Artists’ Works at California African American Museum Are Wide-Ranging

In the art world, fluff shows of corporate art collections are generally the lowest of the low. An exception is at the California African American Museum through June. “The Legacy of the Golden State Mutual Life Insurance Company: More Than a Business” surveys art from a storied corporate patron. In 1965, GSM, a black-owned firm, …

Michelle Williams Joining Tour Of ‘Fela!’

NEW YORK — Former Destiny’s Child member Michelle Williams is joining the latest national tour of the musical “Fela!” Producers said Thursday the singer, who starred on the UPN sitcom “Half & Half,” will be onstage when the tour opens at Sidney Harman Hall in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 29. “Fela!” – a biography of …

Artists to Watch in 2013

by Modern Painters Published: December 27, 2012 As in past years, Modern Painters presents a list of emerging artists whose work we — and the artist-nominators we’ve collaborated with — find especially promising. In previous lists, we have showcased as few as nine artists and as many as 100. This time we’ve opted for two …

6 Ways the Fiscal Cliff Deal Will Impact the Art World

by Rachel Corbett Published: January 2, 2013 Last night, the House of Representatives finally voted to pass a measure ending the “fiscal cliff” battle. A failure to reach accord threatened to impose a sudden tax hike for Americans across the board, but also to gouge funding for nonprofits, so-called “entitlement” programs, and cultural organizations. In the end, …

George Lucas, Mellody Hobson Engaged: ‘Star Wars’ Director, Businesswoman Set To Marry

The Huffington Post  |  By Kiki Von Glinow Posted: 01/03/2013 3:18 pm EST  |  Updated: 01/03/2013 3:49 pm EST HuffPost Celebrity can report that filmmaker George Lucas and his girlfriend of seven years, businesswoman Mellody Hobson, are engaged. The famed director, 68, and his longtime partner and president of a big-time Chicago-based investment management firm, Ariel Investments …

Ty Pennington To Host New HLN Series

NEW YORK — Ty Pennington is doing some traveling again, this time for the HLN television network. HLN said Wednesday that Pennington, who stars in “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition,” will host a monthly series called “American Journey.” It will focus on people with unusual lifestyles, and debuts Saturday, Jan. 12. Each episode will air multiple …

Soledad O’Brien: Who is black in America? I am (Video)

Editor’s Note: In today’s United States, is being black determined by the color of your skin, by your family, by what society says, or something else? Soledad O’Brien reports “Who Is Black in America?” on CNN at 8 p.m. ET/PT this Sunday, December 9.  By Yaba Blay and Soledad O’Brien, CNN (CNN) – Yaba Blay, Ph.D. created the …

Ann Coulter Says GOP Should Give In To Obama On Taxes: ‘We Lost The Election’

Ann Coulter shocked Sean Hannity on Wednesday when she conceded that she thinks Republicans should let tax rates for the rich go up. House Republicans are currently battling President Obama over whether or not to hike taxes on the top 2 percent of earners in the negotiations over the so-called “fiscal cliff.” After Coulter started …

Husband and wife team Cortney and Robert Novogratz are The Novogratz

Inspiration: We’re continually inspired by the power that art has to transform a space. A piece of art adds soul to any space and can directly affect people’s moods and emotions. Whether you’re the artist, or you’re selecting a piece of art for a room, the piece you choose is an expression of who you …

Art Spotlight: Art Prize 2012, African American Artist

We Honor and Celebrate African American Artists at ArtPrize 2012 By George Bayard III It is that time of year again. The annual ArtPrize competition is in full swing. ArtPrize, in it’s forth year, brings together 1,517 artists and performers from around the world to Grand Rapids to compete for the worlds largest art prize, …

Stanley Kubrick Art of the Americas Building, Level 2 November 1, 2012–June 30, 2013

Stanley Kubrick was known for exerting complete artistic control over his projects; in doing so, he reconceived the genres in which he worked. The exhibition covers the breadth of Kubrick’s practice, beginning with his early photographs for Lookmagazine, taken in the 1940s, and continuing with his groundbreaking directorial achievements of the 1950s through the 1990s. His …

Happy 125th Birthday, Georgia O’Keeffe! (PHOTOS)

This undated file photo released by the Baltimore Museum of Art shows the Georgia O’Keefe painting “Pink Tulip,” 1926. (AP Photo/Georgia O’Keefe Museum)Today is the birthday of Georgia O’Keeffe, a painter known for her magnified blossoms and stunning southwestern landscapes. The American artist would turn 125 years old if she were still alive today. O’Keeffe …