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Detroit Museum Exhibits Major Painting by Julie Mehretu, First in Series of Works on Loan by Black Artists
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Detroit Museum Exhibits Major Painting by Julie Mehretu, First in Series of Works on Loan by Black Artists

by Victoria L. Valentine on Feb 27, 2017 • No Comments
Julie Mehretu, “Looking Back to a Bright New Future” (2003).   A MAJOR PAINTING by Julie Mehretu is on view in the contemporary art galleries at the Detroit Institute of the Arts (DIA). A symphony of line, color, and form, “Looking Back to a Bright Future” (2003) is on loan from a private collection for...
Retrospective: The Latest News in Black Art - Large Donations Continue at Smithsonian African American Museum
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Retrospective: The Latest News in Black Art – Large Donations Continue at Smithsonian African American Museum

by Victoria L. Valentine on Aug 13, 2016 • No Comments
  RETROSPECTIVE is a review of the latest news and happenings related to art by and about people of African descent. This week, highlights include the departure of the director of El Museo del Barrio; a network of public librarians and a collective black women artists rallying in support of Black Lives Matter; and announcements...

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