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Six Collectors Discuss Their Collections
Above: Various works by Amber Robles-Gordon. In a way, looking at the art market is akin to playing speculative archeology in reverse, where the best case scenario is to discover a work of immense value before it’s covered up (or is discovered by someone else.) However, some collectors also want to help artists’ personal growth and their audience’s ability to have better access to and appreciation of art.
1:54 Art Fair Sets the Scene for a Major Fair in North Africa by Ayodeji Rotinwa
In many ways, the Marrakech edition of the 1-54 Contemporary Art Fair has the potential to be more than just an art market or annual destination.
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CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: FIA RESIDENCIES 2021-22
Fogo Island Arts is seeking applications for its international residency program from artists working in a wide range of disciplines. Residencies will take place for six to eight weeks in 2021 and 2022.
Meleko Mokgosi: Your Trip to Africa Explores Complex Socioeconomic Dynamics of Contemporary Southern Africa
Above: Meleko Mokgosi. Democratic Intuition, Lerato: Philia I, 2016. © Meleko Mokgosi. Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) is pleased to present Meleko Mokgosi:
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.
Hudson River Museum Presents Derrick Adams: Buoyant
Derrick Adams (American, born 1970) delves deeply and fearlessly into the nooks and crannies of Black life and culture, unveiling a nuanced wholeness of humanity.
John Akomfrah Film Explores Climate Change
Above: John Akomfrah, Vertigo Sea, 2015. Three channel HD colour video installation, 7.1 sound, 48 minutes 30 seconds. © Smoking Dogs Films.
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.
A Drop in the Bucket for Disadvantaged Creators
Above: (Stephen Wiltshire – The British Artist Drawing Cityscapes Entirely From Memory). After flying just once over Mexico City, artist Stephen Wiltshire drew the entire cityscape from memory on a 4-metre (13-foot) canvas.Photograph by Paolo Woods, National Geographic.
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.
Dee Rees to Write and Direct George Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess
Above: Dee Rees at the Tribeca Talks with Queen Latifa. Kurt Iswarienko/Netflix Deadline is reporting that MGM has set Dee Rees to write and direct a feature film adaptation of George Gershwin’s acclaimed Porgy and Bess.
