Tuesday, Oct 09, 2018
6:00 pm PST
Ullman 100/101
101 Memorial Parkway
Thousand Oaks, CA 91360
Author Halima Taha will present a talk on the work of Nsenga Knight in the context of the canon of African American art work, with a focus on the overlapping influences of Western and Islamic abstraction. Further discussion of her as a contemporary artist working in film, photography, paint and printmaking, explores her place as a multimedia artist whose visual statements are universal, yet part of the visual culture of the African Diaspora. Given the meteoric growth of art by artists of African descent in the worldwide market, Knight’s presence within it will highlight the market interest, in work that provides insight into the global experience while ultimately provoking self-reflection.
Taha is a best-selling author, curator, appraiser and independent scholar. Taha is most well-known for her groundbreaking bestseller, Collecting African American Art: Works on Paper and Canvas, which created a new market for publications, shows, and exhibitions on African American art. Her work advocates the importance and value of collecting art made by American artists of African descent. She has degrees in Liberal Arts, Arts Management & Cultural Policy from Sarah Lawrence College and New York University. Currently, Taha is the President of TahaThinks, a company which provides art advisory, appraisal, collection management, and speaker services.
