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Latest News in Black Art: Gaëlle Choisne Won Top Art Prize in France, Deborah Willis is Board Chair at Andy Warhol Foundation, Investing in Young Memphis Artists & More

Latest News in Black Art: Gaëlle Choisne Won Top Art Prize in France, Deborah Willis is Board Chair at Andy Warhol Foundation, Investing in Young Memphis Artists & More

Latest News in Black Art features updates and developments in the world of art and related culture   Gaëlle Choisne. | Photo by Hugues Lawson-Body   AWARDS & HONORS Gaëlle Choisne Won France’s Top Art Prize The Prix Marcel Duchamp 2024 went to French Haitian artist Gaëlle Choisne (b. 1985). A Paris-based sculptor and video...
Goodman Gallery Now Represents Kenyan Artist Chemu Ng'ok, 'I Feel Like the Body is a Fertile Ground for Contemplation, for Ideas'

Goodman Gallery Now Represents Kenyan Artist Chemu Ng’ok, ‘I Feel Like the Body is a Fertile Ground for Contemplation, for Ideas’

GOODMAN GALLERY announced its representation of Chemu Ng’ok (b. 1989) last week. Ng’ok’s paintings and drawings feature abstracted figures and figurative forms entangled in a web of linework. The images explore the physical, psychological, and political aspects of the body and the complexities of human interaction, occupying space, and simply being. “I am thrilled to...
Latest News in Black Art: Alexander Harrison Now Repped by Kasmin, New Appointments at Baltimore Museum of Art, Renell Medrano Wins ICP Infinity Award & More

Latest News in Black Art: Alexander Harrison Now Repped by Kasmin, New Appointments at Baltimore Museum of Art, Renell Medrano Wins ICP Infinity Award & More

  Latest News in Black Art features updates and developments in the world of art and related culture   Alexander Harrison. | Photo by Diego Flores   Representation Kasmin in New York announced its representation of painter Alexander Harrison (b. 1993) on Dec. 4. Born in Greenville, S.C., Harrison lives and works in Brooklyn, N.Y....
Black Female Artists Are Headlining Exhibitions Throughout London This Summer

Black Female Artists Are Headlining Exhibitions Throughout London This Summer

  MORE THAN A DOZEN EXHIBITIONS, most in and around London, are showcasing the work of black female artists this summer. Presented at museums, nonprofits, and commercial galleries, many of the shows are breaking new ground for the artists, who span generations. Faith Ringgold at Serpentine Galleries is making her European institutional solo debut and...