pt. 2: Oakland is pleased to present We Matter, a solo exhibition of photographs by Adrian Octavius Walker. Walker’s work explores Black American beauty traditions among Black men. The intimacy depicted in each photograph erases the possibility of threat often assigned to black men and instead pushes the viewer to see the power of kinship within the Black community. Walker seeks to expand notions of Blackness by challenging the American perception of Black men. Read more after the jump.
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