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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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International Curator Koyo Kouoh Tapped to Organize 2026 Venice Biennale, She is ‘Ecstatic’ and Called it a ‘Momentous Mission’

Okwui Enwezor Has Died at Age 55, the Visionary Curator Broadened the Geographic Scope of the Contemporary Art World

In the Wake of His Passing, Fellow Curators Pay Tribute to Okwui Enwezor with Outpouring of Remembrances and Respect

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Jack Whitten Explored Inventive Approaches to Abstraction and ‘Transformed Righteous Anger Into a Kind of Dazzling Beauty’

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From the Archives: At Glenstone Museum, Glenn Ligon’s Neon ‘Warm Broad Glow’ is a Welcome Beacon

From the Archives: Ernie Barnes Retrospective Brings Renewed Attention to African American Artist Who Found Fame After Playing Pro Football

From the Archives: Beginning in Late 1950s, African American Painters Known as ‘Highwaymen’ Captured Florida’s Natural Landscapes

From the Archives: National Portrait Gallery: Titus Kaphar and Ken Gonzales-Day Explore ‘UnSeen’ Narratives in Historic Portraiture

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