The Museum of Modern Art, New York
2022-2023
October 9, 2022–February 18, 2023 Work by Raymond Saunders was included in the exhibition Just Above Midtown: Changing Spaces. Just Above Midtown—or JAM—was an art gallery and self-described laboratory led by Linda Goode Bryant that foregrounded African American artists and artists of color. This exhibition presented artists and artworks previously shown at JAM in a wide range of mediums, and archival material and artist interventions contextualized the experimental ethos that defined the gallery. Open from 1974 until 1986, it was a place where Black art flourished and debate was cultivated. JAM organized exhibitions that explored the idea of artistic and racial mixture, encouraged collaborations between artists, and, with a steady drumbeat, offered a platform for consistent critiques of the commercialization of art.
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