On View: ‘Robert Carter and Charles White in Dialogue’ Presents Moving Figurative Compositions at ACA Galleries in New York
ROBERT CARTER, “Growth,” circa 1980 (acrylic, pencil, advertisements, and paper mounted on wood panel, 32 1/2 x 68 inches / 82.5 x 172.7 cm). | © Robert Carter, Courtesy ACA Galleries, NY On View presents images from noteworthy exhibitions BRINGING TOGETHER the works of two artists engaged with figure composition, “Robert Carter and...
Culture Type: The Month in Black Art, Here’s What Happened in April 2025
Director of Smithsonian’s African American Museum stepped down, Andrea Barnwell Brownlee departing Cummer Museum of Art, antiquities dealer Leonardo Patterson died **THIS POST WILL BE UPDATED THROUGH THE END OF THE MONTH** AWARDS & HONORS | April 2: Sheela Gowda received the 2025 Sam Gilliam Award. The Dia Art Foundation and Sam...
Nowness: Harper’s Bazaar Taps Into the Contemporary Moment With an Array of Cultural Figures, Including Cover Artists Lorna Simpson and Rashid Johnson
Rashid Johnson talks about his Soul Paintings and participation in the Now issue of Harper’s Bazaar. He begins by stating the following: “I’ve always been interested in the idea of now or nowness… the idea of timelessness, I think is also really essential. So when you get to marry the two spaces, when you marry...
Unruly Objects: First U.S. Solo Museum Exhibition of Turner Prize-Winning British Artist Veronica Ryan Presented in Midwest
VERONICA RYAN, “Infection VII (Punnet I),” 2020 (dyed thread doily, stacked cardboard mushroom boxes, stone casts, 5 7/8 x 19 3/4 x 19 3/4 inches / 15 x 50 x 50 cm). | © Veronica Ryan, OBE RA, Courtesy Paula Cooper Gallery, New York. Photo: Steven Probert ‘I’m really interested in contradiction and paradox...
Photographer Nona Faustine (1977-2025) Was Known for Powerful Self Portraits, Bringing Attention to Lives of Black Women and Legacies of Enslavement in New York
Nona Faustine (1977-2025). | Photo by Grace Roselli and Pandora’s BoxX Project, Courtesy the artist “I turned the lens on myself,… because I felt that the lives of Black women get very little exposure.” — Nona Faustine ARTIST AND PHOTOGRAPHER Nona Faustine (1977-2025), whose powerful practice was centered around identity, history, trauma, lineage,...
First Solo UK Solo Exhibition of Christina Kimeze Features New Paintings Inspired Rollerskating, Notions of Freedom and Flight
Installation view of “Christina Kimeze: Between Wood and Wheel,” South London Gallery, London, UK (Jan. 31-May 11, 2025). | Photo: Andy Stagg THE FIRST UK SOLO EXHIBITION of Christina Kimeze (b. 1986) presents new and recent paintings, works on paper, and a new tapestry commissioned by Dovecot Studios in Edinburg. Blending figuration and abstraction,...
‘Joe Overstreet: Taking Flight’ Showcases Artist’s Greatest Hits and Half-Century Connection with Houston Patrons
Installation view of “Joe Overstreet: Taking Flight,” The Menil Collection, Houston, Texas (Jan. 24-July 13, 2025). | Courtesy The Menil Collection IN HOUSTON, TEXAS, the Menil Collection is presenting some of the greatest hits of Joe Overstreet (1933–2019), whose work was influenced by jazz, African American history, and Abstract Expressionism. Nearly 30 works are...
Culture Type: The Month in Black Art, Here’s What Happened in March 2025
Elizabeth Giorgis, scholar of Ethiopian art history died. Artists Mônica Ventura and Precious Okoyomon joined new galleries. Republic of Togo will present its first pavilion at Venice Biennale of Architecture Fred Eversley (1941-2025), pictured in 2022. | Photo by Timothy Schenck, Courtesy Maria Larsson TALKS & LECTURES | March 4: In Washington, D.C.,...
Jack Whitten Explored Inventive Approaches to Abstraction and ‘Transformed Righteous Anger Into a Kind of Dazzling Beauty’
A NEW RETROSPECTIVE at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York presents the first full-scale, comprehensive examination of abstract artist Jack Whitten (1939-2018). The exhibition explores the artist’s singular practice across six decades. More than 175 works are on view in “Jack Whitten: The Messenger”, including paintings, sculptures, and works on paper. Known...
Pivotal Portrait by Amy Sherald Graces Cover of New Yorker in Advance of Major Survey at Whitney Museum of Art
A FASCINATING PORTRAIT by Amy Sherald graces the cover of the March 24 edition of The New Yorker. The cover is Sherald’s first for the magazine and coincides her first major museum survey and first museum exhibition in New York. “Amy Sherald: Sublime” opens to public on April 9 at the Whitney Museum of American...
