Chris Johnson (American, born 1948). <em>Question Bridge: Black Males</em>, 2011. Single-channel DVD and hard drive, 2 hours 53 minutes Brooklyn Museum, Alfred T. White Fund, 2012.52. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2012.52_view01_SC.jpg)

Chris Johnson (American, born 1948). Question Bridge: Black Males, 2011. Single-channel DVD and hard drive, 2 hours 53 minutes Brooklyn Museum, Alfred T. White Fund, 2012.52. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2012.52_view01_SC.jpg)

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Question Bridge: Black Males

Contemporary Art

For Question Bridge: Black Males, Chris Johnson and Hank Willis Thomas, with Bayeté Ross Smith and Kamal Sinclair, spent years traveling to twelve American cities and towns speaking with one hundred fifty Black men, who represented a range of geographic, generational, economic, and educational backgrounds. The varied speakers seem to be in dialogue with one another, their reflections sharing common self-selected themes, usually left unspoken, that challenge generalizations often based on racist systems of oppression and violence.

ARTISTS Chris Johnson, American, born 1948; Hank Willis Thomas, American, born 1976; Bayeté Ross Smith, American, born 1976; Kamal Sinclair, American, born 1976

PRODUCERS Rosa White, Supervising Story Producer; Will Sylvester, Post-production Producer; Deborah Willis, Executive Producer; Jesse Williams, Executive Producer; Delroy Lindo, Executive Producer; Jon Vidar, Digital Producer; Natasha L. Logan, Producer

MEDIUM Single-channel DVD and hard drive, 2 hours 53 minutes

DATES 2011

COLLECTIONS Contemporary Art

ACCESSION NUMBER 2012.52

CREDIT LINE Alfred T. White Fund

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CAPTION Chris Johnson (American, born 1948). Question Bridge: Black Males, 2011. Single-channel DVD and hard drive, 2 hours 53 minutes Brooklyn Museum, Alfred T. White Fund, 2012.52. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2012.52_view01_SC.jpg)

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