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by Rowan Johnson
SOU Class of 2025, Creative Writing
Documentaries have the power to educate, courtesy of one.org

The Importance of Documentaries

With the pandemic, there has been an influx of documentaries of all genres released. Millions of voices are given the chance to be heard through this media, but what makes them so impactful? From creating compassion to humanizing the “Other”, Learn more about the power of documentaries with the link below and visit the Schneider Museum of Art to explore Mariam Ghani’s exhibition Partial Reconstructions. 

https://www.one.org/international/blog/why-documentaries-have-the-power-to-change-the-world/
Clockwise from top left: Rebuild Foundation at work; a collection of slides at Chicago's Archive House; Dorchester Projects, which encompasses the Listening and Archive houses, courtesy of Montage Magazine

Rebuilding with Art

The theme of reconstruction in Mariam Ghani’s exhibition Partial Reconstructions can be seen on a smaller scale in our own country. The Rebuild Foundation started in Chicago with Theaster Gates Jr. Focusing on providing creative spaces from rundown buildings in urban areas, the foundation strives to rebuild their community into one that fosters learning, freedom of expression, and access to arts education. Learn more about the Rebuild Foundation in the link below. 

https://www.montagemagazine.com/lifestyle/art-works-2/ 
Rashid Johnson, "Color Men", 2015, Ceramic tile, spray enamel, black soap and wax. On display at the Schneider Museum of Art.

Rashid Johnson

The youngest participant of Harlem’s 2001 show Freestyle is now making waves as a conceptual artist. Photography, video performance, sculptures, and paintings; Johnson manages to do it all. He works to integrate conceptual art with black history to empower himself and others. Learn more about Rashid Johnson with the link below and see their piece Color Men for yourself in the Entry Gallery of the Schneider Museum of Art.

https://www.hauserwirth.com/news/14396-rashid-johnson-anxious-man-cultured-magazine/

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