Latest News in Black Art: Photographer Roland Freeman Died, Nigeria Named New Culture Minister, A’Driane Nieves Joined Various Small Fires, Arem Duplessis Won National Design Award & More
Latest News in Black Art features updates and developments in the world of art and related culture Roland Freeman (1936-2023). | Photo by the artist LIVES Roland Leeon Freeman (1936-2023), a photographer and collector of quilts made by African Americans, died on Aug. 7 in Washington, D.C. He was 87. Freeman’s unrivaled...
Latest News in Black Art: María Magdalena Campos-Pons Curating Tennessee Triennial, Ferrari Sheppard Now Repped by Mariane Ibrahim Gallery, Julie Dash Contributing to Met Gala Exhibition
Latest News in Black Art features news updates and developments in the world of art and related culture María Magdalena Campos-Pons. | Photo by John Russell, Courtesy Vanderbilt University Appointments María Magdalena Campos-Pons is serving as the inaugural consulting curator of the Tennessee Triennial. A Cuban-born artist and educator, Campos-Pons is a...
Culture Type 2020 Holiday Gift Guide: Artist-Inspired Ideas for Everyone on Your List
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...
Lines: Shantell Martin’s First Monograph Documents Her Prolific Drawing Practice
ARMED WITH A BLACK PEN and a penchant for line drawing and storytelling, Shantell Martin has carved out a significant artistic space for herself. Her visual musings are driven by her personal language of key words and faces, intuitive energy, and a sense of true freedom and joy gleaned from sharing her ideas. “Who...
Known for Her Free-Form Line Drawings, Shantell Martin is Collaborating With the New York City Ballet
Artist Shantell Martin x New York City Ballet BRITISH ARTIST Shantell Martin has turned her bold, black-and-white line drawings into a cottage industry. Over the past decade, Martin has parlayed her work into a series of high-profile exhibitions, projects, and collaborations. In her latest venture, she’s transformed Lincoln Center’s David H. Koch Theater, home...
Retrospective: The Latest News in Black Art – Hamza Walker to Head LAXART, National Medal of Arts Announced
RETROSPECTIVE is a review of the latest news and happenings related to art by and about people of African descent, with a few nods to culture thrown in. This week, highlights include news that President Obama created a national monument, will honor artists Jack Whitten and Ralph Lemon with the National Medal of Arts, and...
Shantell Martin is Drawing on Kelly Wearstler Products
SQUIGGLY LINES PUNCTUATED WITH BRIGHT EYES adorn the window of interior designer Kelly Wearstler’s flagship boutique on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles. Executed with a thick, black marker, the drawing style looks familiar, Keith Haring-esque perhaps, but it is all Shantell Martin, bursting with whimsy, wonder and hipster cool. The British-born artist is collaborating...
