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The Political Economy of AfriCOBRA.
- Source :
- Archives of American Art Journal; Fall2021, Vol. 60 Issue 2, p26-45, 20p
- Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- Formed in Chicago in 1968, AfriCOBRA (African Commune of Bad Relevant Artists) dedicated itself to producing art for Black people independent of white-controlled museums and markets. Examining business records from the Archives of American Art's Jeff Donaldson Papers, this essay contributes to recent conversations about Black collectivity by exploring how AfriCOBRA navigated capitalism to sustain its revolutionary art practice. In doing so, I argue for the significance of AfriCOBRA as a political economy: a system for producing and distributing Black culture. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- BLACK people
ART archives
BUSINESS records
BLACK art
AMERICAN art
POLITICAL systems
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00039853
- Volume :
- 60
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Archives of American Art Journal
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 152948798
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1086/717525