by Raymond Johnson | All those that are justified, God vouchsafed, in and for the sake of his only Son Jesus Christ, to make partakers of the grace of adoption, by which they are taken into the number, and enjoy the liberties and privileges of the children of God, have his name put upon them, receive the spirit of adoption...
The art in “Another World: The Transcendental Painting Group” at the Crocker Art Museum explores how a group of introspective artists reacted to world events that recall those we face today.
Each artist in the show lived through a global pandemic, great economic disruption, the environmental disaster of the Dust Bowl, and the existential and imminent dangers of rising fascism and war. “Chaos” was a word frequently used in the group’s writings to describe the wider world.
Remember 'Glamour Girls'? The Raunchy '94 Nollywood Flick that Gave Zero Fs
Forget Y2K panic and “Macarena.” In 1994, Nigeria had a different kind of cultural phenomenon simmering on VHS tapes across the nation: “Glamour Girls.” This wasn’t your mama’s Nollywood flick. It was a brash, unapologetic explosion of sex, ambition, and female agency that left audiences both thrilled and horrified.
If you were a Nigerian kid growing up in the ’90s, chances are you’ve heard of –…
Unser aller liebster mystischer interstellarer Jazzmusiker Sun Ra kehrt in einem Raumschiff von einem Planeten, den er mit unterdrückten Afroamerikaner besiedeln möchte, auf die Erde zurück. Er kommt aber immer zwei Minuten zu spät und verliert beim Kartenspiel mit dem diabolischen Aufseher. Mit Musik- natürlich- klappt es nach einigen rätselhaften Verwicklungen irgendwie schließlich trotzdem. Genau.