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CHADDS FORD, Pa. (AP) — At first glance, it looks like an aerial photo of a war-ravaged cemetery, with charred coffins torn from shattered concrete vaults and arched marble headstones flattened by a bomb blast.

Then the viewer begins to note the main points: the coffins and vaults are literally parts of a keyboard. Instead of names and dates, words like “vibrato” and “third harmonic” are carved on the apparent gravestones.

“It looks like a graveyard,” said photographer Frank Stewart.

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Stewart’s haunting photograph of a New Orleans church organ that was destroyed by floods brought on by Hurricane Katrina is a component of a retrospective of his profession, which spans a long time of documenting black life in America and exploring African and Caribbean cultures.

“Frank Stewart’s Nexus: An American Photographer’s Journey, 1960s to the Present” is on view on the Brandywine Museum of Art through September 22. Brandywine is the fourth and final stop within the exhibition organized by The Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C., and the Telfair Museums in Savannah, Georgia.

“I wanted to talk about the black church and the impact it had on the culture,” Stewart said of his work in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. “The organ, the music, everything else fits together. It all comes together. I just wanted to show the devastation of the churches, the music, the culture.”

This photo, courtesy of the Brandywine Conservancy and the Museum of Art, shows Frank Stewart’s 1997 photograph, “Stomping the Blues,” as a part of a retrospective of the photographer’s work that’s on view through Sept. 22, 2024, on the museum in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania. (Rob Gibson Collection, Savannah, via AP)

Music is an integral a part of Stewart’s practice, and he was a longtime photographer for the Savannah Music Festival and for 30 years the senior photographer for the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, where he worked with artistic director and Grammy Award-winning musician Wynton Marsalis.

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“He’s like a brother to me,” said Stewart, whose exhibit includes “Stomping the Blues,” a 1997 photograph of Marsalis leading his orchestra from the stage during a world tour of his Pulitzer Prize-winning jazz oratorio “Blood on the Fields.”

Stewart, who was born in Nashville, Tennessee, and raised in Memphis, Tennessee, and Chicago, has his own ties to jazz and blues. His stepfather, Phineas Newborn Jr., was a pianist who worked with musicians resembling Lionel Hampton, Charles Mingus and B.B. King.

Describing himself as a toddler of the “apartheid South,” Stewart drew inspiration from photographers resembling Ernest Cole and Roy DeCarava, who was one in all Stewart’s instructors at New York’s Cooper Union, where Stewart earned a bachelor of nice arts degree. DeCarava’s photographs of Nineteen Fifties Harlem led to a collaboration with Langston Hughes on the 1955 book The Sweet Flypaper of Life.

Photographer Frank Stewart discusses a few of his early work during a press preview of his exhibition on the Brandywine Museum of Art in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, Friday, June 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Randall Chase)

Cole, a South African photographer, first gained recognition in 1967 with “House of Bondage,” Stewart’s first book, which chronicled the apartheid era using images smuggled in a foreign country. Cole never managed to copy his early success and fell on hard times before he died in New York at age 49. A documentary about him, “Ernest Cole: Lost and Found,” premiered at this 12 months’s Cannes Film Festival.

“He came to New York and was homeless, so I would see him on the street and we would talk,” said Stewart, who’s quick to differentiate between his own work and Cole’s.

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“I consider myself more of an artist than a documentarian,” explained Stewart, who attended the School of the Art Institute of Chicago before moving on to Cooper Union and was a longtime friend and collaborator with artist Romare Bearden.

That’s to not say Stewart doesn’t have journalistic instincts in his blood. He tells the story of a job that included the Chicago Defender, the biggest black-owned every day within the country on the time, and stints with Ebony, Essence and Black Enterprise magazines. He’s less keen on a temporary stint in large format, photographing art for brochures and catalogs, which he describes as “boring.”

