New Exhibition Focuses on Revisualizing History and Politics Through Abstract Art

Above: Alteronce in Hannah by Tomashi Jackson. Opening Sept. 30 at ArtCenter/South Florida, “On Documentary Abstraction” explores the ways contemporary artists are using abstract painting and sculpture to document, discuss and revisualize recent history. Featuring artists Torkwase Dyson, Tomashi Jackson, Richard Ibghy, Marilou Lemmens and others, the works in “On Documentary Abstraction” examine a...

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September 18, 2017

Fela Kuti: Life and Work, Somewhat

Above: Gregory Vorbe “Black President” Mixed Media on Canvas 40 x 40 inches 2017 “Felaspora,” an exhibition celebrating the life and work of Fela Kuti through us, the diaspora who listened, loved the man and now bring forth his legacy. Fela Anikulapo Kuti (15 October 1938 – 2 August 1997), also professionally known as Fela...

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September 15, 2017

1:54 announces its three-day FORUM programme, curated by Koyo Kouoh

Above: Work by Pascale Marthine Tayou For the fifth London edition of the fair, 1:54 FORUM programme will  convene around the title The  Conversationists, with an aim to examine the role  that  public programmes  play in producing and sustaining an economy of knowledge, across a range of cultural platforms and formats.  FORUM’s...

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1:54 Frieze London

September 14, 2017

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‘The Peculiar Patriot’ to Fly Its Flag at National Black Theatre

—Dr. Barbara Ann Teer’s National Black Theatre (NBT) has joined forces with Hi-ARTS for the world premiere of The Peculiar Patriot, starring Liza Jessie Peterson and directed by Talvin Wilks. The one-woman show is a scathing portrait of the national mass incarceration crisis written by Peterson, who worked for nearly two decades in a New...

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September 13, 2017

Harlem Stage Innovates with Exciting Programming

Harlem Stage is back with another amazing season featuring a range of Music, Film, Spoken Word, Dance and the return of their successful Dinner/Discussion series, WaterWorks at 10: Visionary Artists and Transformative Art. Harlem Stage will launch the Fall 2017 season with their first ever Open House. Highlights Include: ● OPEN HOUSE: Tour the Gatehouse...

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September 7, 2017

Art Basel Miami Beach Announces Participating Galleries and Featured Artists

Above: One Day and Back Then (Standing), 2008, color photograph, 30 × 40 by Xaviera Simmons. Art Basel’s 16th edition in Miami Beach will feature 268 leading galleries within an entirely new floor plan and show architecture Today Art Basel announced the list of 268 leading international galleries selected for its 2017 Miami Beach show....

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September 1, 2017

#Blackgirlmagic: Sisters Shine Light on Slavery in Scotland with New Film 1745

Above: Left, Morayo Akandé as Rebecca Atkinson and Moyo Akandé as Emma Atkinson. Photo by Jonathan Birch. When we think of slavery and the Atlantic Slave trade, we picture the Americas and the Caribbean. However, the slave trade was alive and well in Europe, including Scotland. Many of the major cities in the United Kingdom...

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August 30, 2017

#Blackgirlmagic: Speaking with Innovative Director Tamilla Woodard

This October, the historic Tower Hotel in Little Havana will play host to a new set of guests when Juggerknot Theater Company premieres “Miami Motel Stories” in its lovingly restored halls and rooms. As the oldest boutique hotel in Little Havana, the Tower has borne witness to sweeping change since its doors first opened in...

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August 29, 2017

Felspora Celebrates the Culture of Fela Kuti

Felaspora is an art exhibit dedicated to the musician, pioneer, and legend, Fela Kuti, the Nigerian king of Afrobeat music, his impact on the Diaspora and the commemoration of the 20th year anniversary of his death. The 2nd exhibition of its kind since his death, it will open on Saturday, September 2 and will be...

Art

August 29, 2017

Bitcoin and the Global Art Market

Above: Manzel Bowman Place from Within. One is a US$60 billion global market. The other has a global market cap of US$68 billion as of writing this. One is creative and still primarily analog, the other was born digital and resides virtually. The global Art market is an old world industry, while Blockchain, the technology...

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