On View: ‘Jacob Lawrence: African American Modernist’ at Kunsthal KAdE is First Retrospective of Celebrated Artist in Europe
JACOB LAWRENCE, “Struggle Series, Panel 04 – I Alarmed Almost Every House Till I Got To Lexington. — Paul Revere (Night Rider),” 1954 (eitempera on hardboard, 30.5 x 40.6 cm). | A.J. Kollar Fine Paintings, LLC; Seattle, Washington. © Jacob and Gwendolyn Knight Lawrence Foundation/ c/o Pictoright, Amsterdam 2025 On View presents images from...
On View: ‘Martin Puryear: Nexus’ at MFA Boston is Rare, Career-Spanning Showcase of Sculptor’s Master Craftsmanship
Installation view of “Martin Puryear: Nexus,” Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Linde Family Wing for Contemporary Art (Sept. 27, 2025-Feb. 8, 2026). Shown, MARTIN PURYEAR, “Aso Oke,” 2019 (bronze). © Martin Puryear, Jack Shear Collection. | Photo © Museum of Fine Arts, Boston On View presents images from noteworthy exhibitions THE SCULPTURAL WORKS...
On View: ‘Nigerian Modernism’ at Tate Modern Charts Artistic Revolution Against Backdrop of Political and Cultural Rebellion
UZO EGONU (1931-1996), “Will Knowledge Safeguard Freedom 2,” 1985 (oil on canvas, 178 x 274.5 cm / 70.1 x 108.1 inches). | © Estate of Uzo Egonu. Tiana and Vikram Chellaram On View presents images from noteworthy exhibitions NIGERIA’S MODERN ART REVOLUTION comes to life in “Nigerian Modernism.” The groundbreaking exhibition explores the...
Long Overdue, First Museum Retrospective of Mavis Pusey Explores Artist’s Geometric Abstraction Over Five Decades
Installation view of “Mavis Pusey: Mobile Images,” Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA), University of Pennsylvania. | Photo: Constance Mensch TEN YEARS AGO, curator Hallie Ringle embarked upon a fact-finding mission to learn about the life and work of Mavis Pusey (1928-2019), the Jamaican-American artist who pursued fashion before concentrating on painting and printmaking. Pusey...
20 Must-See Monographic Museum Exhibitions Feature Artists Allan Rohan Crite, Wifredo Lam, Suzanne Jackson, Woody De Othello, Theaster Gates & More
Installation view of “Woody De Othello: coming forth by day,” Pérez Art Museum Miami (Nov. 13, 2025-June 25, 2026). | Photo: Lazaro Llanes FALL IS PRIME EXHIBITION SEASON at art museums worldwide, the time of year when institutions schedule their most important shows and landmark presentations. Fall 2025 is no exception. Must-see monographic exhibitions...
On View: ‘Lorna Simpson: Source Notes’ at Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York Focuses on Shift to Large-Scale Painting
LORNA SIMPSON (American, born Brooklyn, New York, 1960), “For Beryl Wright,” 2021 (ink and screenprint on two gessoed fiberglass panels, Overall: 75 1/2 in. × 9 ft. 10 inches / 191.8 × 299.7 cm). LSN.017 On View presents images from noteworthy exhibitions NEW YORK ARTIST Lorna Simpson (b. 1960) built a critically recognized...
Government Shutdown is Over, National Gallery of Art and Smithsonian Reopening After Being Shuttered for More than a Month
Installation view of “With Passion and Purpose: Gifts from the Collection of Larry D. and Brenda A. Thompson” (June 7-Oct. 5, 2025) at the National Gallery of Art. Shown, works by Elizabeth Catlett (foreground), Mavis Pusey, and Daniel LaRue Johnson (from left, in background). | Photo by Victoria L. Valentine GEORGIA COLLECTORS Larry D....
‘Superfine: Tailoring Black Style’ Showcased Rich History of Black Dandyism, Fashion Liberation and Imagination
DISGUISE, Gallery view of “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style,” Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, N.Y. (May 10-Oct. 26, 2025). Shown, From left, OFF-WHITE, Ib Kamara, Jackets with white thread embroidery of anatomical male and female chest and torso motifs (Spring/Summer 2023). | Photo © The Metropolitan Museum of Art A VELVET LIVERY JACKET from...
On View: ‘Sahara Longe: The Other Side of the Mountain’ at Arnolfini in Bristol, British Artist’s First Solo Institutional Exhibition
Installation view of “Sahara Longe The Other Side of the Mountain,” Arnolfini, Bristol, UK (June 28-Sept. 28, 2025). | Lisa Whiting Photography for Arnolfini. All rights reserved On View presents images from noteworthy exhibitions NEW FIGURATIVE PAINTINGS by British artist Sahara Longe capture real and imagined scenes, based on dreams, personal memories, and...
Amy Sherald Exhibition Headed to High Museum in Atlanta in Spring 2026, News Follows Artist Withdrawing Show From Smithsonian Due to Censorship Concerns
Installation view of “Amy Sherald: American Sublime,” Whitney Museum of American Art (April 9-Aug. 10, 2025). Shown from left, “Ecclesia (The Meeting of Inheritance and Horizons)” (2024) and “Trans Forming Liberty” (2024). | Photo by Tiffany Sage/BFA.com. © BFA 2025 ANOTHER VENUE HAS BEEN ADDED to the touring schedule of “Amy Sherald: American Sublime.”...
