We made our way through the exhibitions that document the state-sanctioned violence black people experienced over the course of generations, pausing to study the images and take in their explanations
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5 Black Artists Discuss Breaking Down Barriers | Format Magazine
We asked 5 black artists to speak about their experiences as a person of color within the creative community. What the biggest barriers for black artists in 2016? What steps are necessary to break those barriers down?
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2017 Breakthrough: Bianca Lawson of ‘Queen Sugar’ | The Washington Post
LOS ANGELES — Now more than ever, “Queen Sugar” actress Bianca Lawson is thankful to work on a nurturing, female-led set helmed by Ava DuVernay and Oprah Winfrey.
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Amy Sherald, Michelle Obama’s Chosen Portraitist, Is Now a Bona Fide Art-Market Success Story | Artnet
All the in-demand artist’s paintings have sold at the Untitled Art Fair—and a 2020 retrospective is already in the works.
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Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater returns to NYC for brief run during the holidays | WPIX 11 News
Led by Artistic Director Robert Battle, Ailey’s extraordinary dancers will move audiences with premieres, new productions, repertory favorites and classics like the American masterpiece Revelations, acclaimed as a must-see for all.
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New Jimi Hendrix Album with Unreleased Songs Coming in March | AFRO
NEW YORK (AP) — Unreleased songs recorded by Jimi Hendrix between 1968 and 1970 will be released next year.
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Studio Portraits of African-American People in the Second Half of the 19th Century | Vintage Everyday
In documenting the history and experience of African-Americans, the Simpson collection also records and depicts acts of racism, oppression, and violence; though they are sometimes unpleasant and even shocking, such materials represent significant aspects America’s complicated history.
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There are drummers, then jazz drummers, and then there’s Harvey Mason | Michigan Chronicle
Harvey Mason isn’t just a jazz drummer. In fact, he isn’t just a drummer.
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Netflix for Jazz? Quincy Jones’s Qwest TV Takes Concerts and Films Digital | The New York Times
Qwest will operate like a highly specialized version of Netflix: Members pay a small fee each month for access to the full video library.
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Basquiat Left School at 17—and Made New York Museums His Classroom | Artsy
By the time Basquiat was included in the “Times Square Show,” he’d begun to talk about his influences: a pantheon of artist-heroes he’d encountered over many years of museum visits.
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