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Photo by Moses Robinson Fine Art + Fashion Mark your calendars now for the 7th Annual Fine Art + Fashion: A Neiman Marcus presentation to benefit NBAF, Thursday evening, March 21, 2013, at Neiman Marcus, Atlanta. This spectacular event features a pre-show cocktail reception, the “Art of Fashion” presentation, produced by Neiman Marcus, and a …
Charles Bibbs Contemporary Visual Artist Entrepreneur and Philanthropist Internationally acclaimed artist Charles Bibbs, whose work is featured in museums, galleries, organizations, and homes of many collectors, displays a deep sense of Spirituality, Majesty, Dignity, Strength and Grace in his images, that is done in a combination of realistic …
One of the nation’s most important and comprehensive collections of African-American art presented in its entirety For over a 50-year period, John and Vivian Hewitt visited galleries, artists’ studios and exhibitions, collecting hundreds of paintings, etchings and sketches. The John & Vivian Hewitt Collection of African-American Art is an assemblage of fifty-eight two-dimensional works celebrating …
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‘Say It Loud’ emphasizes museum’s renewed initiative to collect works by diverse artists By Jan Sjostrom Daily News Arts Editor The 40 works by 23 artists in Say It Loud: Art by African and African-American Artists in the Collection represent the lion’s share of such work in the Norton Museum’s collection. The museum owns 50 …
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The art book that has introduced millions of people around the globe to art An accessible, informative and fun A – Z guide to artists from medieval times to the present day Updated and expanded with 100 new works, including paintings, photographs, sculptures, video, installations and performance art Each artist is represented on a full …
The surreal theft of a Salvador Dali painting in broad daylight came to a realistic conclusion in court when publicist Phivos Istavrioglou recently pled guilty to stealing Dali’s “Cartel de Don Juan Tenorio” from Venus Over Manhattan Gallery in New York. Istavrioglou, a 29-year-old from Athens serving as Moncler’s international press office manager, grabbed the 1949 drawing …
The primary purpose of a frame on an oil or acrylic painting is to focus your attention on the work of art—to create a unified whole that stands alone, separate, and invites undisturbed contemplation. The primary purpose of a frame on a work on paper is to provide structure for the protection and presentation of …
As Black History Month comes to a close, we’ve picked 30 young black artists who are contributing to the ongoing conversation of race and representation in contemporary art. Whether through sculpture, photography, video or performance, each artist illuminates the complexity of the self with a unique and bold vision. From Kalup Linzy’s soap opera shorts …
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Join us for DuSable Day, honoring the memory and legacy of the “Father of Chicago,” Jean Baptiste Pointe DuSable, Chicago’s first settler, and marking our city’s 176th birthday! This day long celebration features, multi-cultural dance performances, musical tributes, art workshops Premiere of the the new Discovering DuSable Digitally website Another highlight of this family day …
Nov 11, 2012 – Mar 10, 2013 Studio Museum in Harlem Fore presents twenty-nine emerging artists of African descent who live and work across the United States. Born between 1971 and 1987, the artists in Fore work in diverse media, often blending artistic practices in new and innovative ways. While some artists create large-scale oil …
Studio Winter/Spring 2013 covers (left): Kianja Strobert, Untitled (detail), 2012. Courtesy the artist and Zach Feuer, New York (right): David Hartt, Lounge, 2011. Courtesy the artist and Corbett vs. Dempsey, Chicago The latest issue of Studio is now available at the Museum, as a viewable e-book here or as a downloadable PDF here! This issue …
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By Mary Carole McCauley, The Baltimore Sun Vic Carter’s spacious Howard County home is filled with more than 300 original paintings, small sculptures and figurines by black artists — and every single one has a story that the gregarious WJZ news anchor is eager to tell. This one, Carter said, pointing to an impressionistic …
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Along the continuum of representational art, Simmie Knox takes the Hippocratic Oath to do no harm. A nip here. A dissolved wrinkle there. In the end, a portrait is supposed to “make you look your best,” says the man who wields a tiny brush to encapsulate the spirits of Muhammad Ali, Bill and Hilary …
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by Clint Cooper As a woman in the male-dominated engineering field, Carnetta Davis understood well the plight of black artists trying to be recognized with their peers in other races. “I can draw parallels between my own experiences [and] those experiences of African-American artists, both past and present,” says the onetime Chattanoogan, now a resident …
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February 23 – March 30, 2013 Opening reception: Saturday, February 23, 6 – 8 PM BLUM& POE 2727 South La Cienega Boulevard Los Angeles, CA Blum & Poe is very pleased to present an exhibition of new work by Los Angeles-based artist Henry Taylor. This exhibition marks Taylor’s second solo exhibition with the gallery and …