Simone Monique Barnes

This mixed media, collage, assemblage and installation artist’s work often includes images of stereotyped African-American figures from folk culture and advertising, like Aunt Jemima, Uncle Tom, Little Black Sambo, African ritual and tribal objects, African American folk traditions and/or family memorabilia. Three things: Her signature piece (one of her better-known and controversial pieces) is entitled “The Liberation of Aunt Jemima.”…