Speaking of People: Ebony, Jet and Contemporary Art

Speaking of People: Ebony, Jet and Contemporary Art explores the ways contemporary artists use Ebony and Jet as a resource and as inspiration in their practices.

Published by Johnson Publishing Company for over sixty years, both magazines are cultural touchstones for many African Americans and often represent a commonality between people of diverse backgrounds. Considering Ebony and Jet from a variety of perspectives—as journalistic material and important documenters of Black life, as metaphor for African-American culture and as theoretical spaces for Black thought and exchange — this catalogue accompanies the exhibition that examines the magazines’ material and cultural legacy as artists perceive them.

Artists in the exhibition included Noel Anderson, Jeremy Okai Davis, Godfried Donkor, Ellen Gallagher, Theaster Gates, Lyle Ashton Harris, David Hartt, Leslie Hewitt, Glenn Ligon, Kerry James Marshall, Ayanah Moor, Lorna Simpson, Martine Syms, Hank Willis Thomas, Mickalene Thomas and Purvis Young.

To learn more about this exhibition, explore the Studio Museum's website here.

Exhibition: Speaking of People: Ebony, Jet and Contemporary Art, November 13, 2014 — March 8, 2015
Author(s)/Contributor(s): Thelma Golden, Lauren Hayes, Romi Crawford, Hank Willis Thomas, Siobhan Carter-David, Elizabeth Alexander

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Hardcover, The Studio Museum in Harlem, 2014
110 p

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