Taken in the backyard of her home in Athens, Georgia, a series of photographs document a private per
Taken in the backyard of her home in Athens, Georgia, a series of photographs document a private performance in which Beverly Buchanan burned some of her wood shack sculptures. Buchanan connected these performative burnings with the racial violence she encountered as a student protester in Greensboro, North Carolina, in the early 1960s. See Beverly Buchanan—Ruins and Rituals now through March 5.Beverly Buchanan (American, 1940–2015). ‘‘Out of Control’’ Postcard, 1991. Postcard. Private collection -- source link
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