{"id":3214,"date":"2018-05-30T16:33:29","date_gmt":"2018-05-30T16:33:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/media-archive.blackartinamerica.com\/?p=3214"},"modified":"2018-05-30T17:58:02","modified_gmt":"2018-05-30T17:58:02","slug":"this-week-in-baia-news-weekly-newsletter-may-30-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/earthexhibitions.org\/media-archive\/?p=3214","title":{"rendered":"This Week in BAIA News: Weekly Newsletter May 30, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Real Value of Art<\/em><\/span><\/h1>\n

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The valuation of art is a contentious subject for many. Most people don\u2019t understand why anyone would spend millions of dollars on seemingly nonfunctional objects such as art. But the value of art deals less with its material qualities and more with its ethereal qualities. The lore surrounding Jean-Michel Basquiat\u2019s life and death lends to the mystique embodied in his artwork. The somewhat tortured soul that he was allows us to read into his artworks through a lens of sympathetic understanding. Basquiat wanted fame from a largely homogenous art world. And although criticized for wanting that immortality, he did achieve his greatest aspiration. Last year, he surpassed Andy Warhol\u2019s highest artwork sale with the sale of his\u00a0Untitled<\/em>skull painting. The last time the Basquiat painting had been sold in 1984 it was for $19,000. Thirty-three years later, Yusaka Maezawa purchased the painting from a Sotheby\u2019s auction for $110.5 million.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAn artwork can have us think of society in ways that volumes of written text cannot.\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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In the last eight years BAIA has generated\u00a0thousands of hours of free original content and educational tools<\/u>.\u00a0\u00a0We have also conducted member workshops, profiles on artists, collectors and industry professionals as well as produced fine art shows in major markets that were free and open to the public.<\/span><\/p>\n

We had the opportunity to provide the following free lesson plan to the BAIA community.<\/span><\/p>\n

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BAIA TALKS:<\/em><\/span><\/h1>\n

CLAUDE LEWIS ON BEING RAISED BY ICONIC ARTIST DR. SAMELLA LEWIS<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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This episode of BAIA Talks Najee Dorsey talks with son of art icon Dr. Samella Lewis, Claude Lewis. While in conversation Claude shares stories from what he remembers most about Elizabeth Catlett as well as Dr. Lewis’s sacrifice of starting the Black Art Quarterly later known as the International Review of African American Art and contextualizing his mother’s legacy.<\/span><\/p>\n

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SAVE THE DATE:<\/span><\/em><\/h1>\n

March on Washington Film Festival Returns to DC for Sixth Year & to\u00a0present a group art exhibit from\u00a0Black Art In America, curated by founder and visual artist, Najee Dorsey.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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On July 12, the\u00a0<\/span>March on Washington Film Festival\u00a0<\/span><\/a>returns to Washington, D.C. for its sixth year. Founded in 2013 in Washington, DC\u00a0 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, the Festival uses film screenings and the performing arts as a platform for discussions featuring filmmakers, academics, activists and artists to discuss the groundbreaking social engagement of the 1960s as well as the movement\u2019s current work towards justice and\u00a0equality.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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The festival features award-winning artists and activists to honor the untold stories and unsung heroes of the civil rights movement.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Collection of Small Works: Ted Ellis<\/span><\/em><\/h1>\n

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“At the Bus Stop”<\/h4>\n

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First 25 orders will be hand signed by the artist. Which of these new releases would you order first? Let us know in the comments below & shop for Garden Art exclusively at:
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