Gary Tyler has been awarded the 2024 Frieze Los Angeles Impact Prize for his textile art. This recognition comes with a $25,000 award and a solo presentation at Frieze Los Angeles, where he will showcase new works. This prize honors artists focusing ...
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Ethiopia Names Tesfaye Urgessa for Its First-Ever National Pavilion at the Venice Biennale
Tesfaye Urgessa, an artist celebrated for his poignant and evocative paintings that explore themes of identity, displacement, and the human condition, has been selected to represent Ethiopia at the 60th Venice Biennale in 2024. This marks a historic ...
Architect Lesley Lokko to Receive Royal Gold Medal for Architecture
Ghanaian-Scottish architect, educator and curator Lesley Lokko has been awarded one of the world’s highest honours in architecture – presented on behalf of His Majesty the King. The RIBA medal recognises Lokko’s commitment to championing diverse ...
Regen Projects Now Represents Artist Sable Elyse Smith
Regen Projects is pleased to announce representation of Sable Elyse Smith. Working in video, sculpture, photography, and text-based artworks, Smith draws attention to American systems of inequity. Her work focuses on the largely unseen ...
American Painter, Raymond Saunders joins David Zwirner
David Zwirner, in collaboration with Andrew Kreps Gallery, announces their joint representation of esteemed American artist Raymond Saunders. The partnership coincides with the unveiling of a two-part solo exhibition titled "Post No Bills," curated ...
Highly Acclaimed Artist Radcliffe Bailey Dies At The Age of 54
The art world mourns the loss of Radcliffe Bailey, a world-renowned artist who passed away at the age of 54 in his adopted hometown of Atlanta. Known for his mesmerizing works that elegantly summoned the past, present, and future of Black Americans, ...
White Cube Now Represents American Sculptor Richard Hunt
White Cube has recently announced its global representation of American sculptor Richard Hunt, marking a significant moment for both the gallery and the artist. Known for his thought-provoking sculptures, Hunt will make his debut at Art Basel Miami ...
Otobong Nkanga Awarded $100,000 Nasher Prize for Sculpture
The Nasher Sculpture Center in Dallas has awarded Antwerp-based artist Otobong Nkanga its Nasher Prize, which comes with $100,000 and an exhibition at the museum. Nkanga’s exhibition, which will be accompanied by a monograph, will ...
New Gallery Space BWO Opens in Cameroon
Cameroon's burgeoning contemporary art scene is gaining global recognition, with its vibrant blend of traditional motifs and contemporary themes striking a chord on the international stage. Notably, Cameroonian artists have graced global platforms ...
Family of poet Gboyega Odubanjo launch fundraiser to start foundation
The family of the award-winning poet Gboyega Odubanjo have raised more than £36,000 to help launch a foundation in his memory. Odubanjo went missing at a music festival last week, and officers investigating his disappearance found a body on ...
Jailed Cuban Artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara Pens Op-Ed From Prison
Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara, a Cuban artist and leader of the activist San Isidro Movement (MSI), is currently serving a five-year prison sentence for using “insulting symbols of the homeland” in his work. The artist has written an opinion ...
George Lucas’s Museum of Narrative Art Hires Sandra Jackson-Dumont as Its New Director
On Wednesday the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art announced Sandra Jackson-Dumont as its new director and chief executive officer. She comes to L.A. from New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, where since 2014 she headed public programs, community ...
After Public Criticism, New York’s Central Park Adds Sojourner Truth to Sculpture Honouring Women’s Rights Pioneers
Monumental Women Statue Fund successfully put forth a design for a statue of American suffragettes Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony. But not everyone was pleased with the result. The statue drew criticism from those ...
Baltimore Museum Of Art Hires Art Historian Jessica Bell Brown as Curator Of Its Contemporary Art Department.
The Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA) announced today that it has created two new staff positions in its contemporary art department. . Jessica Bell Brown, who most recently served as a consulting curator at the New York nonprofit the Gracie Mansion ...
