"There are no tyrannies that would not try to limit art, because they can see the power of art. Art can tell the world things that cannot be shared otherwise. It is art that conveys feelings."
- Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the President of Ukraine
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Kerry James Marshall
(c)Kerry James Marshall
La Venus Negra (1984) portrays a female figure against a background of black and gold. The woman's gestures towards her heart, in reference to ancient religious symbols and paintings. From the middle of the 1980s, aside from the creation of an archetype for the black figure, Marshall also explores other aspects of African-American representation.
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