New Website Launched in Anticipation of Artist Simone Leigh’s Representation of United States at 59th Venice Biennale in 2022
A NEW WEBSITE provides a preview of Simone Leigh‘s forthcoming exhibition at the 59th Venice Biennale in 2022. Leigh is the first Black female artist to represent the United States with a solo show in the U.S. Pavilion at the international exhibition. Commissioned by the Institute of Contemporary Art Boston in cooperation with the...
Latest News in Black Art: Simone Leigh Departs Hauser & Wirth, CAAM Names Isabelle Lutterodt Deputy Director, Collectors Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys Grace Cover of Architectural Digest & More
Latest News in Black Art features news updates and developments in the world of art and related culture Simone Leigh photographed at Stratton Sculpture Studios, 2020. | © Simone Leigh, Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth. Photo by Shaniqwa Jarvis Repesentation BROOKLYN-BASED ARTIST Simone Leigh is departing Hauser & Wirth. ARTnews...
Estate of Terry Adkins Now Represented by Paula Cooper Gallery, Influential Artist Developed Singular Practice Rooted in History, Music, and Language
“Projects 107: Lone Wolf Recital Corps,” Museum of Modern Art, New York, 2017 PAUAL COOPER GALLERY announced its representation of Estate of Terry Adkins (1953-2014) on Oct. 18. A conceptual artist and musician, Adkins expressed himself through sculpture, sound, video, and printmaking and approached his work as a composer, developing conversational interplays among objects,...
Latest News in Black Art: Michaela Yearwood-Dan Joins Marianne Boesky Gallery, Colin Powell Portrait on Display at Smithsonian, Plus Chef Bryant Terry’s New Book on Art, Stories, and Recipes & More
Latest News in Black Art features news updates and developments in the world of art and related culture MICHAELA YEARWOOD-DAN, “A conduit for joy,” 2021 (oil, acrylic, ink, gold leaf and swarovski crystals on canvas; Overall: 87 x 141 3/4 inches / 221 x 360 cm; Each Panel: 87 x 70 7/8 inches...
Latest News in Black Art: Frank Bowling Wins Hahn Prize, Deidrea Miller Heading Communications at Christie’s Americas, Kellie Jones is New Chair of African American Studies at Columbia & More
Latest News in Black Art features news updates and developments in the world of art and related culture Guyana-born British painter Frank Bowling won the 2022 Wolfgang Hahn Prize. | Photo by Sacha Bowling Awards & Honors MUSEUM LUDWIG IN COLOGNE, GERMANY, awarded the 2022 Wolfgang Hahn Prize to Guyana-born British painter...
Latest News in Black Art: Huey P. Newton Sculpture Unveiled, Charisse Pearlina Weston Wins 2021 Burke Prize, DuSable Museum Names Danny Dunson Chief Curator & More
Latest News in Black Art features news updates and developments in the world of art and related culture Fredrika Newton, widow of Huey P. Newton, with bronze sculpture of the Black Panther co-founder. The bust by Oakland artist Dana King was unveiled Oct. 24, in Oakland, Calif. | Screenshot from AP Video ...
National Gallery of Art Acquires Faith Ringgold’s ‘Flag is Bleeding’ Painting: May Be Museum’s ‘Most Important Purchase of a Single Work of Contemporary Art’ Since 1976
THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART (NGA) acquired “The American People Series #18: The Flag is Bleeding” (1976), a major painting by Faith Ringgold that makes a powerful political statement about American democracy and racism. The iconic painting was acquired directly from the collection of the artist with funds gifted by the Glenstone Foundation and...
Studio Museum in Harlem Names 2021-22 Artists-in-Residence: Cameron Granger, Jacob Mason-Macklin, and Qualeasha Wood
THE STUDIO MUSEUM IN HARLEM has thrown its support behind three promising new artists working across diverse disciplines. The museum announced the selection of Cameron Granger, Jacob Mason-Macklin, and Qualeasha Wood as 2021-22 artists-in-residence. The group is the latest to participate in the germinal program, which has provided material and institutional support to artists...
Pioneering Photographer Ming Smith is Now Represented by Nicola Vassell Gallery
TWO POWERFUL, TRAILBLAZING WOMEN are joining forces. Nicola Vassell Gallery in New York announced the representation of Ming Smith on Friday. Smith joins the Black-owned gallery having established a groundbreaking photography practice over the last 50 years. In May, Vassell inaugurated her gallery with a solo exhibition of the Harlem-based artist. “Ming Smith: Evidence”...
Ghanaian Artist Cornelius Annor is Now Represented in Europe by Maruani Mercier Gallery of Brussels
MARUANI MERCIER announced its representation of Ghanaian artist Cornelius Annor today. Located in Brussels, Belgium, the gallery will represent Annor in Europe. Earlier this year, he was in residence at The Warehouse, the gallery’s expansive satellite space in Zaventem, Belgium. Next year, Annor will be in residence from February to April in anticipation of...
