Season 1, Vol. 1, Ep. 4: KIMBERLY - "Aspiring to Auntie Levels"

Episode Art by Rage Kidvai @rkidvai

Kimberly Drew is a curator of "black art and experiences", a fashion icon, and creator of the popular Tumblr blog "Black Contemporary Art". She previously held the position of social media manager for the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and uses social media (@museummammy on Instagram) as a tool to champion Black artists.

Go listen to the fourth episode of Bad Brown Aunties, here!

Below is a playlist of songs that Kimberly curated, based on what she was listening to at different points in her life, along with videos, photographs and other fun stuff!

Rage, Kimberly & Thanu, BTS while recording Episode 4 of Bad Brown Aunties.

A playlist featuring Ludacris, Beyoncé, Shaun Escoffery, and others

Harry Belafonte speaking with writer and curator Kimberly Drew about balancing art and activism, legacy and the power of folk art in this public conversation at the historic Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture, presented by Red Bull Music and Jill Newman Productions.

Art | Basel Miami Salon Talk - Transgender in the mainstream [L-R: Gordon Hall, Juliana Huxtable, Kimberly Drew & David Getsy]

David J. Getsy, Goldabelle McComb Finn Distinguished Professor of Art History and Interim Dean of Graduate Studies, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago; Gordon Hall, Artist, New York; Kimberly Drew, Founder, Black Contemporary Art, New York; Juliana Huxtable, Artist, Poet and DJ, New York Moderator: William J.

Kimberly with Editor and activist Sinéad Burke at Fondazione Prada in Milan.

Check out this NYT interview of Kimberly!

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Kimberly with friend and co-author of “The Black Futures Project” Jenna Wortham. The book is an anthology inspired by The Black Book by Toni Morrison and will take the form of a coffee table book.

happy birthday to my sister kin. lots to say about this last year for you jenna. one could say i am still processing all the writing and speaking and conjuring you did. you inspire us all endlessly. the world is not ready for you. thank you for being my friend. - image description: me and jenna, portraits of jenna

2,399 Likes, 16 Comments - kimberly not kim (@museummammy) on Instagram: "happy birthday to my sister kin. lots to say about this last year for you jenna. one could say i am..."

Kimberly at the Met!

Kimberly Drew with curator Akili Tommasino.

i just want to say how deeply and truly important this trip to paris and london has been. from black models to get up, stand up now-i am an emotional wreck thinking about how much black art and history i don't know yet. how much there is to uncover. black people, we are such a beautiful people. when i started my blog black contemporary art in 2011, i wanted to make sure that no one ever thought that black art and artists were negligible factors in this history of the world. eight years later, i am still learning, still uncovering so much. i promise to share everything that i can for as long as i can. i am in tears with gratitude for the shepards of our history who have fought against our erasure. i am honored to join the ranks. i encourage anyone following me to think about how they can join this fight too. 🙏🏾

13.1k Likes, 287 Comments - kimberly not kim (@museummammy) on Instagram: "i just want to say how deeply and truly important this trip to paris and london has been. from..."

Kimberly walking the runway for @chromat.

i am so honored to be a #chromatbabe and to see @beccamccharentran's mission for @chromat evolve - especially as the brand makes a commitment to centering (and really highlighting) a continued commitment to sustainability. ty becca for being a leader. see her page for more information - #aw19climatic

5,386 Likes, 96 Comments - kimberly not kim (@museummammy) on Instagram: "i am so honored to be a #chromatbabe and to see @beccamccharentran's mission for @chromat evolve -..."