Frank Morrison
1st Edition
Published on 15. January 2026
Book
Hardback
96 pages
978-3-96912-254-9 (ISBN)
Description
Frank Morrison's (b. 1971, lives in Atlanta) dynamic urban-mannerist images celebrate Black Americans' resilience and dignity in everyday life. A child born into the realities of America's structural inequities, the painter and illustrator knows firsthand that creativity and community have always found ways to rise, thriving even in the face of exclusion. Hip-hop and graffiti are resistance. Rather than repeating the old stories of struggle, this book celebrates the beauty, ingenuity, and strength that have always lived in marginalized neighborhoods. The book documents Morrison's recent exhibitions, one of which is dedicated to young people, with frame-braking images that interweave narrative forms of pop art: an explosive tribute to genius flourishing in the architecture of exclusion.
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Charles Moore is a New York-based art critic, curator, and published author who primarily examines the representation and impact of Black cultural expression, color theory, abstraction expressionism, borderless curatorial engagement and dialogue with artists. Teddy Reeves, Ph.D. is the Curator of Religion in the Center for the Study of African American Religious Life (CSAARL) at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Dr. Reeves is a multifaceted, award-winning producer and curator that uses his many strengths to capture and curate cultural moments. He is the creator and producer of the Museum's first web-series, " gOD-Talk: A Black Millennials and Faith Conversation Series" and first featured documentary film gOD-Talk, which explores the lives of seven Black millennials and their challenges and discoveries with fait