This photo courtesy of the Brandywine Conservancy and Museum of Art shows Frank Stewart’s 2007 work, “Katrina: Hammond B-3, 9th Ward, New Orleans,” which is a component of a retrospective celebrating the photographer’s work that’s on view through Sept. 22, 2024, on the museum in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania. (Collection of The Medium Group, LLC, courtesy of Larry Ossei-Mensah, via AP)

Despite all this, Stewart has maintained a creative approach to his work, searching for to mix patterns, colors, tones and space in a visually appealing way while never leaving the viewer without discerning the message.

“It still has to be ‘X marks the spot,’” he explained. “It still has to be photographic. It can’t just be abstract.”

Or perhaps. How else to clarify the colour and texture seen in 2002’s “Blue Car, Havana”?

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“It’s all about abstract painting,” Stewart wrote within the text accompanying the photo.

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The retrospective sheds light on how Stewart’s work has modified over time, from his early black-and-white photographs to his newer prints that feature more color.

“They are two different languages,” he said. “English would be black and white. French would be color.”

“I was still working in color, I just didn’t have the money to print them,” he added.

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While photography can communicate information to people concerning the world around them, Stewart noted that there was a gulf between the actual world and photography.

“Reality is a fact, and photography is another fact,” he explained. “The map is not the territory. It is just a map of the territory.”

 

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Tunde Oyeneyin Peloton about what to do when you don’t feel like moving

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“I wanted to run this morning, but I didn’t do it because my body said you didn’t need it,” explained a 39-year-old fitness star, adding that she did some mobility as a substitute on her foam roller.

“I worked. I felt my heart rate was growing. I felt a little sweat, but I poured love for my body, not burden my body just because the plan said that I should run this morning – she continued. “Listening to your body sometimes means deviating from the plan and you provide you with a brand new plan.”

Listening to your body just isn’t just about how you feel physically. Among the social, political and economic climate, finding motivation to move the body might be difficult.

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“I am the same as a person,” said Oyeneyin. “When I feel hard outside, I feel it in myself, in my heart, in my body. Sometimes the heaviness of the world shows in my body. “

When the world becomes overwhelming, the teacher said that he gives himself a grace.

“I do know that sometimes when the world feels heavy and feels dark, movement just isn’t what I need to do and permit myself. I devote just a few days I would like, after which I’m within the space where I can finally see and keep in mind that movement can be what leads me through a storm. Movement can be what gives me grace to see the sunshine on the opposite side – she noted.

Oyeneyin, who has been in Peloton for six years, is a strength on the earth of fitness. Powerhouse instructor and creator have experience as a star makeup, and once fought for doubt before she got here up with the movement. Her book “Speak: Find your voice, trust the intestines and go from the place where you are, where you want to be” Chronicle of her journey to confidence.

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“When I move, whether it’s 10 minutes or an hour, I feel something in my body that I have never done before. There is lightness. The weight is metaphorically raised – she said.

On days when she is attached to the time or little motivation, she noticed that she would force herself to move for 10 minutes and suggests that others would try.

“99,99999% of time, I exceed 10 minutes” – added the creator. “The mind and body began to connect.”

Apart from that, Peloton applicationShe said, she is filled with motivation to move.

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“I don’t think there is something in the application that you will not take motivation,” said Oyeneyin, adding: “Are you a skier and you want to build strength, we have it in the application. If you are a golfer and want to strengthen the golf game, we have it in the application. If the world feels heavy and you need to reset and you need 10 or 20 minutes of mindfulness meditation, we have it in the application. “

For her, she said that mediation is coming running.

“Running is a spot where I find peace and consolation on the earth. There I can concentrate on my breath and training – she explained.

She continued: “And for many people whom I am lucky to follow me on the platform, they find their relief on a bike. So everyone is something for themselves, no matter who you are. “

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Movement and exercise can cost a small cost for some: their glam. Some allow the fear of sweating hair to stop them from harder during training.

“Although I don’t want to sweat, I also want my carved arms,” ​​said Oyeneyin.

“I’m in front of the camera. I work in front of a life camera. So I understand – continued the athlete Nike. “I try, I might like to look cute, but at the tip of the day, if you force me to select one between the opposite, I need to be strong. I can sweat and be sexy. “

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Brigette Romanek debuts the “glamous” collection in Crate & Barrel

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The well-known interior designer Brigette Romanek introduces her first collection with Crate & Barrel-54-part line that mixes glamor and ease, bringing a classy, but relaxed touch of a beloved house seller.

