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Akin Duro--My Life in Art

Akin Duro's Life in Art

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Celebrated activist artist, Dana C. Chandler, Jr., returns to the airwaves to discuss his art as well as three things you don't in polite company: money, politics, and religion.

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Akin Duro--My Life in Art

In recognition of Women's History Month, our series of ArtsTalk shows will be about Prof. Chandler's long history of depicting the realities of women's lives in his artwork. From the 1960s and 70s with his Black on Black for Blacks and Urban... more
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Akin Duro--My Life in Art

Most of us know by now that archeologists believe that all human history originated in Africa. By extension, Africancentric art historians and scholars have long argued that all culture grew out of the world's African origins. It follows that... more
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Akin Duro--My Life in Art

How did the principles and practices of Afrocentrism, that begin in the late 19th century but was popularized in 1980s and 90s, affect African American thought and, by extension, art? How was it the same or different from... more
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Akin Duro--My Life in Art

How did artists like John Biggers, Romare Bearden, Lois Mailou Jones, Benny Andrews, Jacob Lawrence, Augusta Savage and Charles Alston influence American art and contemporary American artists? As part of our Black History... more
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Akin Duro--My Life in Art

Have you ever contemplated the influence of African Art on the European classical art tradition? Has cubism always fascinated you? Would you like simply to learn more about this early 20th century avante garde movement in... more
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Akin Duro--My Life in Art

As we air our show at it's new time, 7-9 p.m. ET on Fridays, we also are debuting our new series, "ArtsTalk", shows on which Chandler and other artists talk about historical events, issues and experiences as artists. On the first of the series,... more
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Akin Duro--My Life in Art

In 1978, Prof. Dana C. Chandler, Jr., opened the doors to a program that had been his vision for several years--the African American Master Artist-in-Residency Program (AAMARP) at Northeastern University. He ran the program for 25... more
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Akin Duro--My Life in Art

In 1978, Prof. Dana C. Chandler, Jr., opened the doors to a program that had been his vision for several years--the African American Master Artist-in-Residency Program at Northeastern University. He ran the program for 25 years, until his... more
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Akin Duro--My Life in Art

Unknown to most Americans, our country has always had some form of a domestic spying program, often using the military and law enforcement of the day to conduct these activities against otherwise law-abiding Americans. On our... more
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Akin Duro--My Life in Art

Prof. Chandler has created controversial, political themed art for decades and, on Part 2 of these two-part series, we'll discuss how that art is relevant to today's events. On this episode, we will focus on and dispay specific pieces of art for... more
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