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Friday March 29th 2024

‘Arts’ Archives

Dave’s Dumpster: August ’23

Dave’s Dumpster: August ’23

Freedom of Expression

By DANETTE BILLUPS My freedom of expression is in my hair and I don’t care what other people thinkwhen I wear my afro, dreadlocks, twists and braidsor even if I chose to wear finger waves. I am free to be me. That is all I can be. If I wake up with a nappy headplease understand I just got out of bed. I can use the pressing comb on the stoveor curling iron, then don a bowto pretty myself all up for you,if that is what I wanted to do. But it’s not about you, it’s all about me.I am free to be me. That’s all I can be. If I don’t want to straighten my naps,I could just put on a baseball capor a winter hat if it is cold outside.The choice is mine and that’s no jive. Bobbie pins, barrettes and rubber bandsused to be at my commandwhen I was younger wearing ponytails and plaits.I was too young for wearing church hatson a Sunday morning or a Saturdaybut I could tie a ribbon any day. If I chose the chemical wayI could use a relaxer any dayor a jheri curl for [...]

The Bond Between Us Celebrates Three Generations of Black Photographers

The Bond Between Us Celebrates Three Generations of Black Photographers

By ROSELLA DEPIETRO, Hennepin History Museum Daren Hill. Portrait of Dawn, 2023. Digital collage, copper leaf, paper on canvas. Main image taken by Gregory Hill. Courtesy Daren Hill The newest exhibit at Hennepin History Museum is an exploration of the artistic vision of three generations of Minnesota Black men. The Bond Between Us was curated by local artist and Minneapolis College of Art and Design graduate Daren Hill and features his own work, alongside that of his father Gregory Hill and his grandfather Forrest Hill, who were both local photographers. Hill also used images taken by his father and grandfather to create new works that he believes tie the bond between the three generations of artists in his family. In addition to revealing the connections in his own family, The Bond Between Us also reflects the community – both in the past and present. Some of Daren’s earliest memories are of visits to a museum with his father and exploring his grandfather’s darkroom. [...]

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