BOMB THE ROOT
From Basquiat to Kara Walker, over the decades, BOMB, the seminal arts magazine, showcased some of the most compelling black artists on the planet. Check out some of their work here, culled from the BOMB archives.
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Kara Walker, p. 46BOMB magazineKara Walker
Above: detail from Look Away! Look Away! Look Away!, 1995
Below: installation of Look Away!
Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College
10 x 60' in.
From BOMB, Spring 1996, Issue 55, page 46.
Used with permission. All rights reserved. © Bomb Magazine, New Art Publications, and its Contributors.
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Kara Walker, p. 47BOMB magazineKara Walker
Above: detail from Look Away! Look Away! Look Away!, 1995
Below: installation of Look Away!
Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College
10 x 60' in.
From BOMB, Spring 1996, Issue 55, page 47.
Used with permission. All rights reserved. © Bomb Magazine, New Art Publications, and its Contributors.
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James Perry Walker, p. 23BOMB magazineJames Perry Walker
Mt. Vernon Baptist Church, Rossville, Tenn., 1979
From the series Strange Fire.
From BOMB, Winter 1983, issue 5, page 23.
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James Perry Walker, p. 24BOMB magazineJames Perry Walker
Mt. Vernon Baptist Church, Rossville, Tenn., 1979
From the series Strange Fire.
From BOMB, Winter 1983, issue 5, page 24.
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Dawoud BeyBOMB magazineDawoud Bey.
From BOMB, Fall 1985, issue 13, page 79.
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Jean Michel Basquiat, p. 76BOMB magazineJean Michel Basquiat
Seated Figures, Two Poems, 1980
10 1/2 x 9 in.
From BOMB Spring 1989, issue 27, page 76.
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Jean Michel Basquiat, p. 77BOMB magazineJean Michel Basquiat
Seated Figures, Two Poems, 1980
10 1/2 x 9 in.
From BOMB Spring 1989, issue 27, page 77.
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Glenn Ligon, p. 78BOMB magazineGlenn Ligon
Untitled, (set of 4), 1992
25 x 17 1/4 in.
From BOMB Spring 1994, issue 47, page 78.
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9 of 9 Glenn Ligon, p. 79BOMB magazineGlenn Ligon
Untitled, (set of 4), 1992
25 x 17 1/4 in.
From BOMB Spring 1994, issue 47, page 79.
Used with permission. All rights reserved. © Bomb Magazine, New Art Publications, and its Contributors.
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