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: For Freedoms and People For the American Way Working With Dozens of High-Profile Artists to Mobilize Voters
For Freedoms: DEREK FORDJOUR, Installation view of “Drum Roll Role Call” (billboard), Memphis, Tenn. Location: UNION VIADUCT SS 1000FT W/O POPLAR F/E-1. | Billboard in partnership with Movement Voter Fund, Courtesy For Freedoms ARTISTS ARE WEIGHING IN on the 2024 election, using their art to implore voters to turn out and have their voices...
Recent News in Black Art: Kim Dacres Joined Charles Moffett Gallery, Jordan Carter Co-Curating 2026 Counterpublic Triennial, Mabel O. Wilson to Deliver Mellon Lectures
Recent News in Black Art features updates and developments in the world of art and related culture From left, Kim Dacres portrait. | Photo by Antony Artis; KIM DACRES, “Zora,” 2024 (found tires, tire rims wrapped in tire inner tubes, washers, wood and screws mounted on wood pyramid plinth with black paint, felted wool...
In Memoriam: Artists, Curators, and Friends Remember Faith Ringgold as a ‘Great Artist,’ ‘Fearless Activist,’ and ‘Blessing to All of Us’
An Evening with Faith Ringgold: Serpentine Galleries hosted a conversation with the artist, conducted by Artistic Director Hans Ulrich Obrist at Conway Hall in London (June 6, 2019). | Photo © Talie Rose Eigeland AN EXTRAORDINARY ARTIST known for her political paintings and story quilts, Faith Ringgold, (1930-2024) lived a long and productive life....
Latest News in Black Art: Lauren Halsey Joins Gagosian, Todd Gray Now Repped by Lehmann Maupin, Harvey B. Gantt Center Turns 50, Plus Major Shake Up at Artforum
Latest News in Black Art features updates and developments in the world of art and related culture Lauren Halsey. | Photo by Russell Hamilton Representation Gagosian, which has locations in the United States, Europe, and Asia, announced its representation of artist Lauren Halsey. Despite characterizing the relationship as global, she will continue...
12 Museum Exhibitions to See Now Feature Sam Gilliam, Billy Zangewa, Deana Lawson, Isaac Julien, Young Fashion Photographers, Memphis Metal Workers & More
THEMED EXHIBITIONS exploring the Great Migration and showcasing works by metal workers in Memphis and young fashion photographers are among the noteworthy shows featuring Black artists that opened in museums this spring and summer. From Seattle to Cleveland, Atlanta, Boston, and London, many of these exhibitions remain open through September. Museums are presenting works...
Coming Soon: Career-Spanning Survey of Beverly McIver Opens at Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art in February 2022
NEARLY 25 YEARS AGO, the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (SMoCA) presented an emerging artist exhibition dedicated to Beverly McIver, her first-ever solo show. Next year, the Arizona museum plans to revisit the artist’s work with a career-spanning survey chronicling the arc of her ongoing practice. “Beverly McIver: Full Circle” is guest-curated by Kim...
