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Just Above Midtown: 1974 to the Present

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Just Above Midtown: 1974 to the Present chronicles the influential art gallery Just Above Midtown (JAM), founded by Linda Goode Bryant to champion African American artists and artists of colour. Operating from 1974 to 1986, JAM was a pioneering space where black art thrived and important cultural debates were fostered. The book accompanies a major exhibition at The Museum of Modern Art, New York, and features rare archival material, artwork, exhibition history, and insightful conversations highlighting the gallery's groundbreaking role in late-20th-century art.
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Ideal for readers interested in contemporary art, African American culture, art history, and social activism within the arts. A valuable resource for students, curators, and anyone passionate about equity and innovation in the art world.

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Just Above Midtown, or JAM, was an art gallery and self-described laboratory led by Linda Goode Bryant that foregrounded African American artists and artists of colour. Open from 1974 until 1986, it was a place where Black art flourished and debate was cultivated. The gallery offered early opportunities for artists now recognised as pivotal figures in late-20th-century art, including David Hammons, Butch Morris, Senga Nengudi, Lorraine O'Grady, and Howardena Pindell.

Published in conjunction with the first museum exhibition to focus on this extraordinary gallery, on view at The Museum of Modern Art, New York, in Autumn 2022, Just Above Midtown: 1974 to the Present showcases rarely seen material from the JAM archive of artworks, ephemera, and unique documentation of administrative and programmatic activities. The richly illustrated catalogue includes a conversation between Thelma Golden, Director and Chief Curator of The Studio Museum in Harlem, and Linda Goode Bryant, a complete exhibition chronology with nearly 50 annotated entries, and excerpts from an oral history of JAM.

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Praised for its thoughtful design and thorough research, the book captures JAM's community-driven, activist spirit and Bryant's steadfast advocacy for Black artists. Critics commend it as an essential resource filled with archival documents, interviews, and striking photographs, including images of cultural icons like Stevie Wonder visiting the gallery. It is noted for vividly conveying the gallery's distinctive ethos and impact on expanding artistic boundaries.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781633451377

Publisher: Museum of Modern Art

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 20 October 2022

Country: United States

Imprint: Museum of Modern Art

Illustration: 200 Illustrations

Contributors:

  • Edited by Thomas J. Lax
  • Edited by Lilia Rocio Taboada
  • Text by Kellie Jones
  • Text by Rujeko Hockley
  • Text by Eric Booker
  • Text by Brandon Eng
  • Text by Marielle Ingram
  • Text by Yelena Keller
  • Text by Legacy Russell

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 240.0mm

Height: 305.0mm

Weight: 920g

Pages: 184

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Arts & Culture Non-Fiction

About the Author

Thomas J. Lax is a Curator in the Department of Media and Performance, The Museum of Modern Art, New York.

Lilia Rocio Taboada is a Curatorial Assistant in the Department of Media and Performance, MoMA.

Linda Goode Bryant is the founder of Just Above Midtown (JAM).

Thelma Golden is the Director and Chief Curator of The Studio Museum in Harlem.

Kellie Jones is Professor in Art History and Archaeology and the Institute for Research in African American Studies (IRAAS) at Columbia University.

Rujeko Hockley is an Assistant Curator at the Whitney Museum of American Art.

Eric Booker is an Assistant Curator and Exhibition Coordinator at The Studio Museum in Harlem.

Brandon Eng is the 2021-22 Mellon-Marron Research Consortium Fellow in the Department of Media and Performance, MoMA.

Marielle Ingram was the 2019-20 12-Month Intern in the Department of Media and Performance, MoMA.

Yelena Keller is a Curatorial Assistant, Exhibitions, at The Studio Museum in Harlem.

Legacy Russell is the Executive Director and Chief Curator of The Kitchen, and previously an Associate Curator, Exhibitions, at The Studio Museum in Harlem.

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