New York: 5 Gallery Exhibitions Explore Works by Lina Iris Viktor, Tyler Mitchell, Todd Gray, Saya Woolfalk, Glenn Ligon and Julius Eastman
A SLATE OF EXHIBITIONS in New York explore a range of mediums, including painting, photography, and sound installation. Among the shows are a thoughtful conversation between the works of Glenn Ligon and late composer Julius Eastman; surveys of new works by Lina Iris Viktor and Todd Gray; and presentations by Tyler Mitchell and Saya Woolfolk...
On View: Striking Portraits by South African Photographer Zanele Muholi at SCAD Museum of Art in Savannah, Georgia
Installation view of “Zanele Muholi,” Winter 2025 – deFINEart, Gallery 110, SCAD Museum of Art, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Ga. (Feb. 25-July 6, 2025). | Photo Courtesy SCAD On View presents images from noteworthy exhibitions EVERY YEAR, the Savannah College of Art and Design’s deFINE ART program brings together an international...
On View: ‘Witnessing Humanity: The Art of John Wilson’ at MFA Boston is Largest-Ever Exhibition of the Artist and Educator
JOHN WILSON (American, 1922–2015), “Black Despair,” 1945 (oil on Masonite). | © Estate of John Wilson, Private Collection, New York
. Courtesy, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston On View presents images from noteworthy exhibitions A MASTER DRAFTSMAN and one of Boston’s great artists, John Wilson (1922-2015) was born in Roxbury and lived and worked...
Homeworthy Art: Collectors in Atlanta, New York, and London Recently Gave Tours of Their Homes, Showcasing Meaningful and Accessible Artworks Acquired Over Time
For these three women, the collection and display of accessible art by lesser-known and emerging artists is central to the design of their homes ATLANTA | “When I decorate, I don’t necessarily, to be honest with you, have a theme in mind. I just surround myself with things that I absolutely love,” Patrice Alexander...
Mickalene Thomas Designed a Custom Race Car Wrap for DART Car, a Female-Led Pro Motorsports Team
Rendering of McLaren Artura GT4 designed by Mickalene Thomas for DART Car. | Photo Courtesy DART Car ART THAT CELEBRATES BLACK WOMEN is hitting the professional racing circuit. Mickalene Thomas designed a custom wrap for a McLaren Artura GT4 race car. The commission was announced by Driven Artists Racing Team (DART Car), a female-led...
Culture Type: The Month in Black Art, Here’s What Happened in February 2025
Project aims to document legacy of Altadena in wake of LA wildfires, Lubaina Himid will represent UK at Venice Biennale, photography curator Oluremi C. Onabanjo won Vilcek Prize, Anne Collins Smith is chief curator at New Orleans Museum of Art, Sandra Jackson-Dumont stepping down at Lucas Museum, and more Rashid Johnson was honored at...
New York: Nick Cave is Inaugurating Jack Shainman Gallery’s Tribeca Space With Two Profound Bodies of Work
Installation view of “Nick Cave: Amalgams and Graphts,” Jack Shainman Gallery, 46 Lafayette Street, New York, N.Y. (Jan. 10-March 29, 2025). | © Nick Cave. Courtesy the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York. Photo: Dan Bradica Studio ELEMENTS OF BEAUTY, craft, and the natural world frame two profound bodies of work by Nick...
Lubaina Himid Will Represent UK at Venice Biennale in 2026, She Called the Commission a ‘Brilliant and Exciting Opportunity’
Lubaina Himid. | Photo © Adama Jalloh A key figure in the British Black Arts Movement, Lubaina Himid will be the third Black artist in a row to represent the UK at the Venice Biennale THE BRITISH COUNCIL announced Turner Prize winner Lubaina Himid (b. 1954) will represent Great Britain at the 61st...
Estate of Harry Belafonte Headed to Auction at Julien’s in Los Angeles, Lots Include Art, Awards, and Civil Rights Ephemera
Lot 2: MICHAEL ESCOFFERY, Portrait of Harry Belafonte, 2012 (acrylic on canvas). Signed by Escoffery. | Estimate $400-$600. SOLD for $585 fees included CONCERT AND MOVIE POSTERS. Portraits of Harry Belafonte (1927-2023) by various artists. Signed “Belafonte at Carnegie Hall” album. Kennedy Center Honors award. Correspondence with President John F. Kennedy, President Bill Clinton,...
Los Angeles: 9 Museum Exhibitions Explore Alice Coltrane, María Magdalena Campos-Pons, Ben Caldwell and KAOS Theory, 21st Century Black Diasporas & More
LOS ANGELES-AREA MUSEUMS are presenting an array of exhibitions featuring works by Black artists. Exhibitions are exploring Black art history through the lives and work of key African American artists and cultural figures, including Ben Caldwell, Alice Coltrane, George Washington Carver, and Nellie Mae Rowe, each of whom deserve to be more widely known. The...
