Vicki Meek: 3 Decades Of Social Commentar Exhibition

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Vicki Meek: "Three Decades of Social Review" is one of the exhibitions at the African American Museum in Dallas, Texas. The African American Museum is the only museum in the Southwest that is dedicated to preserving and displaying materials of African American art, culture, and history. It has one of the largest collections of African American folk art in the United States. The exhibition will start from October 29, 2020 to March 1, 2021.[1]

Vicki Meek: "Three Decades of Social Review" will include various mixed media works created by Professor Meek in the past 30 years, all of which explore her influence on African Americans. A lifetime survey of the social conditions of the community.[2]

Background

Vicki Meek created some installations for "Three Decades", about the American African American experience in the United States and her injustice to society, African American heroes and heroines, and African Americans and African Americans. Americans’ aesthetic responses are commented, checked and commented. Her work reflects the ideals developed in the black power movement and the subsequent Black Art Movement in the 1960s.

The Collection

She is trained as a sculptor and has idols Elizabeth Catlett, Jacob Lawrence and Romare Bearden and other leading icons of African American art. Her work reflects the influence of these idols and her personal development as an artist over the past thirty years. Curated by Dr. Lauren Cross of the University of North Texas, visitors will experience the genius of Vicki Meek who attacked the problems in our society and forced observers to deal with every day Facing many challenging problems for all of us.[3]

Message

The retrospective provides a good opportunity for artists to evaluate their own aesthetic trajectory. "Vicki Meek: Three Decades of Social Review" undoubtedly provides Professor Mick with this unique experience. When she re-examined the works of the late 1980s, it became obvious to her that she had been examining race, memory and history from various angles. The main goal of her career is to open a dialogue on how to use history to manipulate political thought and create alternative narratives about the people of Africa.[4]

Reference

  1. Welcome. Aamdallas. Retrieved January 28, 2021
  2. Vicki Meek: 3 Decades of Social Commentary. Umass.edu. Retrieved January 28, 2021
  3. Vicki Meek: 3 Decades Of Social Commentary. Aamdallas. Retrieved January 28, 2021
  4. Vicki Meek: 3 Decades of Social Commentary. Umass.edu. Retrieved January 28, 2021