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Benjamin Wigfall and Communications Village: Career-Spanning Exhibition Explores Artist's Biography, Practice, and Creative Community He Nurtured
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Benjamin Wigfall and Communications Village: Career-Spanning Exhibition Explores Artist’s Biography, Practice, and Creative Community He Nurtured

by Victoria L. Valentine on Mar 23, 2024 • 1 Comment
Installation view of “Benjamin Wigfall and Communications Village” (2023-24), Torggler Fine Arts Center, Christopher Newport University, Newport News, Va. | Courtesy the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center, Photography by Echard Wheeler   THE FIRST RETROSPECTIVE of artist, curator, and educator Benjamin Wigfall (1930-2017) is a tour de force shedding light on an important artist...
Culture Type: The 13 Best Black Art Books of 2023
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Culture Type: The 13 Best Black Art Books of 2023

by Victoria L. Valentine on Jan 7, 2024 • 1 Comment
The Best Black Art Books of 2023 explore the work of Simone Leigh, Benjamin Wigfall, Kerry James Marshall, Hughie Lee-Smith, Dalton Paula, William Edmondson, and more A GLORIOUS TRIBUTE and essential overview, “Simone Leigh” is the first publication to document the singular artist’s practice, which focuses on sculpture and centers Black female subjectivity. The catalogue...
Culture Type Gift Guide 2023: Celebrate the Holidays with 50 Great Finds Inspired by Leading African American Artists
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Culture Type Gift Guide 2023: Celebrate the Holidays with 50 Great Finds Inspired by Leading African American Artists

by Victoria L. Valentine on Nov 27, 2023 • No Comments
THE GRAPHIC QUILT DESIGNS of Gee’s Bend artists inspired a new line of upholstered furniture available exclusively from the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The Studio Museum in Harlem recently added new items to its Barkley L. Hendricks Collection. Interior designer Sheila Bridges continues to expand the line of products featuring her clever Harlem Toile de...

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