Latest News in Black Art: Ghanaian Artist Atta Kwami Has Died, Julie Mehretu Joins Whitney Museum Board, Bisa Butler Portrait of Questlove Covers New York Times Magazine & More
Latest News in Black Art features news updates and developments in the world of art and related culture Atta Kwami, 2019. | Photo: Modern Painters, New Decorators, Courtesy Serpentine Galleries UK-BASED, GHANAIAN ARTIST and printmaker Atta Kwami (1956-2021) has died. He was 65. Kwami’s paintings, murals, and kiosk sculptures are informed by...
Meg Onli Appointed Co-Leader of Black-Founded Underground Museum in Los Angeles, Will Serve as Director and Curator
THE UNDERGROUND MUSEUM in Los Angeles announced the appointment of Meg Onli as director and curator. She joins the museum from the Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, where she served as associate curator. Onli is taking on a co-leadership role at the Black-founded museum with Cristina Pacheco. A...
Latest News in Black Art: David Shrobe Joins Monique Meloche, Sandra Mujinga Wins Top German Art Prize, Jeremy O. Harris and Arthur Jafa Named New Museum Visionaries, Rob Fields Leads Sugar Hill Museum & More
Latest News in Black Art features news updates and developments in the world of art and related culture From left: DAVID SHROBE, “Riding the Wind’s Back,” 2021 (oil on canvas, acrylic and white charcoal on linen, acrylic and colored pencil on wood, and canvas, silk, suede, wool chambray, canvas, acrylic, and faux suede...
Latest News in Black Art: President Biden Nominates Maria Rosario Jackson to Chair NEA, Claudia Rankine Joins Guggenheim Board, Cherise Smith Wins Smithsonian’s Eldredge Book Prize & More
Latest News in Black Art features news updates and developments in the world of art and related culture From left, Poet Claudia Rankine joined the Guggenheim board; Maria Rosario Jackson is President Biden’s nominee to head the National Endowment for the Arts. | Photos: Courtesy Blue Flower Arts; Courtesy Maria Rosario Jackson via...
Latest News in Black Art: Veronica Ryan Sculptures Honor UK’s Windrush Generation, Addis Fine Art Opening in London, David Adjaye Designing Basquiat Exhibition & More
Latest News in Black Art features news updates and developments in the world of art and related culture VERONICA RYAN, “Custard Apple (Annonaceae), Breadfruit (Moraceae), and Soursop (Annonaceae),” 2021. | Courtesy the artist, Photo by Andy Keate Public Art Huge Caribbean fruits by British sculptor Veronica Ryan now grace Narrow Way Square...
Expanding the Legacy of Noah Davis, Underground Museum Announces Inaugural Winners of Curatorial Prize Named for Artist
THE UNDERGROUND MUSEUM (UM) in Los Angeles announced three recipients of the new Noah Davis Prize today. Curators Candice Hopkins, Jamillah James, and Thomas Jean Lax are the inaugural winners of the prize. Each will receive $25,000 and participate in a curatorial symposium at the museum in spring 2022. Supported by the Chanel Culture...
Latest News in Black Art: Storm King Center Commissions Martin Puryear Sculpture, Mellon-Funded Report Assesses U.S. Monuments, Rashod Taylor Wins Arnold Newman Photography Prize & More
Latest News in Black Art features news updates and developments in the world of art and related culture Scale model of Martin Puryear’s permanent commission for Storm King Art Center. | © Martin Puryear Studio. Photo by SandenWolff Commissions Storm King Art Center commissioned Martin Puryear to create a site-specific sculpture for...
Latest News in Black Art: New Gallery Representation for Artists Rick Lowe, Steffani Jemison, and Ifeyinwa Joy Chiamonwu, Plus Jordan Carter Named Curator at Dia Art Foundation & More
Latest News in Black Art features news updates and developments in the world of art and related culture Representation Houston, Texas-based artist Rick Lowe (right) is now represented by Gagosian. His first solo exhibition with the gallery is planned for fall 2022 at Gagosian New York. The founder of Project Row Houses in...
MacArthur Foundation Announced 2021 Fellows, Including Artists Jordan Casteel and Daniel Lind-Ramos, Curators Nicole Fleetwood and Jacqueline Stewart
THE MACARTHUR FOUNDATION in Chicago announced a new class of fellows today, 25 visionaries who help us “reimagine what’s possible.” Talented change makers in the visual arts are represented among 2021 MacArthur Fellows, including Nicole R. Fleetwood, who is known for her groundbreaking exhibition and book project, “Marking Time: Art in the Age of...
National Cathedral Commissions Kerry James Marshall to Design New Stained-Glass Windows, Replacing Confederate Images
WASHINGTON NATIONAL CATHEDRAL has turned to a great American artist and one of the nation’s top poets for a high-profile project intended to put the renowned, institution on the right side of history. Several years ago, the National Cathedral embarked on a process of replacing two stained-glass windows featuring images of the Confederate flag...
