International art fair for works on paper From June 16–21, 2020, during the Basel Art Week, Paper Positions Basel invites around 35 international galleries to apply with their most striking and important positions from contemporary and modern art with a focus on drawing and the material paper.
Prospect New Orleans is proud to announce the artist list for the 2020 iteration of the international contemporary art triennial, Prospect.5: Yesterday we said tomorrow, which will open to the public in New Orleans on Saturday, October 24, 2020, and remain on view through January 24, 2021.
The Apollo Theater announced today its first multi-work commissioninginitiative dedicated to the creation of a diverse, 21st century American performing arts canon, Apollo New Works. Made possible with the support of a $2 million grant from the Ford Foundation for the creation of new work by artists of color, the initiative is also funded by a $1 million grant from The Andrew W.
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.
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:
Above: Deana Lawson, Binky & Tony Forever. The Lehman College Art Gallery officially opens the 2020 season with a reception Wednesday, Feb.
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.
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.
Above: John Akomfrah, Vertigo Sea, 2015. Three channel HD colour video installation, 7.1 sound, 48 minutes 30 seconds. © Smoking Dogs Films.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
Above: Afrofuturism- Francesca Harper- State of Grace Park Avenue Armory -Credit Marc Millman Harlem Stage, the legendary uptown venue that for over 35 years has promoted the creative legacy of Harlem and artists of color from around the corner and across the globe, is proud to present its Spring 2020 season of performances.
Above: With its natural beauty Cape Town is a tourist magnet. This has directly contributed towards its status as an art capital.
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.
Above: Yaani King Mondschein, Elle Lorraine, and Lena Waithe appears in Bad Hair by Justin Simien, an official selection of the Midnight program at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival.
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.