‘Kerry James Marshall: The Histories,’ Largest-Ever UK Exhibition of the Artist Includes New Paintings Exploring Role of Black Africans in Transatlantic Slave Trade
KERRY JAMES MARSHALL, “Haul,” 2025 (acrylic on PVC panel in artist’s frame, 221 x 321 cm). | © Kerry James Marshall. Image courtesy David Zwirner, London. Photo: Kerry McFate ONE OF THE GREAT HISTORY PAINTERS of our time, American artist Kerry James Marshall‘s latest exhibition is aptly titled. “Kerry James Marshall: The Histories” at...
Tale of Two Paintings: Ernie Barnes Made Two Versions of His Famous ‘Sugar Shack’ Painting. One is Owned by Eddie Murphy, The Other Sold at Auction for $15 Million
Painting 1: This is the first version of “The Sugar Shack” by Ernie Barnes. The painting is owned by Eddie Murphy and was used for the cover of a Marvin Gaye album. Shown, ERNIE BARNES, “The Sugar Shack,” 1976 (acrylic on canvas). | Image Courtesy Ernie Barnes Estate The artist said he painted ‘The...
On View: ‘Danielle McKinney: Tell Me More’ at Rose Art Museum at Brandeis University is Painter’s First U.S. Solo Museum Exhibition
DANIELLE MCKINNEY, “Tell me More,” 2023 (oil on linen. 11 x 14 inches / 27.9 x 35.6 cm). | Courtesy the artist, Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York and Aspen, and Galerie Max Hetzler, Berlin | Paris | London | Marfa. © Danielle Mckinney. Photo by Pierre Le Hors On View presents images from noteworthy...
Amy Sherald Exhibition Lands at Baltimore Museum of Art After Artist Canceled Presentation at Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery Over Censorship Concerns
Amy Sherald. | Photo by Kelvin Bulluck, Courtesy Baltimore Museum of Art THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE EXHIBITION of Amy Sherald will open at the Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA) in November. Announced today, the news comes after the artist canceled the presentation of “Amy Sherald: American Sublime” at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C....
Washington, D.C., Museums are Showcasing African American Art, Exhibitions Focus on Photography and the Black Arts Movement, Vivian Browne, Adam Pendleton & More
VIVIAN BROWNE, “Seven Deadly Sins,” circa 1968 (oil on canvas, 59 x 112 inches). | Courtesy Adobe Krow Archives, CA, and RYAN LEE Gallery, NY Important and poignant exhibitions are on view in the nation’s capital, despite the politically charged climate and government overreach ART MUSEUMS IN WASHINGTON, D.C., are showcasing African American...
On View: ‘In the Medium of Life: The Drawings of Beauford Delaney’ at The Drawing Center in New York Explores Centrality of Drawing in Artist’s Practice
Installation view of “In the Medium of Life: The Drawings of Beauford Delaney,” The Drawing Center, New York, N.Y. (May 30-Sept. 14, 2025). | Photo by Daniel Terna, Courtesy The Drawing Center © Estate of Beauford Delaney, by permission of Derek L. Spratley, Esquire, Court Appointed Administrator On View presents images from noteworthy exhibitions...
New African Masquerades: Museums in United States and West Africa Presenting Landmark Look at Contemporary Masquerade Practices
Installation view of “New African Masquerades: Artistic Innovations and Collaborations,” New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, La. (April 4-Aug. 10, 2025). Shown, Ensemble by Hervé Youmbi. | Photo by Wayan Barre, Courtesy NOMA GIVING RARE INSIGHT into contemporary West African masquerade practices across societies, cultures, and religions, “New African Masquerades: Artistic Innovations and...
On View: ‘Amy Sherald: American Sublime’ at Whitney Museum of American Art in New York Charts Artist’s Two-Decade Career
AMY SHERALD, “A God Blessed Land (Empire of Dirt),” 2022 (oil on linen, 96 1/8 × 130 1/8 × 2 1/2 inches / 244.1 × 330.2 × 6.35 cm.). | Courtesy the Tymure Collection. © Amy Sherald. Photo by Joseph Hyde On View presents images from noteworthy exhibitions AN EXPANSIVE VIEW of the...
Amy Sherald Withdrew ‘American Sublime’ Exhibition From Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, Citing ‘Culture of Censorship’
In the trailer introducing “Amy Sherald: American Sublime” at the Whitney Museum of American Art, exhibition curator Rujeko Hockley said, “Hopefully in walking through the exhibition and seeing the paintings… you might have that feeling of being kind of overwhelmed, positively, by the vastness, the breadth, the range of the American people.” | Video by...
On View: ‘Paris Noir’ Exhibition at Centre Pompidou ‘Retraces the Presence and Influence of Black Artists in France from 1950s to 2000’
“Paris Noir: Artistic circulations and anti-colonial resistance, 1950-2000,” Centre Pompidou, Paris, France (March 13-June 30, 2025). | Courtesy Centre Pompidou On View presents images from noteworthy exhibitions A NEXUS OF ART, CULTURE, and geopolitical history, “Paris Noir: Artistic circulations and anti-colonial resistance, 1950-2000” at Centre Pompidou explores the presence of Black artists in...
