New works by multimedia artist Mickalene Thomas in Brooklyn Museum exhibition

Mickalene Thomas (American, b.1971), Interior: Two Chairs and Fireplace, 2012. Rhinestone, acrylic paint and oil enamel on wood panel, 96 x 72 x 2 in. (243.8 x 182.9 x 5.1 cm). Collection of Pamela K. and William A. Royall, Jr., Richmond, VA. Courtesy of the Artist, Lehmann Maupin Gallery, New York, and Suzanne Vielmetter Los …

American artist Romare Bearden’s “Black Odyssey” debuts at Reynolda House Museum of American Art

Romare Bearden, Home to Ithaca, 1977, Collage, Courtesy Mount Holyoke College Art Museum, South Hadley, Massachusetts. Gift of the estate of Eileen Paradis Barber (Class of 1929). WINSTON-SALEM, NC.- The first full-scale presentation outside of New York of Romare Bearden’s “Odysseus Series” debuted at Reynolda House Museum of American Art on October 13, 2012. “Romare …

Exhibition chronicles the vital legacy of the African American artistic community in Los Angeles

Betye Saar. Black Girl’s Window, 1969. Assemblage in window. 35 3⁄4 x 18 x 1 1⁄2 in. (90.8 x 45.7 x 3.8 cm). Collection of the artist; Courtesy of Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, LLC, New York. LONG ISLAND CITY, NY.- MoMA PS1 presents Now Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles 1960–1980, a comprehensive exhibition that …

‘Open Air,’ Rafael Lozano-Hemmer’s Light Show, Will Beam Recorded Words Into Philly’s Skies

AP  |  By JOANN LOVIGLIO Posted: 09/16/2012 11:59 am Updated: 09/17/2012 8:30 am PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A new interactive artwork opening in Philadelphia will make light of your words, but it’s probably not what you think. Montreal-based artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer is preparing to flip the switch on “Open Air,” an interactive work that will translate …

Questlove Is Now An NYU Professor

NYU just got slightly more exciting. Questlove (or ?uestlove, or Amir Thompson), drummer for The Roots (or Jimmy Fallon’s house band), will soon be a professor at New York University. The class he’s teaching? Well, it sounds AWESOME (and we say that as jaded chroniclers of university of classes). MTV.com has more: ?uestlove and Universal …

Issa Rae ‘The Michelle Obama Diaries’: Is The Comedian’s New FLOTUS Parody Funny Or Disrespectful?

  YouTube comedy darling, Issa Rae, has had a whirlwind year. From a super successful round of fundraising to launch the second season of the uber-popular YouTube series, “Awkward Black Girl,” to joining forces with Shonda Rhimes (Scandal, anyone) for a new comedy series, you can’t deny that Issa Rae’s talent has gotten some robust …

African-American Pioneer, Bronze Sculptor, and WWI Fighter Pilot Honored by WKU

By Kevin Willis WKU is set to induct three new members into the school’s Hall of Distinguished Alumni. The Class of 2012 includes the first African-American to enroll in undergraduate classes on the Hill, a renowned bronze sculptor whose works can be seen throughout WKU’s campus, and a Brigadier General and WWI ace fighter pilot. …

Do Black Dancers Have A Place In Ballet? We Say, Yes. (Video)

Virginia Johnson Economic factors forced the disbanding of the Dance Theatre of Harlem Company in 2004. Now, eight years later, reading the series of pieces about the dearth of black dancers that recently ran in the UK’s Guardian newspaper, it is as if Dance Theatre of Harlem never existed. With increasing frequency, the scarcity of …

Documentary Film ‘Why Do You Have Black Dolls?’ Explores Beauty And Cultural Identity (VIDEO)

  The Huffington Post  |  By Julee Wilson Posted: 10/17/2012 12:48 pm EDT “Why Do You Have Black Dolls?” is the title and question being tackled in a new short documentary film by director Samantha Knowles. The film’s title and premise stems from an experience Knowles had as a child when an inquisitive 8-year-old playmate …

African American Art Auction at Swann Auction Galleries

  HALE WOODRUFF (1900 – 1980) Landscape Near Grasse. Oil on canvas, 1930. 457×550 mm; 18×21 5/8 inches. Incised signature, lower left recto. Signed in pencil, lower right verso. Titled in pencil on the stretcher bars, verso. Provenance: Cunningham Gallery, Wellfleet, MA; private Vermont collection. Landscape Near Grasse is a striking Impressionist painting by Hale …

How to be an African-American art lover: Why investing in original black art is affordable, easy and edifying

Al Johnson, This Everlasting Moment, 2012. Mixed media on panel with found objects in antique box, 14.5 x 32 x 2.5 in. – eMerge: Danny Simmons & Artists on the Cusp by Demetria Irwin | August 28, 2012 at 5:20 PM In today’s lean economic times, purchasing art might seem frivolous (and by all means …

Art Investment Basics – Ноw tо Invest іn Art аnd Маkе а Profit

Art experts generally agree thаt thеrе аrе twо components tо investing іn art аnd making а profit. Тhеу аrе artistic taste аnd business savviness. Fоllоwіng аrе sоmе tips оn hоw tо develop аnd hone both. When аn Art Investment іs Married tо Artistic Taste For true art lovers, investing іn art рrоvіdеs а double pleasure. …