BLACK VENUS opens at Somerset House
20 July 2023 • Mark Westall
BLACK VENUS at Somerset House- opens toady 20th July at Somerset House, an exhibition which examines the historical representation and shifting legacy of Black women in visual culture.
Tag: Kara Walker
The Royal Academy has revealed the winners of the Summer Exhibition 2023 prizes.
16 June 2023 • Mark Westall
The Royal Academy has revealed the winners of the Summer Exhibition 2023 prizes. The Royal Academy of Arts’ Summer Exhibition… Read More
In the Black Fantastic at Hayward Gallery
29 July 2022 • Lee Sharrock
In the Black Fantastic is a magical, fantastical exhibition featuring 11 contemporary artists from the African diaspora; Nick Cave, Sedrick Chisom,… Read More
Young, Gifted and Black the tour continues.
18 January 2022 • Mark Westall
Lehigh University Art Galleries (LUAG) will present Young, Gifted and Black: The Lumpkin Boccuzzi Family Collection of Contemporary Art this February. This exhibition… Read More
The Top 5 Art Exhibitions to see in London in late March
15 March 2020 • Tabish Khan
Wooden dolls, a chair on a ceiling, a fountain, a funeral and an autopsy.
How art is being used to explore America’s shameful legacy of lynching
2 August 2017 • Syndicate
A new exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum examines the history of racial persecution in the US while steering clear of explicit violence
Why Kara Walker’s incendiary slavery art is as relevant as ever
24 November 2016 • Mark Westall
The artist’s bold new work, as seen in an exhibit at the Cleveland Museum of Art, has taken on a terrifying new prescience in the Trump era
2Q13 Women Artists | Women Collectors @The Lloyds Club Private View: Wednesday 18th September
18 September 2013 • Mark Westall
The exhibition will feature over 100 contemporary artworks made by women artists and will represent the art collections of seven prominent female art collectors from London, Europe and North America.
7 leading London public galleries to participate at Frieze London as a part of Allied Editions
21 August 2013 • Mark Westall
7 leading London public galleries to participate at FriezeLondon as a part of Allied Editions
Tapestries Created by Renowned Artists to be Shown at James Cohan Gallery New York from Jan 8th 2010
7 January 2010 • Mark Westall
James Cohan Gallery will present the exhibition “Demons, Yarns & Tales” featuring hand-woven tapestries created by thirteen internationally renowned artists, including avaf, Peter Blake, Gary Hume, Jaime Gili, Francesca Lowe, Beatriz Milhazes, Paul Noble, Grayson Perry, Shahzia Sikander, Fred Tomaselli, Gavin Turk, Julie Verhoeven, and Kara Walker.