October has been declared "Black Fine Art Month" That is spectacular and amazing. Eventful to set up a month to celebrate and embrace the works of various Black Artists. Amazing that it omits so many. As shown when the powerful works and enduring legacy of B.A.G. members and more so the founder of The Black Arts Guild plus the creator of the growing Black Age of Comics, (which aided in setting the table for Marvel & Disney to produce its Black characters and creators), is over-looked. Totally!
2020 is the 50th anniversary of the launch of B.A.G. The Black Arts Guild was self sustaining and lasted until 1978. It spawned careers and innovated genres.....yet is so seriously marginalized in so called Black Art Circles.
The designated mainstream Black Curators such as Naomi Beckwith of the Museum of Contemporary Art or the Los Angeles Art Expo based Hamza Walker....and even Theaster Gates who hosts an annual Black Artists Retreat....and many more...all seem to exclude the B.A.G. alumni and phenomenon.
Well! Prof. Turtel Onli M.A.A.T. typically says, "When they exclude you they confirm your exclusiveness!" Followed by, "How Black was all of this in 1970?"
