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Latest News in Black Art: Raymond Saunders Joined David Zwirner, Southern Guild Hired New LA Directors, Ibrahim Mahama and Dalton Paula Win Artist Awards & More
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Latest News in Black Art: Raymond Saunders Joined David Zwirner, Southern Guild Hired New LA Directors, Ibrahim Mahama and Dalton Paula Win Artist Awards & More

by Victoria L. Valentine on Apr 10, 2024 • No Comments
Latest News in Black Art features updates and developments in the world of art and related culture   RAYMOND SAUNDERS, Untitled, 1990 (mixed media on wood, triptych; Each: 96 x 48 inches / 243.8 x 121.9 cm; Overall: 96 x 144 inches / 243.8 x 365.8 cm). | © Raymond Saunders. Courtesy the artist, Andrew...
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...
Dalton Paula Joined James Fuentes Gallery, Brazilian Artist's Portrait Paintings 'Create a New History'
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Dalton Paula Joined James Fuentes Gallery, Brazilian Artist’s Portrait Paintings ‘Create a New History’

by Victoria L. Valentine on Dec 11, 2023 • No Comments
DALTON PAULA, “João Mulunga,” 2023 (oil and gold leaf on canvas in two parts, 24 x 17 3⁄4 x 1 1⁄2 inches). | © Dalton Paula, Courtesy the artist and James Fuentes   THE WORK OF Brazilian artist Dalton Paula (b. 1982) may look familiar. A pair of portraits he painted representing slave resistance leaders...
Brazilian Artist Dalton Paula is Now Represented by Alexander and Bonin in New York City
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Brazilian Artist Dalton Paula is Now Represented by Alexander and Bonin in New York City

by Victoria L. Valentine on Dec 15, 2018 • No Comments
Portraits of slave resistance leaders Zeferina and João de Deus Nascimento by Dalton Paula.   ALEXANDER AND BONIN has added Brazilian artist Dalton Paula to its roster. Working across painting, photography, and installation, his practice explores the exigencies of the Black Atlantic and knowledge production throughout the African diaspora. His work is often realized in...

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