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Souleo

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Peter Wright, known professionally as "Souleo" is an American curator, writer and events producer who previously produced public programs at the Newark Museum and SAGE.[1][2]

Among the shows he's curated are: a 2013 show of Melvin Van Peebles' work at Strivers Gardens Gallery,[3] a 2016 show at Rush Arts Gallery about the role of buttons,[4][5] the 2020 show Styling: Black Expression, Rebellion and Joy through Fashion,[6] a show about Dionne Warwick's tweets,[2] and a 2021 show, Showing Out: Fashion in Harlem, about the history of the Harlem Institute of Fashion and the Black Fashion Museum.[7][8]

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  1. ^ Hu, Winnie (2015-07-21). "Harlem Archive Collects Past Stories of Those Who Wrestled With Their Sexuality". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-11-27.
  2. ^ a b Kuperinsky, Amy (2021-10-24). "Dionne Warwick 'Queen of Twitter' art exhibit, a favorite in N.J., extended for another month". Retrieved 2022-11-27.
  3. ^ Leland, John (2013-09-19). "At 81, Still a Master of Reinvention". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-11-27.
  4. ^ Ilnytzky, Ula. "These everyday objects are reimagined as contemporary art". Retrieved 2022-11-27.
  5. ^ "Artists Use Buttons to Portray African American and Personal Experience". Retrieved 2022-11-27.
  6. ^ "Flagship Nordstrom Store Puts Black Art Front and Center in New Exhibition". Retrieved 2022-11-27.
  7. ^ Solá-Santiago, Frances. "This Exhibition Honors The Legacy Of Harlem's Pioneering Fashion Institutions". Retrieved 2022-11-27.
  8. ^ "Showing Out: Fashion in Harlem, The New York Public Library". www.nypl.org. Retrieved 2022-11-27.