New York City has always attracted avant-garde artists. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] From the energetic Abstract Expressionists to the pioneers of American Pop Art, forward-thinking creatives have flocked to the city that never sleeps for decades. While each and every modern movement cultivated in the Big Apple has made its mark on the history of art, the […]
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He Photographed Ferguson. Now Adrian Walker is in The National Portrait Gallery | Riverfront Times
The exhibition has deep roots for Adrian, yet the idea was first inspired by a series of coincidences. A friend recommended that Adrian shoot product photos for OJI Royale in Los Angeles, which makes designer and luxury durags. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] “That’s what I was set to do, but I try to tell stories within all […]
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Meet 5 Black Women Who Are Making A Splash In The Art World | Essence
Those paintings by Black artists that we see hanging in a gallery or major museum didn’t get there by happenstance. When it comes to the business of art, strong representation is essential for the creatives behind the works we consume. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] The talents first had to be discovered by someone with a reasonable amount […]
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Dean’s List: Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys Focus on Collecting African-American Art | Art News
In May 2018, in a buzzing salesroom at Sotheby’s New York, the hammer fell on Kerry James Marshall’s Past Times (1997), a sprawling masterpiece that surveys a contemporary pastoral scene in which black figures are seen picnicking, boating, golfing, and playing croquet. Not long after, the price—$21.1 million, the highest figure for a work by […]
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The Black Artists You Should Know at Basel | Paper Mag
The art world’s annual December pilgrimage to Miami for Art Basel is currently underway. The glamorous mega fair and the more than two dozen satellite fairs that exist in its orbit draw tens of thousands of attendees each year. Some go to schmooze, some go to buy, and everyone arrives ready to party. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] […]
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‘Soul of a Nation’ Gives Black Artists Long-Overdue Visibility | SF Weekly
A new exhibit at the de Young on loan from the Tate Modern showcases decades of Black American art.
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Englewood Artist Connects Residents Across Chicago Segregation Lines | WBEZ
Englewood visual artist Tonika Lewis Johnson’s “Folded Map Project” connects Chicagoans with corresponding addresses on the North and South sides through photography and conversation. Reset sits down with Johnson to hear the latest on the project and its current expansion to the West Side. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Bianca Martin, WBEZ Featured Image Full article @ WBEZ
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New exhibit chronicling iconic black women opens at Seattle museum | KOMO News
SEATTLE — A new exhibit chronicling iconic black women debuts Friday at the Northwest African American Museum in Seattle. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Seattle artist Hiawatha D. calls his new exhibit ‘Iconic Black Women: Ain’t I a Woman’. KOMO News cameras were given a sneak peek inside the gallery before many of the paintings were hung to […]
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A recently found Ben Enwonwu painting has sold at seven times its valuation for $1.4 million | Quartz Africa
When a man found the almost forgotten portrait of his mother in their family house in Texas, he had no idea just how life-changing his discovery would be. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] The portrait, Christine, was by one of the most revered African artists of the 20th century, Ben Enwonwu. The captivating sitter was Christine Elizabeth Davis, […]
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5 & 3/4 Questions: Erin Robinson | Adobe
Erin Robinson (Brooklyn Dolly) Curent Residence: New York & Washington, D.C. Country of Origin: United States Instagram: @brooklyndolly Etsy Etsy.com/shop/brooklyndolly Describe yourself and your work. I am in my head a lot…a perpetual daydreamer of sorts. It’s quite a high when I get truly inspired. My mind goes into overdrive, and I can barely physically […]
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