Welcome to Culture Type!

Exploring art by and about people of African descent, primarily through the lens of books, magazines and catalogs, Culture Type features original research and reporting and shares invaluable interestingness culled from the published record on black art.

Posts tagged "Claire Tancons"
The Week in African American Art: LACMA Acquisitions Include Works by Julie Mehretu, Betye Saar & More
News

The Week in African American Art: LACMA Acquisitions Include Works by Julie Mehretu, Betye Saar & More

by Victoria L. Valentine on Apr 29, 2018 • No Comments
  ACQUISITIONS | Julie Mehretu, “Epigraph, Damascus,” 2016. | Los Angeles County Museum of Art, gift of Kelvin Davis and Hana Kim through the 2018 Collectors Committee, © Julie Mehretu, Photo by Malcolm Varon   The following review of the past week presents a snapshot of the latest news in African American art and related...
Next: 23 Art Curators to Watch Who Took on New Appointments in 2017
Year in Black Art

Next: 23 Art Curators to Watch Who Took on New Appointments in 2017

by Victoria L. Valentine on Dec 27, 2017 • 4 Comments
THE ART, EXHIBITIONS, AND PROGRAMMING featured in museums and cultural institutions are largely shaped, guided and decided upon by curators, an elite group lacking racial and ethnic diversity. A recent survey from the Mellon Foundation found that representation for black curators (and conservators, educators and leaders) in the museum sector is dismal—just 4 percent. To...

Connect

Subscribe

Get Culture Type in your inbox. Submit your email address to be notified of new posts.

 

Support Culture Type

Do you enjoy and value Culture Type? Please consider supporting its ongoing production by making a donation. Culture Type is an editorially independent solo project that requires countless hours and expense to research, report, write, and produce. To help sustain it, make a one-time donation or sign up for a recurring monthly contribution. It only takes a minute. Many Thanks for your support.

 
 
 

From the Archives: Culture Talk: Bruce Talamon on Photographing David Hammons

Latest News in African American Art: Eric Mack Installation Vanishes, Harvard Sued Over Slave Photographs, Frieze Sculptures by Nick Cave, Hank Willis Thomas, and More

Latest News in African American Art: Lauren Halsey, Kapwani Kiwanga, Christina Quarles Win Artist Awards & More

Soaring Past $7 Million, ‘Untitled (Painter)’ by Kerry James Marshall is Top Seller at Sotheby’s New York

Tate Britain Plans Major Lynette Yiadom-Boakye Survey in 2020

Major Works From the Charles White Archive Make a Rare Appearance in a Selling Exhibition at David Zwirner

Betye Saar, 92, is Taking Steps to Secure Her Legacy While Forging Ahead with New Artwork and Exhibitions

Black Art History: Jacob Lawrence’s Narrative Series About Black Perseverance and American Rebellion Inspired a Cache of Children’s Books

Black Art History: 10 Children’s Books Illuminate the Lives of Important African American Artists and Photographers

A Look Back: For 8 Years, President Obama Touted Merits of Art for Change

Next: 28 Art Curators to Watch Who Took on New Appointments in 2018

Culture Type Picks: 18 Best Black Art Books of 2018

Culture Type: The Year in Black Art 2018

Archives

Culture Type participates in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate program designed to help sites earn modest commissions by linking to amazon.com. When you make any purchase from Amazon, and the many independent vendors, small businesses, and booksellers that partner with Amazon, via a link from this site, Culture Type receives a minute percentage of its price. The program helps offset a small portion of the countless hours and expense required to research, report, write and produce Culture Type's content.



© 2013-2019 Culture Type. All Rights Reserved.
Powered by WordPress.

Designed by WPSHOWER