4 Black Contemporary Artists Everyone Should Know
As art historians, it is our duty to acknowledge the importance of those overlooked and underprivileged artists who may not be as famous as they...
Magda Michalska 1 October 2024
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Faces of Mozambique: How Malangatana Reflected His Native Culture in Art
One of the most prominent African artists of the 20th century, Malangatana was a multitalented artist who had many dreams. He realized them with his...
Merve Parla 9 August 2024
In Their Shoes: Nona Faustine’s White Shoes Now at the Brooklyn Museum
White Shoes (2021) is a complete series of photographs presenting a decade-long project of Brooklyn-based artist Nona Faustine. This beautifully...
Jennifer S. Musawwir 22 April 2024
Last Chance to See! Jean-Michel Basquiat: King Pleasure in Los Angeles
Jean-Michel Basquiat: King Pleasure is an immersive art experience organized in Los Angeles by the family of the artist in a space designed by the...
Jennifer S. Musawwir 22 December 2023
Watch Basquiat Painting Live Downtown
Jean-Michel Basquiat was a Haitian-American artist who first gained attention as part of SAMO, an informal graffiti duo known for its cryptic...
Zuzanna Stańska 22 December 2023
5 Things to Know About El Anatsui’s Turbine Hall Commission at Tate Modern
On October 10th, the doors of Tate Modern in London swung open, unveiling a long-awaited exhibition: the annual Turbine Hall Hyundai Commission. The...
Natalia Tiberio 2 November 2023
Portraits by Lynette Yiadom-Boakye: They Are Black Because I’m Not White
Celebrated in 2018 with a solo show at the New Museum in New York, the English painter of Ghanaian descent Lynette Yiadom-Boakye hypnotized me with...
Magda Michalska 1 October 2023
Black Motherhood in Photography: Book Review of Black Matrilineage, Photography, and Representation
Black Matrilineage, Photography, and Representation: Another Way of Knowing by co-editors Lesly Deschler Canossi and Zoraida Lopez-Diago of the...
Jennifer S. Musawwir 27 February 2023
Dream-Like Artworks: Minnie Evans’ Divine Inspiration
Folk Art, Surrealist, Visionary, Americana, call it what you will. Minnie Evans’ (1892—1987) dream-like artworks speak of another world, a world...
Rachel Witte 25 February 2023
Black American Artists in North Carolina
Are you curious about Black American artists from or working in the state of North Carolina? Well, look no further. Here is a (short) list to get you...
Rachel Witte 25 February 2023
Last Chance to See: Theaster Gates: Young Lords and Their Traces
Theaster Gates is known for his urban revival and commitment to public service through the acquisition of neglected buildings around the...
Jennifer S. Musawwir 1 February 2023
A Return to Just Above Midtown Gallery at MoMA
This season’s crop of museum exhibitions around New York City includes the highly-anticipated retrospective of Linda Goode Bryant’s experimental...
Jennifer S. Musawwir 5 December 2022
