CORY REYNOLDS | DATE 10/7/2018

Charles White retrospective opens at MoMA

“An artist must bear a special responsibility,” Charles White said in 1978. “He must be accountable for the content of his work. And that work should reflect a deep, abiding concern for humanity. He has that responsibility whether he wants it or not because he’s dealing with ideas. And ideas are power. They must be used one way or the other.” Love Letter #1 (1971) is reproduced from Charles White: Black Pope, published by MoMA in advance of the current, critically-acclaimed retrospective.