COVER: Mark Bradford / Artillery / March – April 2013

Texting While Painting Mark Bradford Propelled Beyond The Hegemonic Gaze Text | Christopher Michino Photo | Tyler Hubby Excerpt: I ask Bradford if this is one of his reasons for resisting …

NEW HAVEN: Ficre Ghebreyesus

  Polychromasia March 30–April 24, 2013 Opening Reception: April 5, 2013 ARTSPACE 50 Orange Street (corner of Orange & Crown) New Haven, CT ArtSpace is delighted to present Ficre Ghebreyesus: …

ST. AUGUSTINE: Dean Mitchell

  Traces of Humanity March – April 2013 Artist Appearance: Saturday, March 23, 2013, 1 to 5pm, (RSVP at 904-810-0460) BRILLIANCE IN COLOR FINE ART GALLERY 25 King Street St. …

DURHAM: Wangechi Mutu

  A Fantastic Journey March 21 – July 21, 2013 NASHER MUSEUM OF ART AT DUKE UNIVERSITY 2001 Campus Drive Durham, NC The Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University …

KNOXVILLE: Tradition Redefined

  The Larry and Brenda Thompson Collection of African American Art March 22 – June 16, 2013 KNOXVILLE MUSEUM OF ART 1050 World’s Fair Park Knoxville, TN Larry and Brenda …

Nazi Looted Art Returned: Tom Selldorff Gets Back Six Artworks Taken By Nazis During WWII

PARIS — Tom Selldorff was 6 years old when he saw his grandfather’s prized art collection for the last time in 1930s Vienna, before it fell into Nazi hands. Now, …

Photographing People of Color

  by Monte Zucker Introduction There is probably no question in portraiture that is more confusing to beginning photographers than how to photograph people with black skin. What exposure to …

Through A Lens Darkly: Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People (Video)

by Thomas Allen Harris Please consider supporting Through A Lens Darkly: Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People, a PBS documentary that explores how African Americans have used photography …

The Precise Art Of Framing

Joe Satran On a recent afternoon at Julius Lowy Frame and Restoration Co., a three-by-four frame sat on a work table, shining with freshly-applied gold leaf. The craftsmen at Lowy, …

Angela Simmons Clothing Line: Star Shares Sneak Peek Of First Signature Collection (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post  |  By Julee Wilson We’ve been patiently waiting for Angela Simmons to launch her clothing line and now we have the first sneak peek at the signature …

Bobbie Smith Dead: Former Lead Singer Of The Spinners Dies At 76

ORLANDO, Fla. — A former lead singer of the soul music group “The Spinners” has died in Orlando. A statement released Monday by the manager of the rhythm and blues …

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Theft: FBI Announces New Information On The 23rd Anniversary Of The Art Heist

Nearly twenty five years after one of the world’s most expensive art heists the FBI has announced that they have identified the individuals who stole $500 million worth of masterpieces. …

Kids In Tune, Kalamazoo Music Program, Changes Lives One Note At A Time

Southwest Michigan Second Wave  |  By Zinta Aistars This article originally appeared in Southwest Michigan Second Wave. A kid who would give up recess to make time for another lesson? …

Race In Brazil: Majority-Minority Nation Offers Lesson To U.S. By JENNY BARCHFIELD

By JENNY BARCHFIELD RIO DE JANEIRO — Many Brazilians cast their country as racial democracy where people of different groups long have intermarried, resulting in a large mixed-race population. But …