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The Free Revolt is a new project lead by Hinkle/Yaya, focused on abolitionism, publishing, public and private art commissions.

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So excited to have our latest project REPOSSESSIONS, on display. See more at repossessionsart.com.

The title of the exhibition signals the history of human bondage as a foundation of the democracy of the United States. It acknowledges the legally sanctioned possession of one human being by another that produced the objects that are the catalyst for Repossessions. It also names the process of giving Black artists possession of facsimiles of the objects, allowing them to repossess them from archives of enslavement and alter their existence. Finally, Repossessions is an indictment of the bankrupt concept of human ownership and its violent multigenerational and international legacy that demand to be confronted and reckoned with. 
An initiative of The Reparations Project in collaboration with @reparations4slavery and curated by
Bridget R. Cooks @bcooks2001
Awesome website created by @dianavaleryoviedo

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thank you @kachstudio for bringing so much joy and humor—even when (or maybe especially when) doing a tarot reading for america 😮‍💨😮‍💨😮‍💨

the last day of @sfartbookfair is tmr! sunday 11-5pm @minnesotastreetproject. come by and pick up a deck for your own insight and preparation~

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SATURDAY 7/20 PROGRAMMING #sfabf2024
in the Program Lounge 1275 Minnesota

1 + 2 SAT 12-1p Forty Creeks in Forty Minutes: Join the Society of Submerged Culture's Lauren Hartman @societyofsubmergedculture and Jon Fischer @feather2pixels on an audiovisual tour of the San Francisco-San Pablo Bay system

3 + 4 SAT 1-2p The Evanesced [Tarot Deck] Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle @kachstudio a.k.a. Olomidara Yaya will be performing a live reading from The Evanesced [Tarot Deck + Guidebook] presented by @smingsmingbooks

5 + 6 SAT 2-3p REAL AND MAKE BELIEVE, with Craig Steely @craigsteely
To celebrate the release of REAL AND MAKE BELIEVE, the 40th effort of LAND AND SEA @landandseaoakland, Craig Steely will discuss, among other things, his ideas in relation to common hierarchical notions of architecture

7 + 8 SAT 3-4p LIVING ARCHIVES: how book arts community refuses complete burnout, with Kate Laster @howlingmoondog
This visual studies lecture explores the history and present of cycles of burnout and endurance in book, print and movement work.

9 SAT 4-5p Anonymous Objects: Inscrutable Photographs and the Unknown, with Kim Beil @kim.beil and Alexander Nemerov @alexander_nemerov
Attendees who buy a copy of Anonymous Objects: Inscrutable Photographs and the Unknown will receive their own mysterious vintage photograph selected by the author presented by @mack_books and @parklifesf

10 SAT 5-6p “Hi Babe, It’s Me. You.”— Sam McGuire @samuelmcguire and MARBIE @marbie.princess in conversation on the intersection of queer identity, creativity, and skate presented by @paragon_books

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Reclaiming My Time Tour 2024
Another year around the sun. A year of being abysmal at regular posting on socials through a sea of tremendous change. Grateful to be alive and thankful that blacketh don’t cracketh. Backpost bae is back at it!

After Covid rudely upstaged my birthday in 2020, I vowed that I would reclaim my time every birthday and celebrate by intentionally putting my own joy first to honor my personal growth and resilience through the year prior. I highly recommend this practice to everyone.

This year I celebrated by snacking and skating by the water, swimming and submerging in a heated pool / hot tub, and going on an eco conscious swamp boat tour, while surrounded by loving and supportive community (dog inclusive) in absolutely perfect sunny weather (aka a bunch of things that truly make me happy). No notes. The older I get the more joy I receive from the little things and the freedom to just be.

The past year was particularly challenging and I had to work through alot of letting go to forge a space for myself to be in better alignment in order to show up as my highest self. Things have been chaotic at best and so much is uncertain presently, but every time I have stepped off a ledge into the unknown lately, the universe / the ancestors have scooped me up and deposited me some place better than I could have even imagined. This is how I’ve learned to trust that evolution comes in waves.

The last time I had a Nola bday in 2021, days before my birthday I had a powerful dream in which I saw my childhood self standing by a rocky shore and quickly pulled her up to safety just as a massive wave threatened to sweep her up. This year I want to master riding the wave.

Im just getting started and it’s only up from here.

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More artwork up today including works by @salomonhuerta, @alanisforde, @leonardobenzant, @joe_warrior_walker surrounded by two Kenyatta AC Hinkle transparency pieces, and the new addition to the collection acquired here in Mérida by Afro Cuban artist Eduardo “Choco” Roca Salazar. It’s starting to feel like home!

