Name: How art gives shape to cultural change
Uploaded: 2010-04-16T08:37:00Z
Duration: 12 min 11 s
Description: Thelma Golden, curator at the Studio Museum in Harlem, talks through three recent shows that explore how art examines and redefines culture. The "post-black" artists she works with are using their art to provoke a new dialogue about race and culture -- and about the meaning of art itself.

Thelma Golden, curator at the Studio Museum in Harlem, talks through three recent shows that explore how art examines and redefines culture. The "post-black" artists she works with are using their art to provoke a new dialogue about race and culture -- and about the meaning of art itself.

How art gives shape to cultural change

Art shapes not just what is seen, but how whole communities imagine themselves and their futures. A single exhibition at the Whitney Museum gathered over 20 artists to challenge deep assumptions about race, gender, and identity through powerful images. Museums can move beyond displaying art to becoming catalysts for dialogue, innovation, and social change. New generations of 'post-black' artists use creativity to redefine culture and community, both in Harlem and across the world.