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On View: 'When You See Me: Visibility in Contemporary Art/History' at Dallas Museum of Art Showcases Recent Acquisitions by Artists of Color, Women, and Queer Artists

On View: ‘When You See Me: Visibility in Contemporary Art/History’ at Dallas Museum of Art Showcases Recent Acquisitions by Artists of Color, Women, and Queer Artists

DEBORAH ROBERTS, “When you see me,” 2019 (mixed media and collage on canvas). | Dallas Museum of Art, TWO x TWO for AIDS and Art Fund, 2020.20. © Deborah Roberts. Courtesy the artist and Stephen Friedman Gallery, London and New York   On View presents images from noteworthy exhibitions   A GROUP OF SEVEN BOYS...
Roberts Projects Announced Representation of Wangari Mathenge, Whose Paintings Foreground Experiences of Black Women

Roberts Projects Announced Representation of Wangari Mathenge, Whose Paintings Foreground Experiences of Black Women

  THE WOMEN confidently claim space on sofas, gazing directly at the viewer, holding our attention. The women, reclining and sitting, embrace their culture and express their style through the vibrant colors and patterned fabrics of their clothing, head scarves and throw pillows. The women, by turns introspective, skeptical, and assertive, are the subjects of...