Week In Review: Ben Enwonwu’s Painting sells for 1.1 Million, Instagram Holds Talks With Artists Over Its Nudity Policy
Over 200 prominent artists, scholars, and critics signed an open letter entreating New York's Museum of Modern Art (MoMa) and its board member Larry Fink to end their investments in private prison companies. Protesters gathered outside the Museum of ...
Legendary Rapper Q-Tip’s Personal Art Collection Will Go on View at Bonhams Auction House in New York
Kamaal Ibn John Fareed, better known by his stage name Q-Tip member of the iconic hip-hop group A Tribe Called Quest — has loaned his personal art collection for public view for the first time. The 13 pieces will be featured in a ...
Queer And Comfortable In The American South
Growing up in the South isn’t easy. Not only do you have to deal with the overbearing humidity during the summers, but there’s also the sea of neighboring red states which blanket the United States map each election cycle, the conservative attitudes ...
International Art Gallery Gagosian now represents Nathaniel Mary Quinn
Last August, Nathaniel Mary Quinn wrote a powerful essay in Vogue about his childhood and the tragic experiences that shaped him. He described growing up in the Chicago projects, trading drawings for protection, about leaving for boarding school on ...
This Weekend, 60 Philosophers and Artists will spend the night at The Brooklyn Library, exchanging ideas
The Brooklyn Public Library is partnering with the Cultural Services of the French Embassy to host their third annual edition of A Night of Philosophy and Ideas. This year’s theme, “Facing the Present,” will explore “the most pressing ...
American Alliance of Museums Announces National Diversity Initiative
The American Alliance of Museums has announced a multimillion-dollar initiative to diversify museum leadership across the country. The project, “Facing Change: Advancing Museum Board Diversity & Inclusion,” will be supported by $4 million in ...
Nicole Mitchell Named Head Of Jazz Studies At University Of Pittsburgh.
The flutist and composer Nicole M. Mitchell, will lead the University of Pittsburgh’s storied jazz studies program, the school announced Monday. Mitchell also will be the director of the Jazz Studies Program and a professor in ...
Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s “APESH*T” Video Helps The Louvre Break Attendance Record with 10.2 Million Visitors
Jay-Z and Beyoncé have long held a cultural prestige, influencing everything from fashion trends to language. According to a recent statement made by the Louvre museum in Paris, Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s critically acclaimed music video ...
Jean-Michel Basquiat Paintings To Be Offered at London Auction
It’s no secret that Interest in Jean-Michele Basquiat’s work has reached fever pitch. Last year Basquiat's Untitled (1982) was bought for $110.5 million, setting a new record for the highest price ever paid at auction for an American artist's work. ...
Smithsonian Museums Closed Until Further Notice
The US federal government's partial shutdown has forced the Smithsonian museums, including the National African American history museum in Washington DC, to close temporarily. President Trump met with congressional leaders at the White ...
Evian taps designer Virgil Abloh for Sustainable Innovation role
Virgil Abloh, menswear director of Louis Vuitton and creative director of his own line, Off White has been announced as Evian’s new creative advisor for Sustainable Innovation Design. Over the past few years Virgil, has become a force in fashion, ...
Artist Lina Iris Viktor and rapper Kendrick Lamar resolve Black Panther legal dispute
The British-Liberian artist Lina Iris Viktor and the rapper Kendrick Lamar have settled their copyright infringement dispute on undisclosed terms. In February 2018 Viktor sued Lamar, SZA, Universal Music Group, and others involved in the ...
The Met announces $70 million renovation to Africa, Oceania and Asian Wing
New York's Metropolitan Museum Of Art has revealed plans for the $70 million (£54 million) overhaul of the Michael C Rockefeller Wing, where it hosts its Art Of Africa, Oceania and The Americas Department. The gallery sit within a 40,000 square foot ...