Being Caucasian at the Brown versus Board Art Exhibit :: Race Racial Segregation

NARRATIVE running out of face cloth things to wearFirst and foremost- it was empty. In two historic period this was my first time to the Krannert Art Museum. I dont know quite how this could be, because Im an art student. But the building is on the blast opposite end of the city from both where I live and where my classes are, so I cant fault others for not traversing here on occasion. I walk into the Brown vs. Board of Education exhibit, and I see no one. The only people there were my friend Diane and myself, both of us are Caucasian. on that point was silence. Except for my dubious observation that it was indeed the display we were looking for. If the large black on white lettering describing the exhibit wasnt enough, the black and white photography would alone keep been a dead give away. I couldnt help but think how clich. There were a series of peradventure six photos of two women one white, the other black. The series showed them in confrontation over a chair. Who had the seat, or power so to speak. It wasnt a rottenly innovative piece in my mind. How many times have we seen the struggle between the two races in varying artistic genres? It was very straightforward and also simplistic for my tastes. The message was very blatant and clear, though, that the struggle between whites and blacks is indeed far from over. Turning around, I saw white dinner plates on podiums in the center of this first room. Each plate has a different inscription printed on its face. The texts mostly commemorate different individuals for their contributions to the civil rights movement. Id have to say that this was an interesting portion of the exhibit. But I only think so looking back. At the time they were just nice shiny plates with few notable individuals names written on them. Now it seems like they have more significance. Like since they seem carefully and finely crafted it gives them more symbolic merit. Plates are common in ancient art exhib its, but they are a rarity in contemporary displays. It seems like a tactic in creating something that leave behind be around for centuries and not be forgotten. The entrance to the second room is a striking surge of color.