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Lectures & talksIn Dialogue: Race and Gender in the work of Robert Colescott
In Dialogue is an occasional series of interdisciplinary, discussion-based sessions that explore art on view at the Museum in relation to works in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. This […]
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DiscoverLearnPerspectives on Colescott: Identity, Satire, and Politics
As we approach the closing of Art and Race Matters: The Career of Robert Colescott, many of us are left with more questions than answers. This feeling of uncertainty carries a […]
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CommunityDiscoverLearnA Question of Color
Dr. Ethan Johnson is the chair of Portland State University’s Black Studies Department and works across multiple fields of study related to the experiences of people of African descent. He […]
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Tolerated Margins of Mess
Artist Robert Colescott‘s explorations of racism and misogyny reflect ambiguous relationships between belief and practice, individual and society, and sex and repression. His works illuminate what writer Barbara Babcock calls, “a […]