Latest News in Black Art features news updates and developments in the world of art and related culture Aritist and Designer Virgil Abloh (1980-2021). | Photo by Katrina Wittkamp, Courtesy MCA Chicago Lives Virgil Abloh, the trailblazing designer and inveterate collaborator who made historic strides in the fashion world and provided opportunities...
This December/January 2018 cover of Paris Vogue conjures the style of Mickalene Thomas, but the image was created by Juergen Teller. The following review of the past week or so presents a snapshot of the latest news in African American art and related culture: NEWS The benefactor behind Anonymous Was a Woman, which...
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Hirshhorn Museum Plans First U.S. Retrospective of Sam Gilliam in 15+ Years
Sam Gilliam on His New Work at Pace Gallery: ‘I Am Trying to Express Something That is Contemporary’
Renowned Washington Painter Sam Gilliam Has Joined Pace Gallery, For the First Time He is Represented in New York
On View: ‘Sam Gilliam: Selections’ at Ringling Museum of Art in Sarasota, Fla.
Almost Famous: The Ebb and Flow of Sam Gilliam’s Formidable Practice
Overdue: Recognition of Sam Gilliam’s Work Continues to Gain Momentum with Auction Record at Christie’s
Auction Record: 1968 Beveled-Edge Painting Sets New High Mark for Sam Gilliam
Simone Leigh Opens Much-Anticipated, Historic Exhibition at Venice Biennale, Becomes First Black Female Artist to Present Solo Show in U.S. Pavilion
Latest News in Black Art: New Name for DuSable Museum, Public Art Works by Basil Watson, Thomas J. Price and Charles Gaines, Plus Plans for African American Dictionary
Auction Record: Iconic ‘Sugar Shack’ Painting by Ernie Barnes Sells for Whopping $15.3 Million
Culture Talk: Frank Stewart on His Jazz Photographs, Approach to Image Making, and Forthcoming Museum Retrospective
Culture Type Picks: 15 Best Black Art Books of 2020