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Recent News in Black Art: Michaela Yearwood-Dan Joined Mega-Gallery Hauser & Wirth, Nikita Gale Awarded $100,000 Whitney Biennial Prize, Architect Charles Fleming & More
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Recent News in Black Art: Michaela Yearwood-Dan Joined Mega-Gallery Hauser & Wirth, Nikita Gale Awarded $100,000 Whitney Biennial Prize, Architect Charles Fleming & More

by Victoria L. Valentine on Oct 12, 2024 • No Comments
Recent News in Black Art features updates and developments in the world of art and related culture   Michaela Yearwood-Dan in her studio, 2024. | Photo by Ollie Adegboye   REPRESENTATION Michaela Yearwood-Dan Now Represented by Hauser & Wirth Hauser & Wirth announced its representation of Michaela Yearwood-Dan (b. 1994) in collaboration with Marianne Boesky...
Forthcoming in October, Ebony L. Haynes Will Open David Zwirner Space in Tribeca With Inaugural Exhibition Program Focused Exclusively on Women Artists
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Forthcoming in October, Ebony L. Haynes Will Open David Zwirner Space in Tribeca With Inaugural Exhibition Program Focused Exclusively on Women Artists

by Victoria L. Valentine on Jun 7, 2021 • No Comments
DAVID ZWIRNER DIRECTOR Ebony L. Haynes is opening a new space in Tribeca at 52 Walker Street. Nine months ago, Haynes joined the gallery with a unique arrangement providing her the latitude to run her own David Zwirner location in New York. Haynes announced more details today about the stand alone space and the exhibition...
An Ode to Tina Turner, Nikita Gale's First Solo Museum Exhibition is About Refusal, Presence, and Visibility
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An Ode to Tina Turner, Nikita Gale’s First Solo Museum Exhibition is About Refusal, Presence, and Visibility

by Victoria L. Valentine on Sep 16, 2020 • No Comments
“PRIVATE DANCER” (2020) by Nikita Gale   THE FIRST SOLO MUSEUM EXHIBITION of Nikita Gale is an abstract sculptural installation at the California African American Museum (CAAM) in Los Angeles. Composed of theatrical trusses and lighting, the work pays homage to Tina Turner’s 1984 album “Private Dancer.” Gale has invoked Turner for six years and...

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