … (excerpt), 2018. Three channel digital color video projection with sound, 8 minutes 34 seconds Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Contemporary Art Committee and purchase gift of Carla Chammas and Judi Roaman, 2019.11. © artist

Tuesday, August 11, 2020

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Read mores can once again be the first thing in your post. Soon!

The artist gives light and paints the art so that we understand another hidden reality. Artist Nikita Busyak.

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Our Flag Means Death - Trailer 

The unique new comedy is loosely based on the true adventures of 18th century would-be pirate, Stede Bonnet, played by Rhys Darby. After trading in his comfortable life for one of a buccaneer, Stede becomes captain of a pirate ship, but struggles to earn the respect of his potentially mutinous crew. Stede’s fortunes change after a fateful run-in with the infamous Captain Blackbeard, played by Taika Waititi.

Streaming March 3, 2022 on HBO Max.

Artist of the Month: Lauren Jauregui

Tumblr’s Artist of the Month for July is none other than Lauren Jauregui.

We have some exclusive behind-the-scenes footage for you from the #serpentina tour so check it out and listen to Prelude right here.

Stay tuned for content all month long on @music and be sure to follow @laurenjauregui!

You might be worried that that soul might hinder the joy you once felt by torturing others.