While patiently waiting in line to hear the amazing Carrie Mae Weems and Mickalene Thomas speak at the Brooklyn Museum on January 2nd, we ran into Essence photographer Hannan Saleh. She thought we looked rather fly, so she snapped a few photos of us and waddyaknow – we were featured in the Essence.com “Street Style: Gallery Girls” photo gallery last week!
We’re finna be famous, y’all! 
Photo Credit: Hannan Saleh
It was clear; I was not Manet’s Type.
Picasso-who had a way with women- only used me
& Duchamp never even considered me.
-Carrie Mae Weems, Not Manet’s Type| Photo Series
Skin like mine never did manage to make its way into the conventional art history courses or enable work to sell for hundreds of thousands of dollars. Well, there was that “African Phase,” Oh! and we all know that one piece Olympia where the Black maid happens to be painted in. And I’m pretty sure that the majority of African art stolen and exhibited in non African Museums are worth a pretty penny, but where does that profit go? Hm… I feel like I am walking a tight rope here. Contemplating the Black Female in Art only drives me to dead ends and leaves me wondering WHY? As a well-institutionalized fine artist I have been given the subtle and not so subtle message to be tight lipped on this matter and keep it moving. “It’s not attractive to keep talking about the race thing,” I’ve been told. I have never taken well to ill-advised direction, and this will be no exception. As it has been said that Aristotle wrote Nicomachean Ethics for his son Nicomachus, I write this piece for my unborn daughter, for if the apple does not fall too far from the roots, and in the event that she too happens to be born an Artist. I also write this for women like myself, who are driven to create work in a field, which we are invisible.
Wat a gwaan, dahlings?
As you all know, last month we took a trip to the amazing island of Jamaica. We met amazing people, shared incredible experiences, ate “gorgeous” food, and we left knowing that we had just found our “soul country.”
When we booked the vacation, we knew we wanted to document every moment and compile them into a film to share between ourselves, family, and friends. Since you all are like family to us, we figured we would share it with you, too.
The summer film you all wanted to see…
Don’t Get Pregnant at the Dancehall
In this video, Flaneurs E and LB sit down and tell you about everything you need to know regarding the Le Femme Flaneur collective. From the beginning of their friendship, to what they will accomplish as artists, most of your questions will be answered in this video!
Waa gwaan, dahlings?
As some of you may know, we spent last week in paradise, better known as Jamaica! It hurt our souls to leave that beautiful country and we are counting down the days until we will breath the irie air again.
Although we are busy looking for permanent residence in Jamaica (not a joke!), we managed to gather footage and images of the life enhancing moments we had while on the island so that we may create an exciting vacation documentary for you all! As we work on finishing up the documentary, we decided to film a quick experience re-cap to fill you all in on the highlights of our vacation!
Take a look below and stay tuned for our next film, “Don’t Get Pregnant at the Dancehall”!
