‘As a Black Artist You Should Just Be Happy to Be There’
In a talk with writer Britt Julious at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, the musician and, more recently, performance artist Solange, who has performed in museums including the Guggenheim in New York, had some harsh words for certain unnamed art institutions.
“The art world definitely has its own set of issues, and in my opinion there is a tonality in certain of the spaces and institutions that as a black artist you should just be happy to be here,” Solange said, adding, “I’m not interested in that conversation.”
The artist went on to say that that she is “interested in furthering my work in the art context when the context is right and when it feels right. Furthering it for the sake of saying, ‘I got credits at these museums’—nah.”
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