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Latest News in Black in Art: Kimberly Drew Joins Pace Gallery as Associate Director, Plus New Appointments at Smithsonian, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Guggenheim & More
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Latest News in Black in Art: Kimberly Drew Joins Pace Gallery as Associate Director, Plus New Appointments at Smithsonian, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Guggenheim & More

by Victoria L. Valentine on Feb 9, 2022 • No Comments
  Latest News in Black Art features news updates and developments in the world of art and related culture   Writer, Curator, and Activist Kimberly Drew. | Photo by Inez & Vinoodh, Courtesy Kimberly Drew and Pace Gallery   Appointments Pace Gallery announced the appointment of Kimberly Drew as associate director. Based in New York,...
Culture Type Picks: 15 Best Black Art Books of 2020
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Culture Type Picks: 15 Best Black Art Books of 2020

by Victoria L. Valentine on Dec 31, 2020 • 2 Comments
  WITH MUSEUMS CLOSED and galleries shuttered for months on end in 2020, a succession of new art books focused on Black artists provided much needed solace, insights, and deep dives into the practices of up-and-coming artists and historic figures. When exhibitions dedicated to Kamoinge Workshop, Tyler Mitchell, Jordan Casteel, and Yvette Yiadom-Boakye were temporarily...
Culture Type 2020 Holiday Gift Guide: Artist-Inspired Ideas for Everyone on Your List
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Culture Type 2020 Holiday Gift Guide: Artist-Inspired Ideas for Everyone on Your List

by Victoria L. Valentine on Nov 30, 2020 • No Comments
  FAITH RINGGOLD COLLABORATED with Vans and the Museum of Modern Art. The estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat partnered with Coach and Derrick Adams joined forces with a swimsuit brand. Considering an art-inspired gift? This year, highly acclaimed Black artists have made their work more accessible to wider audiences in the form of products such as...

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