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Visual Art From a Black Perspective. Culture Type explores the intersection of art, history & culture. (Image: Lynette Yiadom-Boakye)

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An Artist Documenting the Beauty of Queer Black South Africa: Zanele Muholi discusses visual activism, gospel music and walking more than 15,000 steps in a day. | nytimes.com/2024/08/09/t-mag…

An Artist Documenting the Beauty of Queer Black South Africa (Published 2024)

Zanele Muholi discusses visual activism, gospel music and walking more than 15,000 steps in a day.

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‘Simone Leigh’ at CAAM and LACMA Is Comprehensive But Cold: Both exhibitions feel sparse, and Leigh’s distinctive iconography is diluted rather than distilled. | observer.com/2024/08/art-rev…

‘Simone Leigh’ at CAAM and LACMA Is Comprehensive But Cold

The substantial exhibition catalogue edited by curator Eva Respini more effectively captures and contextualizes the unsettling beauty of Leigh’s work.

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Tyler Mitchell Cordially Invites You to Experience His Vision of a Black Utopia: Observer caught up with the photog to learn more about his C/O Berlin show, and the mesmerizing, thought-provoking imagery he's produced over his 10-year career. | observer.com/2024/08/arts-in…

Tyler Mitchell Cordially Invites You to Experience His Vision of a Black Utopia

He discussed his oeuvre over the last ten years with a warm and down-to-earth energy.

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One Fine Show: ‘Patterns in Abstraction’ at the High Museum of Art: Over the past six years, the High has more than quintupled its holdings of quilts made by Black women—many of which are on view in this fascinating but approachable show. | observer.com/2024/08/art-rev…

One Fine Show: ‘Patterns in Abstraction’ at the High Museum of Art

American folk art appeals at times like these because it seems to exist outside of the contemporary art historical narrative, but it’s really not that far removed from the conversation.

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For a ‘Citizen Artist,’ Creativity Is a Matter of Survival: Her residency and exhibition at the University of Chicago highlights vanessa german’s determination to tap into the power of love and art to heal traumas — including her own. | nytimes.com/2024/08/10/arts/…

For a ‘Citizen Artist,’ Creativity Is a Matter of Survival (Published 2024)

Her residency and exhibition at the University of Chicago highlights vanessa german’s determination to tap into the power of love and art to heal traumas — including her own.

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EXHIBITIONS | Summer Shows: 18 Museum Exhibitions Showcase Array of Black Artists, From Zanele Muholi, Frank Walter and Calida Rawles (shown) to Tyler Mitchell, Michael Thorpe & Arthur Jafa | culturetype.com/2024/08/06/s… via @culturetype @pamm #museums #blackartists #summerexhibitions
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APPOINTMENT | Bergan Burnett is New Chief Financial Officer at High Museum of Art in Atlanta. | culturetype.com/2024/08/07/b… via @culturetype @HighMuseumofArt
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Summer Shows: 18 Museum Exhibitions Showcase Array of Black Artists, From Zanele Muholi, Frank Walter (shown) and Calida Rawles to Tyler Mitchell, Michael Thorpe & Arthur Jafa. | culturetype.com/2024/08/06/s… via @culturetype @drawingcenter @davidzwirner
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EXHIBITIONS | Summer Shows: 18 Museum Exhibitions Showcase Array of Black Artists, From Zanele Muholi, Frank Walter and Calida Rawles to Tyler Mitchell, Michael Thorpe & Arthur Jafa. | culturetype.com/2024/08/06/s… via @culturetype @HighMuseumofArt #artmuseums #africanamericanartists

Summer Shows: 18 Museum Exhibitions Showcase Array of Black Artists, From Zanele Muholi, Frank...

Notable summer museum exhibitions focus on Leilah Babirye in San Francisco, Tyler Mitchell in Atlanta, Calida Rawles in Miami, and Zanele Muholi in London.

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APPOINTMENT | Kenvi Phillips Appointed Director of Barack Obama Presidential Library at the National Archives, HBCU Alum is Leading First Digital Presidential Library. | culturetype.com/2024/08/05/k… @BarackObama @ObamaFoundation @USNatArchives @HowardU
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New Statue Honors Vel Phillips, Trailblazing Civil Rights Activist and Politician: Community members say the Wisconsin artwork is the first sculpture of a Black woman installed outside a state capitol building. | hyperallergic.com/939408/new…
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Lessons on Black Art Writing From Toni Morrison Morrison reminds us to dwell in Black visions, to give ourselves over to them entirely, and to do so in language that does not plead for understanding. | hyperallergic.com/939458/les…

Lessons on Black Art Writing From Toni Morrison

Morrison reminds us to dwell in Black visions, to give ourselves over to them entirely, and to do so in language that does not plead for understanding.

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Arthur Jafa shifts into another realm: the artist in his studio in conversation with Harmony Holiday. | latimes.com/lifestyle/image/…

Arthur Jafa shifts into another realm

With two upcoming shows, one at Gladstone Gallery and another at 52 Walker, Jafa reflects on what it means to get a big break as an artist.

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Oysters and Martinis at Rashid Johnson’s Pool Party in The Hamptons. The celebration was a fundraiser for the 50th anniversary of Creative Time. Works by Sam Gilliam, David Hammons, Bob Thompson were on view at the artist's house. | nytimes.com/2024/08/04/style…

Oysters and Martinis at Rashid Johnson’s Pool Party in The Hamptons (Published 2024)

The artist, and his wife, Sheree Hovsepian, hosted a party at their East Hampton home on Saturday to benefit Creative Time, a public art nonprofit that is celebrating its 50th anniversary.

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Paris 2024: Alison Saar's Olympic Installation Offers Welcoming Place to Sit and Reflect in Garden of Champs-Elysées. | culturetype.com/2024/07/20/p… via @culturetype @LALOUVER @parisolympicss @Olympics
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Kansas Man Who Stole Jackie Robinson Statue Is Sentenced to 15 Years. | nytimes.com/2024/08/04/us/ja…

Kansas Man Who Stole Jackie Robinson Statue Is Sentenced to Prison (Published 2024)

Ricky Alderete was sentenced to a total of 15 years, including 18 months for the theft, and time in prison on other charges.

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APPOINTMENT | TK Smith Joined Emory University’s Michael C. Carlos Museum as Curator, Arts of Africa and the African Diaspora, 'He Uses Art as Portal for Understanding Our Histories.' | culturetype.com/2024/08/03/t… via @culturetype @EmoryUniversity @carlosmuseum

TK Smith Joined Emory University’s Michael C. Carlos Museum as Curator, Arts of Africa and the...

On Aug. 1, Emory University in Atlanta announced the appointment of TK Smith as curator of the arts of Africa and the diaspora at Michael C. Carlos Museum.

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NEWS | Latest in Black Art: Stella Jean Designs Haiti's Olympic Uniforms, Christelle Oyiri Selected for Tate Commission, Kennedy Center Honoring The Apollo & More. | culturetype.com/2024/08/02/l… via @culturetype @Olympics @Tate @ApolloTheater @HighMuseumofArt

Latest News in Black Art: Stella Jean Designs Haiti's Olympic Uniforms, Christelle Oyiri Selected...

Latest News in Black Art features updates and developments in the world of art and related culture   Stella Jean designed the Haiti Olympic Team’s opening ceremony outfits. | Courtesy Stella Jean  ...

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“An artist is a sort of emotional or spiritual historian. His role is to make you realize the doom and glory of knowing who you are and what you are. He has to tell, because nobody else can tell, what it is like to be alive.” Happy 100th to the writer/activist James Baldwin!
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