Culture Type: The Month in Black Art, Here’s What Happened in March 2025
Elizabeth Giorgis, scholar of Ethiopian art history died. Artists Mônica Ventura and Precious Okoyomon joined new galleries. Republic of Togo will present its first pavilion at Venice Biennale of Architecture Fred Eversley (1941-2025), pictured in 2022. | Photo by Timothy Schenck, Courtesy Maria Larsson TALKS & LECTURES | March 4: In Washington, D.C.,...
Latest News in Black Art: Sonia Boyce Now Represented by Hauser & Wirth, Getty Acquires Maren Hassinger Archive, Tomashi Jackson Wins Rappaport Prize & More
Latest News in Black Art features updates and developments in the world of art and related culture Sonia Boyce © Sonia Boyce. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2023. Photo: Parisa Taghizadeh REPRESENTATION British artist Sonia Boyce (above) joined Hauser & Wirth gallery. The new representation is in collaboration with Apalazzo Gallery in Brescia,...
Latest News in Black Art: Sculptor Barbara Chase-Riboud Joined Mega-Gallery Hauser & Wirth, Apollo Theater Hired Michelle Ebanks, Plus New Curatorial Appointments
Latest News in Black Art features updates and developments in the world of art and related culture. Highlights from early June include new gallery representation for artists Barbara Chase-Riboud, Woody De Othello, and Chloë Bass; new leadership at The Apollo in Harlem; and a new home for director George C. Wolfe’s archives. Barbara...
Latest News in Black Art: Sonia Boyce and Simone Leigh Win Golden Lions at Venice Biennale, Souls Grown Deep Brokers International Acquisitions, Artist List for Okwui Enwezor’s Sharjah Biennial & More
Latest News in Black Art features news updates and developments in the world of art and related culture Representing Great Britain, Sonia Boyce’s exhibition won the Golden Lion for best national pavilion at the 59th Venice Biennale. | Photo by Felix Hörhager/picture alliance via Getty Images Awards & Honors On April 23,...
Latest News in Black Art: 5 Percent of Los Angeles Museum Board Members are Black; Sonia Boyce, Christina Quarles, and Cigna Samson Join New Galleries
Latest News in Black Art features news updates and developments in the world of art and related culture Artist Christina Quarles is now represented by Hauser & Wirth. Shown in her Los Angeles studio, 2021. | Courtesy the artist and Pilar Corrias, London. Photo by Ilona Szwarc News The Los Angeles Times...
1-54 London: Contemporary African Art Fair Pairs Gallery Presentations with Robust Lineup of Artist Talks
THREE TREES HAVE SPROUTED in the courtyard at Somerset House where the latest edition of 1-54 London is underway. The installation is by acclaimed Sudanese artist Ibrahim El-Salahi, one of the most critically recognized figures in African and Arab Modernism. “Meditation Tree” is part of his ongoing investigation into the tree/body metaphor and references...
Frieze London: Black Artists, Women in Particular, are Notably Present in Select Programming and Exhibitions
“Untitled” (1998) by Berni Searle FRIEZE LONDON AND FRIEZE MASTERS officially open to the public today and black women are notably present. This afternoon, artist Julie Mehretu will be in conversation with Thelma Golden of the Studio Museum in Harlem. The conversation is part of Frieze Masters Talks, which is focusing on women speakers...
