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Naomi Beckwith Reflects on the Role of a Curator, Influencing Art History, and Receiving 2024 David C. Driskell Prize
Awards & Honors / Curators

Naomi Beckwith Reflects on the Role of a Curator, Influencing Art History, and Receiving 2024 David C. Driskell Prize

by Victoria L. Valentine on May 26, 2024 • No Comments
2024 David C. Driskell Prize Recipient Naomi Beckwith reflects on the meaning of the honor and the legendary contributions of its namesake. | Video by High Museum of Art.   A CURATOR AND ART HISTORIAN, Naomi Beckwith has made remarkable strides in the museum world. After formative roles at the Studio Museum in Harlem and...
On View: See Images From 'Jennie C. Jones: Dynamics,' Exhibition of New Visual and Sound Works at Guggenheim Museum in New York
Exhibitions

On View: See Images From ‘Jennie C. Jones: Dynamics,’ Exhibition of New Visual and Sound Works at Guggenheim Museum in New York

by Victoria L. Valentine on Feb 9, 2022 • No Comments
Detail of “Fractured Extension/Broken Time” (2021) by JENNIE C. JONES   On View presents images from noteworthy exhibitions   CONCEPTUAL WORKS by Jennie C. Jones provide a visual and aural experience. The Hudson, N.Y.-based artist considers perceptions of sound through painting, sculpture, and installations, works rooted in modernism and minimalism. “Jennie C. Jones: Dynamics,” her new...

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