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On View: 'Michael Armitage: Crucible,' Paintings by Kenyan British Artist Explore Migration at David Zwirner in New York

On View: ‘Michael Armitage: Crucible,’ Paintings by Kenyan British Artist Explore Migration at David Zwirner in New York

MICHAEL ARMITAGE, “Don’t Worry There Will Be More,” 2024 (oil on Lubugo bark cloth, 67 x 87 inches / 170.2 x 221 cm). | © Michael Armitage, Courtesy the artist and David Zwirner   On View presents images from noteworthy exhibitions   THREE YEARS AFTER Michael Armitage (b. 1984) joined David Zwirner, his first solo...
Leilah Babirye's Hand-Built Ceramic and Carved Wood Sculptures are Expressive Portraits of Her LGBTQ+ Community

Leilah Babirye’s Hand-Built Ceramic and Carved Wood Sculptures are Expressive Portraits of Her LGBTQ+ Community

Installation view of “Leilah Babirye: We Have a History,” de Young Museum, San Francisco, Calif., 2024. | Photo by Gary Sexton, Courtesy de Young Museum   WORKING WITH TRADITIONAL ceramic and wood-carving methods from Western and Central Africa, Leilah Babirye (b. 1985) makes contemporary sculptures that are all her own. She produces hand-built ceramic busts...