![]() ![]() “It really brings this exhibition full circle, because her being the first Black woman ever to win two (Oscars) makes a big difference to her legacy. “We were shocked and it made us think, OK, this exhibition means something completely different now,” says Maya Brooks, assistant curator of contemporary art at the North Carolina Museum of Art. On the evening of March 12, Carter won her second Academy Award for best costume design, an honor that makes her the first Black woman to win multiple Oscars. Carter accepts the award for best costume design for 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever' at the Oscars on Sunday, Main Los Angeles, CA. And yet it couldn’t possibly be more timely than it is right now. Carter: Afrofuturism in Costume Design, an exhibition coming to Raleigh's North Carolina Museum of Art this spring, has previously been on display in three other cities. 2020 by University of North Carolina Press, and his new podcast, Carolina Calling, explores the history of the Tar Heel State through music. The museum is located at 2110 Blue Ridge Rd., Raleigh, NC 27607, with galleries open Wed.-Sun., 10am-5pm. ![]() 6 at the North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh. Note: Authored by David Menconi, this piece has been produced in partnership with Raleigh Arts. Menconi's latest book, " Step It Up and Go: The Story of North Carolina Popular Music, from Blind Boy Fuller and Doc Watson to Nina Simone and Superchunk," was published in Oct. Carter: Afrofuturism in Costume Design, runs April 1 through Aug. ![]()
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