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...
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...
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...
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...
MoAD San Francisco: Ann Johnson’s Embellished Basketball Hoops Explore Cultural Signifiers and Dreams Deferred
ANN JOHNSON, “Egyptian Collar,” 2002 (mixed media: beads, regulation goal and backboard, found objects, chain net, 48 inches long). | © Ann Johnson. Collection of Elliot Perry, Memphis, Tenn. THE FREIGHTED SYMBOLISM of basketball, its intrinsic connection to the Black community, and the elements used to play the sport (ball, hoop, and net) have...
MoMA is Presenting First Solo Exhibition of Marlon Mullen, Artist Transforms Covers of Art Magazines Into ‘Dazzling Paintings’
Marlon Mullen at work in the NIAD studio. | Courtesy the artist and NIAD A PORTRAIT of a Black male painter in his studio graced the cover of Artforum in January 2017. The issue included a review of “Kerry James Marshall: Mastry,” a 35-year retrospective of the artist. In the painting, Kerry James Marshall...
On View: Posthumous Survey of Luminous Landscapes by Richard Mayhew at ACA Galleries in New York
RICHARD MAYHEW, “Minuet,” 2002 (oil on canvas, 20 x 24 inches / 50.8 x 60.96 cm). | ©️Estate of Richard Mayhew, Courtesy ACA Galleries, NY On View presents images from noteworthy exhibitions THE LUMINOUS LANDSCAPES of Richard Mayhew (1924-2024) evoke a sense of spiritual transcendence. Mayhew pictured abstracted and imagined places that evince...
New York: 5 Gallery Exhibitions Feature Works by Artists Felrath Hines, Henry Taylor, Tigist Yoseph Ron, Miles Greenberg, and Barkley L. Hendricks
CURRENTLY ON VIEW in New York, galleries are presenting a rare look at six decades of paintings by Felrath Hines, Henry Taylor’s venture into printmaking, and the first U.S. solo exhibition of Ethiopian Jewish artist Tigist Yoseph Ron. Solo exhibitions of Barkley L. Hendricks and Miles Greenberg also on view. The shows are closing in...
New York Museums are Showcasing African American Art, Exhibitions Focus on Connections to Ancient Egypt, Alvin Ailey, Elizabeth Catlett, Ralph Lemon & More
THROUGHOUT NEW YORK CITY, from the Metropolitan Museum of Art to the Jewish Museum, Whitney Museum of American Art, and MoMA PS1, museums are presenting important exhibitions of African American artists. The following shows explore Alvin Ailey, Elizabeth Catlett, Belle da Costa Greene, Marlon Mullen, Latinx artists, design interpretations of ‘Making Home,’ and more. (Exhibitions...
On View: ‘Shinique Smith: Parade’ at Florida’s Ringling Museum Presents Contemporary American Sculptures in Dialogue With Historic European Art
“Mitumba Deity II” by Shinique Smith installed in the Astor Salon gallery, The Ringling Museum of Art. | Courtesy Ringling Museum of Art On View presents images from noteworthy exhibitions GIVING CONTEXT, highlighting connections, and challenging accepted art histories, recent museum exhibitions have presented works by contemporary Black artists in dialogue with historic...
New York: 5 Gallery Exhibitions Feature Works by Artists Trenton Doyle Hancock, Kara Walker, Martha Jackson Jarvis, Terry Adkins, and Elias Sime
WHAT TO SEE IN NEW YORK? Five solo exhibitions explore the unexpected. Best known for her monochromatic cut-paper silhouettes, Kara Walker’s latest show features a few dozen watercolors produced in a spectrum of color. New collage paintings made by Trenton Doyle Hancock explore satirical narratives with his superhero character confronting Philip Guston’s Klan figures. Also...
On View: ‘Beverly McIver: Entangled’ at Berry Campbell Gallery in New York Presents Emotional, Truth-Telling Portraits
BEVERLY MCIVER, Entangled #1, 2024 (oil on canvas, 60 x 96 inches / 152.4 x 243.8 cm). | © Beverly McIver On View presents images from noteworthy exhibitions ARTISTS OFTEN SPEAK about the need be seen, represented, and have a voice. Beverly McIver (b. 1962) takes it a step further. She is candid...
Election 2024: Museums Serving as Voting Sites Are Also Presenting Exhibitions of Elizabeth Catlett, Tyler Mitchell, and Other African American Artists
THE 2024 CAMPAIGN FOR THE PRESIDENCY is historic in many respects. Democracy and freedom are on the ballot and the United States may elect its first female president. The attention of the world is on Tuesday’s election. Museums are engaged in the election, too. Election Day (Nov. 5) is upon us with schools, libraries, community...
On View: ‘Devin B. Johnson: Ritual of Welcome’ Exhibition Features New Figurative and Abstract Paintings at Nicodim Gallery in Los Angeles
DEVIN B. JOHNSON, “Cluster,” 2024 (oil on linen, 60 x 62 inches / 152 x 157 cm). | © Devin B. Johnson. Courtesy the artist and Nicodim. Photo by Yubo Dong / ofstudio photography On View presents images from noteworthy exhibitions FOR HIS FIFTH SOLO EXHIBITION with Nicodim Gallery, Devin B. Johnson (b....
History Maker: ‘Amy Sherald: American Sublime’ Will Be First Solo Exhibition of a Black Female Artist at Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery
AMY SHERALD, “A God Blessed Land (Empire of Dirt),” 2022 (oil on linen, 96 1/8 x 130 1/8 inches). | Tymure Collection, © Amy Sherald. Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth. Photo by Joseph Hyde THE LARGEST-EVER EXHIBITION of Amy Sherald (b. 1973) opens in November at the San Francisco Museum of Modern...
On View: First International Institutional Survey of Noah Davis Now Open in Germany, Will Travel to London and Los Angeles, Where the Late Artist Was Based
NOAH DAVIS, “The Missing Link 4,” 2013 (oil on canvas, 78 x 86 1/4 inches / 198.1 x 219.1 cm). | Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided by AHAN: Studio Forum, 2013 Art Here and Now purchase. © The Estate of Noah Davis. Courtesy The Estate of Noah Davis and David...
Next Spring: Major Mid-Career Survey of Rashid Johnson Will Unfold Throughout the Grand Rotunda of Guggenheim Musuem
RASHID JOHNSON, “Untitled Escape Collage,” 2018 (ceramic tile, mirror tile, branded red oak flooring, vinyl, spray enamel, oil stick, black soap, and wax, 97 × 121 × 2 1/4 inches / 246.4 × 307.3 × 5.7 cm). | Image courtesy the artist © Rashid Johnson, 2024. Photo by Martin Parsekian A MAJOR TRAVELING SURVEY...
