295 Donel Williams — Abstraction, Black Figuration, Performance Art & Institutional Critique
From What’s My Thesis? by Javier Proenza
April 21, 2026 · 1h 5m · Episode 295
About this episode
Donel Williams discusses abstraction, performance, and the pressures placed on Black artists, tracing his path from late entry into art to a politically engaged practice shaped by history, labor, and institutional critique.
People in this episode
Host: Javier Proenza
Guest: Donel Williams
Topics covered
- abstraction
- Black figuration
- performance art
- institutional critique
- Black artists
- politically engaged practice
Keywords
- abstraction
- Black figuration
- performance art
- institutional critique
- Black artists
- history
- labor
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