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This suite of artworks expands upon
Dixon’s unwavering commitment to the possibilities and power of abstraction. Eighteen features
recent paintings inspired by his reading of The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story, a book developed
by Nikole Hannah-Jones. The texts reframe US history by placing the consequences of slavery and
the contributions of Black Americans as central to the national narrative. The contributing writers
encompass an array of thinkers—journalists, artists, academics, anthropologists, historians and legal
scholars. Thus, the collection provides a rich scholarly picture for reader …