How an Art Exhibit Cracked a Glass Ceiling

The significance of this cultural moment cannot be overstated

Morgan Jerkins
ZORA
Published in
9 min readJul 9, 2019

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Courtesy of Chaédria LaBouvier

WWriter and curator Chaédria LaBouvier is the first Black solo curator to launch an exhibition at the Guggenheim focused on Jean-Michel Basquiat’s artwork Defacement.

Defacement was created as a response to the murder of burgeoning New York City artist Michael…

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Morgan Jerkins
ZORA
Writer for

Morgan Jerkins is the Senior Editor at ZORA and a New York Times bestselling author. Her debut novel, “Caul Baby,” will be published by Harper in April 2021.