Celebrate some of the Best Black Artists in Young, Gifted and Black with Feb. 26 Bronx reception
Above: Deana Lawson, Binky & Tony Forever. The Lehman College Art Gallery officially opens the 2020 season with a reception Wednesday, Feb.
Delita Martin: Masks, Mason Jars and Magic
Currently on view at the National Museum of Women in the Arts is Delita Martin: Calling Down the Spirits on view until April 19, 2020.
Arthur Jafa and nora chipaumire in Portugal’s Serralves Museum of Contemporary Art
Known as a filmmaker, cinematographer and artist, Arthur Jafa presents in the exhibition the works that he has been making as a visual artist for the past two decades.
Lorraine O’Grady opens on Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Façade
Above: Lorraine O’Grady, The Strange Taxi, Stretched, 2020. Photo: Stewart Clements Photography and Design. On January 14, 2020, acclaimed Boston-born artist Lorraine O’Grady unveiled her adapted autobiographical work The Strange Taxi, Stretched (2020) as the latest installation featured on the Gardner Museum’s Anne H.
Studio Visit: Vickie Pierre
Every artist has a unique story. Vickie Pierre has one as well. She started as a painter, trained at SVA (School of Visual Arts, NYC).
Symposium Centered on the Work of William Greaves, a Key Figure in American Filmmaking Takes Place at Princeton
The Program in Visual Arts at Princeton University presents a day-long symposium centered on the work of William Greaves, a key figure in American filmmaking.
New study reveals that Cape Town is Africa’s leading art capital
Above: With its natural beauty Cape Town is a tourist magnet. This has directly contributed towards its status as an art capital.
Sammy Baloji’s Other Tales Opens February 15 in Sweden
Above: Sammy Baloji, A Blueprint for Toads and Snakes, Framer Framed, 2018. Installation view © Framer Framed / Eva Broekema Other Tales is Sammy Baloji’s first solo exhibition in both Sweden and Denmark, curated by Matteo Lucchetti.
Exhibit Explores What Colored Time Looks Like
Above: Sable Elyse Smith, Coloring Book 33, 2019. Screen printing ink and oil stick on paper. Courtesy the artist, Cal Siegel, and JTT, New York.
The Sundance Film Festival has a New Director- and She’s a Black Woman
Today, Sundance Institute announced Tabitha Jackson as the new Director of the Sundance Film Festival. Jackson was chosen from a worldwide search and follows outgoing Director, John Cooper, who served in the role for 11 years and will assume a newly-created Emeritus Director role.