Black Is, Black Ain'tTaking its title from Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man, exhibition Black Is, Black Ain't (April 20 June 8, 2008) explored a shift in the rhetoric of race from an earlier emphasis on inclusion to a present moment where racial identity is being simultaneously rejected and retained. Curated by the Renaissance Society's Associate Curator and Education Director Hamza Walker, the exhibition brought together works by twenty seven black and non black artists