The Black-Owned Gallery that Transformed the NY Art Scene in the ‘70s & ‘80s

A new exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art celebrates Just Above Midtown (JAM), the gallery at the forefront of New York’s avant-garde.

As the civil rights and Black Power movements transformed the political, social, and cultural landscape of the United States during the 1960s, new spaces for the exploration of race, identity, and aesthetics emerged. With the flowering of the Black A...

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