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In Conversation with Stephen Burks and Malika Leiper

The Taborian — Mon, 18 May 2026 00:31:41 +0000

For Stephen Burks and Malika Leiper, design begins not with objects, but with people. It moves fluidly across imagined borders and shaped by conversations.

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Designing Dynamism: Illimunating the Living Language of Kuba Textiles

The Taborian — Mon, 11 May 2026 11:00:00 +0000

At the Mint Museum Randolph in Charlotte, “Designing Dynamism: Kuba Textiles from the Democratic Republic of Congo, The Wesley Mancini Collection” unfolds with a quiet confidence that does not demand attention all at once, but instead gently draws you in, asking only that you slow your pace and allow the experience to reveal itself over time.

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László Moholy-Nagy: Laszlo and Lucia

The Taborian — Sun, 10 May 2026 17:08:00 +0000

In Laszlo and Lucia (1922), László Moholy-Nagy portrays an intimate style of contrast stemming from the imagination of the Bauhaus collective, and at first glance the image feels haunting in its simplicity with two profiles emerging from darkness and light, locked in a quiet tension where one face glows almost to dissolution while the other is absorbed by shadow.

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Do You Remember: Donna Summer “I Feel Love”

The Taborian — Sun, 10 May 2026 00:01:30 +0000

Do you remember the first time you heard I Feel Love?

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Paul Klee: Siblings

The Taborian — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 19:48:23 +0000

In Siblings (1930), Paul Klee channels the dreamlike language of Surrealism into a tender and abstract meditation on human connection.

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Still Standing: Goodie Mob and the Politics of Awareness

The Taborian — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 19:38:25 +0000

When Still Standing was released in 1998, Goodie Mob were no longer fighting to introduce themselves. Their debut, Soul Food, had already established the Atlanta quartet of CeeLo Green, Khujo, T Mo, and Big Gipp as essential voices of the Dirty South.

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Fred’s Legacy

The Taborian — Sat, 28 Mar 2026 23:21:13 +0000

Jeremy Okai Davis’ Fred’s Legacy does more than pay homage to an iconic sitcom character, it quietly invites viewers to consider how art, identity, and accessibility intersect across generations.

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Book Review: Red Clay

The Taborian — Sun, 22 Mar 2026 23:56:10 +0000

In Red Clay, Charles B. Fancher delivers a beautifully crafted work of historical fiction that is as emotionally resonant as it is narratively compelling.

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Jazz It Up: Art Blakely – Moanin’

The Taborian — Sun, 08 Mar 2026 18:53:34 +0000

Moanin’ is one of the most recognizable and influential compositions in the hard‑bop tradition, penned by pianist Bobby Timmons and first recorded by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers on October 30, 1958.

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Do You Remember: Love Jones

The Taborian — Sun, 08 Mar 2026 18:14:13 +0000

Few films capture the messy, uneven, and emotionally complex rhythm of modern love quite like Love Jones.

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