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New Artists’ Book Exhibit: Jim Lee & Blue Moon Press
The Kohler Art Library is pleased to announce “Narrative Images: Jim Lee & Blue Moon Press,” our selection for the 5th Annual Bernstein Book Arts Lecture. On display in the […]
Seed the Vote
This exciting exhibit combines artists’ books from the Kohler Art Library collection with art from current UW-Madison MFA students to explore the topic of civic engagement. As a midterm election […]
![In [1972] scholar Addison Gayle Jr. published The Black Aesthetic, a collection of essays that called upon black artists to create and evaluate their work based on criteria relevant to black life and culture. Black aesthetics-the value of beauty associated with works of art-should be a reflection of an African heritage and worldview as opposed to European. The black aesthetic would embolden black people to honor their own beauty and power. From the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture @NMAACH @uwmadisonbcc #UWBHM #blackisbeautiful #BlackHistoryMonth](https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/vp/a704293d9b6a312138be3108199e2c04/5D068178/t51.2885-15/e35/s150x150/51210759_789156531465108_2763674235630035855_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent.cdninstagram.com)
