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What to Look Forward to in 2024: 30 Exhibitions, Books, and Events Focused on African American Artists

What to Look Forward to in 2024: 30 Exhibitions, Books, and Events Focused on African American Artists

THE YEAR AHEAD is brimming with unprecedented opportunities to explore the work of historic and contemporary artists. Among the most anticipated are landmark surveys of Sargent Claude Johnson, the first Black artist active in California to gain national renown, and Nancy Elizabeth Prophet, the first woman of color to graduate from the Rhode Island School...
Culture Type: The 18 Best Black Art Books of 2022

Culture Type: The 18 Best Black Art Books of 2022

  The Best Black Art Books of 2022 explore the work of El Anatsui, Firelei Báez, Richard Hunt, Marilyn Nance, Henry Taylor, Black potters, Haitian artists, and more TWO NEW BOOKS harken back nearly 50 years exploring profound moments in Black art history. Published on the occasion of a major exhibition at the Museum of...
Culture Type: The Month in Black Art, October 2022

Culture Type: The Month in Black Art, October 2022

  October highlights include chief curator appointment at San Francisco’s Museum of the African Diaspora, recipients of Studio Museum’s Wein Prize, new gallery representation for Lubaina Himid and Deana Lawson   Key Jo Lee is joining Museum of the African Diaspora in San Francisco in newly created chief of curatorial affairs and public programs position...