Dawoud Bey: A Rooted Gaze
Bey’s lens has been trained on the polyrhythms of Black American life in all its foundational, quotidian, and corporeal splendor.
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Talking Art and About Training: My Invitation to Catherine Sullivan and Pope.L
The following conversation grows from my great respect for these artists’ thinking. Both allow themselves to be vulnerable as they orchestrate with affection and humility encounters with others in search of their subjects.
Jimmy Wright’s Downtown
During his early years living in New York City, Wright’s work provided a kaleidoscopic document of the city’s still burgeoning queer spaces.
The Compressed Visions of Helen West Heller
During my childhood in Canton, Illinois, we had a gallery of eccentric gentlemen, but the prince of the group was Roger Heller.
Into the Void: Prints of Lee Bontecou
Voids, black holes, and cavernous openings show up frequently in the work of Lee Bontecou. She is best known for creating mesmerizing wall reliefs.
Howardena Pindell: What Remains to be Seen
Howardena Pindell, like many of her fellow Black, female peers, has long been under-appreciated for her contributions to contemporary art, and this touring career survey covers a full 50 years of her artwork, activism, writing, and work as a curator and educator.
Charles White: A Retrospective
White presented the lives of Black men and women, their culture, and allies in heroic terms. Throughout the exhibition, White displays his figures dynamically and full of vivacious energy.
