Anatomy of an art exposition
Cooperation and persistence made a Phila. festival possible despite tough times.By Robert J. Brand. The opening of Philagrafika 2010 put Philadelphia at the center of the art world. With more …
The divine art of the Kingdom of Ife
Harmonious and humane, the sculptures of this lost African city have a greatness that any civilisation would recognise. In his television series Civilisation, the great Kenneth Clark speaks of Raphael. …
Richard Wyatt’s reunion with his youthful art at UCLA Fowler Museum
An exhibition allows the muralist to reconnect with a work he helped make at age 14. All it took was one look.The artists behind a vibrant mural depicting community protection …
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Legs and Lenses
Legs and Lenses A PHOTO PARTY CELEBRATING YOU!!!!!! Mike Pierce Photography will be hosting “LEGS and LENSES”. On March 5th, you are invited to come to Glamourville Studios and enjoy …
Gee’s Bend Quilts & Beyond
The Flint Institute of Arts is definitely a diamond in the rough. Although Flint has a reputation for a number of things, both positive and negative, the FIA is a …
October Gallery Webinars-Art Seminars
Conversation on Art #302 Collecting African American ArtA lively discussion on why the esthetic value of a work of art should be acollector’s primary motivation for acquiring art work. Monday, …
Sculptor Brings African American History to Life on Grand Scale
Ed Dwight’s ‘monumental’ works fill critical gap Even as a child, Ed Dwight had a gift for art. But he set that talent aside to focus on careers that included …
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Sotheby’s moves to 4Q profit on reduced expenses
Sotheby’s said that fourth-quarter net income was the second highest in its history due to an increase in the commission that it charges on auction sales and a cost-cutting drive. …
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‘American Stories: Paintings of Everyday Life, 1765-1915’ @ LACMA
What is an American? Today, as the 20th century — the so-called “American Century” — recedes in memory, the question can seem immodest or even grandiose. If we don’t know …
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5,200 Australians strip for art’s sake
There were all shapes and sizes – the large and the small, the young and the old, and even a heavily pregnant woman who had re-scheduled the birth of her …
Modern art collector Ernst Beyeler dies
By Eliane EngelerAssociated Press Sunday, February 28, 2010 Ernst Beyeler, 88, whose early eye for undervalued Picassos and Impressionists helped him assemble one of Europe’s most famous art collections, died …
New attention for Harlem Renaissance artist with Greensboro roots
No grand monument marks the spot in Maplewood Cemetery where Malvin Gray Johnson’s family laid him to rest 75 years ago.There’s no marker at all. Yet somewhere beneath this grassy …
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Fruitful hands Designs by Carole Carson
I first laid eyes on this pensive gentleman in a civil rights newspaper from the sixties called The Southern Courier. http://www.southerncourier.org/ I was captured by his eyes because I felt …
Nigel Freeman on Auctioning African-American Art
Nigel Freeman’s African-American Fine Art department at Swann Galleries surprised many market observers when it began holding sales devoted to African-American art. Leading up to his seventh semiannual auction of …
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Oprah Helps Chef Fulfill Michelle Obama Wish
When Oprah Winfrey recently asked her former personal chef what he wanted for his 50th birthday, Art Smith’s first thought was a new treadmill.Aim higher, she told him.How about a …
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