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Latest News in Black Art: Melanie Adams Named Interim Director of Women's History Museum, Architect David Adjaye Facing Serious Allegations, Black Rock Senegal Selects New Artists & More
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Latest News in Black Art: Melanie Adams Named Interim Director of Women’s History Museum, Architect David Adjaye Facing Serious Allegations, Black Rock Senegal Selects New Artists & More

by Victoria L. Valentine on Jul 8, 2023 • No Comments
  Latest News in Black Art features updates and developments in the world of art and related culture   Melanie Adams. | Courtesy Anacostia Community Museum   APPOINTMENTS Melanie Adams, the Roger Ferguson and Annette Nazareth Director of the Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum since 2019, is stepping in as interim director of the forthcoming American...
Marcus Brutus Paints Portraits of Black Life That Connect Contemporary Narratives to Generations of Culture and History
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Marcus Brutus Paints Portraits of Black Life That Connect Contemporary Narratives to Generations of Culture and History

by Victoria L. Valentine on Aug 6, 2019 • No Comments
IN THE HANDS OF Marcus Brutus scenes of contemporary black life are saturated with vibrant color and layered with cultural references. Harper’s Books in East Hampton, N.Y., is presenting the artist’s second solo show. About two-dozen paintings made in 2018 and 2019 are on view. The individual and group portraits and scenes of leisure and...

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