Painter Charles McGee is a Detroit icon whose art can be seen everywhere from the Detroit Institute of Art to the People Mover’s Broadway station.
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Inspired by Mom, Photographer Captures 100 Multicultural Women in Milwaukee – NBC News
Corey Fells, 24, sees a parallel story between millennial multicultural women today and his late mother who grew up in the 60s.
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Basquiat Painting Sells for $110.5 Million, Becoming Most Expensive Work by US Artist at Auction – Hyperallergic
The Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezaw who bought the 1982 painting last night at Sotheby’s New York posted multiple images of himself posing with his treasure on Twitter and Instagram.
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Ailey II—Always a sure bet! – New York Amsterdam News
Ailey II, the revered junior company of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, presented their first season at NYU’s Skirball Center for the Performing Arts, March 29 through April 2.
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Ruud van Empel’s “Fantasy Portraits” At Beetles+Huxley
Faces too symmetrical, clothes perfectly ironed, trees with not a leaf out of place, there’s something unsettling about Dutch photographer Ruud van Empel’s work. It sits uncomfortably on the line between reality and fantasy; leaving the viewer full of questions. Who are these children? Where are they? Why is their gaze so blank?
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‘Afro-Portraitism’ Is the New Black Art Movement You Need to Know – Okay Africa
A big part of creating unity in a culture relies on bringing people together and collaborating. While there are many traditional forms of collaboration, young people within the diaspora are finding unique ways to elevate imagery and representation of African people.
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Imagining the Portraits of African American Women Erased from History – Hyperallergic
In The Evanesced at the California African American Museum, Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle confronts society’s compulsion to reframe, mitigate, or eliminate the role of black women in the US.
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Contact High: Jamel Shabazz On Shooting The Subway – Mass Appeal
“Every squeeze of the shutter release had to be on point.”
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New Voices in Black Cinema at BAM April 26-30 – New York Amsterdam News
Wake up New York City. It’s film festival time and the power of the African and African-American creative voice is alive and well and just a MetroCard swipe away.
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Here’s Why The ‘Bronzeville’ Podcast Series Is A Must-Listen – Global Grind
The all-star cast and historic setting make the audio drama a one-of-a-kind experience.
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