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"Artists are the gatekeepers of truth. We are civilization’s radical voice,"
—Paul Robeson

As we celebrate Black History Month, we are reminded of the profound role art has played (and continues to play) in the journey of Black Americans throughout history—especially given that this year's theme for BHM is “African Americans and the Arts.”

That's why we're especially excited to spotlight eight remarkable Black creators from Artwork Archive's community!

Your vibrant expressions, groundbreaking achievements, and profound impact on both art and society reflect a rich legacy of resilience, creativity, and innovation.

You serve as change agents through your art to speak truth to power. You use art as a form of resistance, expression, and healing. You remind us of the importance of celebrating Black History Month—a time to acknowledge the struggles, achievements, and contributions of Black individuals throughout history.

This is a period for reflection on the progress made towards racial equality, and a reminder of all the work that still needs to be done.

Thank you, artists, for continuing to share your passions, your triumphs, and your artwork with the world.

👑 Celebrate the spectrum of excellence with us and tag your favorite Black artists and creators in the comments below (even if that's yourself 😉)

Beyond celebrating through art, here are more ways to honor Black History Month:
🖤 Educate Yourself
🖤 Donate to Black Organizations
🖤 Support Black-Owned Businesses
🖤 Uplift Black Voices
🖤 Know That It's More Than a Month

Special thanks to the Artwork Archive artists featured above:
Josef Isaiah Keyes @josefisaiahk
Wendy Kendrick @artbywepa4u
Ronald Young @ron.e.young
Ayana Ross @ayanarossart
Jon Osborne @jonosborneartist
Alma Roberts @almarobertsart
Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle @kachstudio
Demarcus McGaughey @demarcusmcg

✨ Make sure to give us a follow for more art inspiration, art career advice, business tips, and resources for artists.

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Beautiful, powerful, deeply relevant work by Kenyatta AC Hinkle #Repost from @kachstudio Thinking so deeply about The Uninvited Series (2008-) in relationship to modern day settler colonialism. So much of it continues to be a haunting presence all over the world. This is why I make the work I make. The past is always present. #KACHStudio #TheUninvitedSeries #KenyattaACHinkle

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First pull of 2024 - The Chariot says “I’ve got this” and asks “What would Grace Jones do?”

#KACHStudioPress #KenyattaACHinkle #OlomidaraYaya #TheEvanesced #Workabouterasure #Tarot #Divination #SonicGuide #TheBlackIndex #Art #Activism #SayHerName #NewArrival #SmingSmingBooks #thechariot

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2023 in books! 💘📚🐛

thank you to every artist and writer for trusting me with your work! most of these books were made possible thanks to the @southernexposuresf alt-ex grant, and partners this year @niadartcenter @ybca @scu_art_arthistory @forthebirdstrappedinairports @kachstudio @icasanjose and orgs @sanfranciscocenterforthebook @steloarts 🙏🏼❤️✨

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The perceptions that were placed on West African Female bodies through the colonial gaze by Kenyatta Hinkle.

#blackartist #painting #laartist #losangelesartists #oilpainting #blackpainters #artistsupport #fineart #losangelesart #blackexcellence #artoftheday #visualarts #creativity

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@kachstudio decks are here! thanks to everyone who preordered! they are on their way to you 🚀✨

The Evanesced [Tarot Deck] can be used as an oracle deck for full tarot reading. This deck has 78 cards and includes The Evansced [Tarot Deck Guidebook], which contains descriptions for each card, as well as:
Exercises for retrieval of self
Mantras
Sonic suggestions
Healing crystal guides and index

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@kachstudio and i have been working on this project since 2020. it’s now finally available for preorder, arriving this december. ❤️

The Evanesced [Tarot Deck] is inspired by The Evanesced Series, an expansive body of work channeled by Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle a.k.a. Olomidara Yaya. Through 100+ drawings and paintings that Hinkle/Yaya calls un-portraits and a suit of site-specific performances, she/they are creating a body of work that interrogates the erasure of Black womxn historically and presently. This deck and its creation stand in solidarity with various intersections of what it means to be femme, especially Black and femme, and is in conversation with the #SayHerName movement. All un-portraits featured in the deck are from The Evanesced: The Untouchables (2020) commissioned for the traveling exhibition The Black Index, curated by Bridget R. Cooks.

The Evanesced [Tarot Deck] can be used as an oracle deck for full tarot reading. This deck has seventy-eight cards and includes The Evansced [Tarot Deck Guidebook], which contains descriptions for each card, as well as:
-Exercises for retrieval of self
-Mantras
-Sonic suggestions
-Healing crystal guides and index

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