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First Lady Michelle Obama Visits Kerry James Marshall Exhibition at MCA Chicago
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First Lady Michelle Obama Visits Kerry James Marshall Exhibition at MCA Chicago

by Victoria L. Valentine on Aug 1, 2016 • 1 Comment
Kerry James Marshall gave First Lady Michelle Obama a tour of his exhibition. | Photo courtesy MCA Chicago   LAST FRIDAY, FIRST LADY Michelle Obama viewed “Mastry,” the Kerry James Marshall exhibition at MCA Chicago. Marshall’s powerful paintings chronicle the African American experience. The exhibition documents the artist’s practice over the past three decades and...
'The Figure Remains Essentially Black in Every Circumstance': Kerry James Marshall Previews His Master Paintings at MCA Chicago
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‘The Figure Remains Essentially Black in Every Circumstance’: Kerry James Marshall Previews His Master Paintings at MCA Chicago

by Victoria L. Valentine on May 2, 2016 • 4 Comments
Kerry James Marshall previews his new exhibition “Mastry” at MCA Chicago. | Photo by Victoria L. Valentine   CHICAGO — TWO PAINTINGS MARKED A TURNING POINT for Kerry James Marshall. Complete with Royal Crown Dressing hair pomade, a Zenith radio, and a business license with the first dollar made tucked into the frame, “De Style,”...
New Year, New Art: What to Look Forward to in 2015
2015 / Art Agenda / Year in Black Art

New Year, New Art: What to Look Forward to in 2015

by Victoria L. Valentine on Jan 2, 2015 • 2 Comments
WITH A NEW YEAR UNDERWAY and a promising selection of new books, exhibitions and events on the horizon, here is what is on my radar, what I am most looking forward to in 2015: “Represent: 200 Years of African American Art,” a sweeping new exhibition at the Philadelphia Museum of Art (Jan. 10 – April...
Art Agenda | Sept. 8-14, 2014
Art Agenda

Art Agenda | Sept. 8-14, 2014

by Victoria L. Valentine on Sep 7, 2014 • 1 Comment
  ART AGENDA LISTS UPCOMING EVENTS, must-see exhibition openings and interesting talks happening this week in black art. Today’s edition features a Carrie Mae Weems talk in Brooklyn, a conversation with Nick Cave about his new monograph, exhibitions featuring Chakaia Booker, Kehinde Wiley, Derrick Adams, Fahamou Pecou and more:   Monday, Sept. 15, 2014 DEADLINE...

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