After presenting your knowledge about interior design with stars clients, similar to Beyoncé, Jay-Z and Kelly Rowland, Crate & Barrel, Romanek tapped to create a collection that embodies her characteristic funny aesthetics inspired by California.

“We are all so busy in our daily lives that thanks to my approach to design, I want people to stop and breathe when entering any room,” Romanek he said . “Working, Crate & Barrel and I both shared a true passion to encourage beautiful moments through the design, and everything, from furniture to decorations in this collection, are aimed at supporting this calming lifestyle.”

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Celebrated for easily combining aesthetics with functionality, the CRATE & Barrel Romanek collection is rooted in a timeless design with visually nice surprises and thoroughly created to make sure peace and flexibility in any space. Her knowledge about mixing various materials shines in wealthy layers of travertine, historic brass and bleached forests.

“The process of cooperation with Brigette was so inspiring and we had the honor to bring her a unique vision, bold creativity and artistically selected style for our clients,” said Sebastian Brauer, senior vp of CRATE & Barrel. “This collection seems effective and relaxed, combining modern, clean lines with natural and luxurious materials.”

Chest and barrel expressed His emotions during the announcement of the collection on Instagram on February 20.

“Confession: We have been keeping it secret for a year, and today! 🎉 @brigetteromaniac X @Crateandbarrel The collection is here! “The seller signed his position.

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“This is not your average cooperation. Think brave and vibey – just like the amazing designer star herself. We love how it is about abandoning the rules of designing and creating a house that seems to be super personal: “Returning home should feel like a breath. Like entering your individual sanctuary. “

From plush chocolate velvet sofas at a price from 2499 to USD 2,899 to Oak Wood Credenzas (1999 USD) and chest of drawers (2,699 USD), Brigette Romanek for the CRATE & Barrel collection adds luxury to each space. Store Collection in Crate & Barrel, while the supplies are last.

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“Rhop” stars react to the judgment of Karen Huger, because the series announces that it plans to continue without a star

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“The Real Housewives of Potomac” will last without “Great Dame”, Karen Huger. After Huger was sentenced to a yr in prison for the fourth conviction of Dui, the sources reported People magazine That Bravo plans to go forward with the production of the tenth season of the series in the absence of the star. Bravo didn’t confirm or deny the reports.

“This is very terrifying, but I accept full responsibility for everything that happened with my car accident,” apparently Huger said after the sentences. “No, I’m not an alcoholic, let’s be clear.”

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Just as fans reacted to social media messages, some of the solid members publicly spoke publicly about their reactions at the end of Huger’s legal saga.

“My jaw has fallen,” said Wendy Osefo People magazine. “I couldn’t believe it. At the end of the day we can have our differences, but I always wish it well and I just keep her in prayer, 100%. “

Similarly, Ashley Darby recalls crying “like a child” when she discovered before her Exposing yourself at the Tamron Hall show.

“I really encourage everyone to keep Karen in your prayers,” said Hall. “I really care.”

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For Gizelle Bryant, who began her profession Real Housewives in Huger in 2016, the legal “Grand Dame” fights caused a lot of emotions. After breaking away from the video from Huger during the Rhop congress, Bryant shared her response to the most legal verdict of the star during her “Gizelle 21 questions live” on Wednesday.

“It happened today. I do not have her wig. I’m nervous – she joked US weekly. “I’m shocked … I’m seriously nervous about her safety. Karen shouldn’t be cut into prison, she added. “I pray that she is fine and that the Lord is with her.”

Although Bravo has not confirmed or denied whether or not they would filmate Rhop without Huger, each Omefo and Bryant seem open to the possibility of continuing her absence.

“In this group we found a way to move with her presence and without her presence,” said Osefo. “Looking at the congress, I think that we maneuver in a positive way as an individual as an individual. I wish her all the best, but I think that the Potomac brand is still strong. “

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