Going Dark: New Guggenheim Exhibit Curated By Its First Black Woman Curator

Essence Magazine:

By Rayna Reid Rayford ·Updated October 20, 2023

For Dr. Ashley James’ second exhibit at the renowned Guggenheim Museum, it was important for her to center the work of Black and female artists.

“My identity as a Black woman is relevant in everything I do, though I would say my identity as a Black feminist perhaps even more so as it relates to this exhibition,” James told ESSENCE.

“To me, Black feminism

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