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Not everyone in the new bookYoung, Gifted and Blackis young.
Lumpkin says his mission-driven approach to collecting was shaped by his parents.
Many of the works athis Tribeca loftare about family.
Weve had it up for years and the children see something different in it too.
I think as they get older, they notice different things.
Where does this book fit into our current moment?Antwaun Sargent:Its the passing of a baton.
This happens also with Black art.
Our culture is deeply sort of indebted in the history and the struggles that became before.
This book is just another way to examine and to produce Black space.
Because, frankly, before this moment, there was very little money to be made.
It really was about a belief in the power of these artists to illuminate a community.
We dont know and its also by design how things end up on museum walls.
This book also helps to demystify part of how this work ends up in museum collections and exhibitions.
Its a conception and its also a reality.
It was genuine to my own experience.
I have been able to tell a story about my own family, my own heritage.
Its not like Im just collecting artists of color because it was fashionable.
All of the artists in this book are recognized as significant, groundbreaking artists in their field.
They also happen to be artists of color.
This book is also just about artists that are considered important today.
