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Culture Type | The Month in Black Art, Here's What Happened in June 2025
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Culture Type | The Month in Black Art, Here’s What Happened in June 2025

by Victoria L. Valentine on Jul 7, 2025 • No Comments
Lindsay Adams, Ranti Bam, and Salim Green joined new galleries; Studio Museum in Harlem opening updates; Shakeup at Afro Brazil Museum; new Art Basel Awards; Suzanne Jackson at SFMOMA, and more   TIFF MASSEY, “Baby Bling,” 2023 (steel beads, woven rope, and brass). | Photo: Detroit Institute of Arts   ACQUISITIONS | June 2: The...
Foodways: Artists and Museums are Embracing the Cultural, Creative and Convivial Aspects of the Culinary Experience
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Foodways: Artists and Museums are Embracing the Cultural, Creative and Convivial Aspects of the Culinary Experience

by Victoria L. Valentine on Aug 23, 2016 • 1 Comment
Collection of the National Museum of African American History and Culture   AFRICAN AMERICANS have a storied history with food. Published last September, “The Jemima Code: Two Centuries of African American Cookbooks” seeks to tamp down “the demeaning stereotype of an illiterate ‘Aunt Jemima’ who cooked mostly by natural instinct” by emphasizing the contributions women...

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Culture Type | The Month in Black Art: Here’s What Happened in July 2025

New York Museums are Showcasing African American Art, Exhibitions Feature Lorna Simpson, Rashid Johnson, Beauford Delaney, Amy Sherald, Black Dandyism & More

Moving On Up: 24 Museum Curators and Art Leaders Who Took on New Appointments in First Half of 2025

Culture Type | The Month in Black Art, Here’s What Happened in June 2025

Betye Saar, 99, Formed a Scholarly Committee of International Curators Charged with Advancing Her Artistic Legacy

American Sign Language Videos Explore Whitney Museum’s Collection, Including Works by Simone Leigh, Archibald Motley, Diedrick Brackens, Jacob Lawrence & More

Alma Thomas Way: Washington D.C., Street Where Famous African American Artist Lived is Now Named in Her Honor

International Curator Koyo Kouoh Tapped to Organize 2026 Venice Biennale, She is ‘Ecstatic’ and Called it a ‘Momentous Mission’

Homeworthy Art: Collectors in Atlanta, New York, and London Recently Gave Tours of Their Homes, Showcasing Meaningful and Accessible Artworks Acquired Over Time

Culture Type: 16 Best Black Art Books of 2024

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From the Archives: National Portrait Gallery: Titus Kaphar and Ken Gonzales-Day Explore ‘UnSeen’ Narratives in Historic Portraiture

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