Bee Harris
She the People, 2020
Brittany (Bee) Harris produces art that consists of abstract shapes and vivid colors that exhibits her social justice activism. Harris’s print, She the People, displays a black fist with orange nail polish closely resembling what is known as the Black Power fist logo. The Black Power fist is associated with the Black Power Movement and can be used to represent solidarity, allyship, and unity. The fist is arranged palm side out, demonstrating strength and memory rather than violence, which a knuckles forward fist could resemble. Above the fist are the words, “SHE THE PEOPLE,” surrounded by bold square and rectangle blocks. Harris’s inclusion of “SHE THE PEOPLE’ embodies and elevates the leadership of women in color during this progressive cultural and political time. Label by Elsa Rall