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Memorial Day Closure
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In Conversation with Rema Ghuloum
Virtual Chat June 2, 2023Join Rema Ghuloum in conversation on Friday, June 2, 2023 at 9 am PST/ 12 pm EST. The Los Angeles-based artist will discuss her current body of work. To register... -
In Conversation with John Joseph Mitchell
Virtual Walkthrough May 19, 2023Join John Joseph Mitchell in conversation as the New Jersey-based artist discusses his online exhibition “A Cat in the Other Room,” on view on philipmartingallery.com. -
Artforum: Kwame Brathwaite (1938 - 2023)
Artforum April 3, 2023Photographer Kwame Brathwaite, who through his warm and elegant photos documenting life and culture adjacent to the civil rights and Black Power movements popularized the phrase “Black is beautiful,” died... -
The New York Times: Kwame Brathwaite, 85, Photographer With a Lens on Black Pride, is Dead
The New York Times April 12, 2023Part of the “Black is beautiful” movement during the civil rights era, he trained his camera on athletes, musicians and models as well as everyday people. Kwame Brathwaite, a photographer... -
New York Amsterdam News: Celebrated photographer Kwame Brathwaite dies at 85
New York Amsterdam News April 5, 2023Citing the luminaries captured through the lens of Kwame Brathwaite’s cameras, are, so to speak, mere snapshots of his remarkably productive career chronicling Americana, particularly Black life and culture. His... -
ArtReview: Kwame Brathwaite, ‘Black Is Beautiful’ Photographer, 1938 - 2023
ArtReview April 4, 2023Kwame Brathwaite, the pioneering American photographer of Black communities, has died at the age of 85. After decades of working largely without institutional recognition, in recent years his vast archive... -
CNN Style: Kwame Brathwaite, Photographer of ‘Black Is Beautiful’ Movement, Dies at 85
CNN Style April 3, 2023Kwame Brathwaite, the pioneering activist and photographer whose work helped define the aesthetics of the “Black is Beautiful” movement of the 1960s and beyond, died on April 1, aged 85.... -
Artnet News: Remembering Photographer and Activist Kwame Brathwaite, Who Gave a Visual Language to the ‘Black Is Beautiful’ Movement
Artnet News April 7, 2023Kwame Brathwaite, the photographer and activist whose work gave a visual identity to the “Black is Beautiful” movement, died on April 1. He was 85. The news was shared by... -
ARTnews: Kwame Brathwaite, Influential Photographer Who Proclaimed ‘Black Is Beautiful,’ Dies at 85
ARTnews April 3, 2023Kwame Brathwaite, a photographer and activist whose stylish images forced many to see Black beauty anew, inspiring generations of artists who came after him, died at 85. His son, Kwame... -
NPR: 'Black Is Beautiful’ Photographer Kwame Brathwaite has Died at 85
NPR April 4, 2023Photographer Kwame Brathwaite, who helped popularize the “Black is Beautiful” movement of the 1960s, has died. From Nelson Mandela to Muhammad Ali and the so-called Grandassa Models, Brathwaite’s work embraced... -
The Washington Post: Kwame Brathwaite, whose photos said ‘Black is beautiful,’ dies at 85
The Washington Post April 12, 2023For more than six decades, New York photographer Kwame Brathwaite was a joyous chronicler of Black life and culture, taking candid, richly textured pictures of beauty pageants and boxing matches,... -
Hyperallergic: Kwame Brathwaite, ‘Black Is Beautiful’ Photographer, Dies at 85
Hyperallergic April 3, 2023Throughout his six-decade career, Brathwaite harnessed the power of photography to recalibrate the public understanding of Blackness. Photographer Kwame Brathwaite died on Saturday, April 1 at the age of 85,... -
ArtNowLA: Sung Jik Yang: ‘Paseo’ Locking in Emotions From Subject to Artist
ArtNowLAIn an urban environment bustling with countless, transient faces, what better way to get to know the inhabitants of our city than through the eyes of a portrait artist? At... -
In Conversation with Aaron Morse
Virtual Walkthrough April 7, 2023Join Aaron Morse in conversation as the Los-Angeles based artist discusses his online exhibition “Web of Life” on view on philipmartingallery.com. -
In Conversation with Sung Jik Yang
Virtual Chat March 22, 2023Join Sung Jik Yang as he discusses his exhibition with the gallery, 'Paseo,' which features new oil on canvas works by the Los Angeles-based artist. -
Frieze: A Group Show in London Traces Artists’ Spiritual Connection With Nature
Modern Art March 1, 2023Frieze, Say, Aliya, March 1, 2023 At Modern Art, London, ‘The Moth and the Thunderclap’ contains works by over 40 artists channelling the energies of the natural world Featuring works... -
Sky Glabush Joins Stephen Friedman Gallery
Stephen Friedman Gallery March 4, 2023Sky Glabush Stephen Friedman Gallery Sky Glabush (Canadian) is one of the country’s leading mid-career artists. As Critic Sarah Milroy describes, Glabush’s paintings investigate “the legacies of art, expressing a... -
Kwame Brathwaite: Things Well Worth Waiting For
The Art Institute of Chicago February 25, 2023During a career that spans seven decades, Kwame Brathwaite (born 1938) has become known for his photographs of Black fashion, music, and events. Brathwaite came to photography through music. In... -
In Conversation with Lisa Sanditz
Virtual Chat March 2, 2023Join Lisa Sanditz in conversation on March 2, 2023 at 9am PST / 12pm EST. -
In Conversation with Laurie Nye
Virtual Chat February 3, 2023Join Laurie Nye in conversation on February 3, 2023 at 9 am PST / 12 pm EST. The Los Angeles-based artist will discuss her new oil paintings. -
Carla: Carl Cheng at REDCAT
Carla February 1, 2023Contemporary Art Review Los Angeles (Carla) | Carl Cheng at REDCAT Fabruary 1, 2023 | Holyoak, Vanessa. The post-minimalist artist/inventor Carl Cheng has, over his nearly six-decade career, regularly produced... -
Katy Cowan, Soulscapes
Meyer Riegger Galerie January 27, 2023Soulscapes: Caroline Bachmann, Peter Böhnisch, Will Bruno, Katy Cowan, Penny, Davenport, Johnny DeFeo, Anders Dickson, Asana Fujikawa, Vidya Gastaldon, Rema Ghuloum, Christopher Hammerlein, Paul Hance, Mary Herbert, Sophia Heymans, Pierre... -
In Conversation with Sophie Treppendahl
Virtual Walkthrough January 20, 2023Join Sophie Treppendahl in conversation as she discusses her exhibition with the gallery, 'Take Care of Yourself,' which features new works by the New Orleans-based artist. -
Kwame Brathwaite, It's Time
Vielmetter Los Angeles January 10, 2023Opening reception: Saturday, January 14, 4 – 6 PM Several years ago my father said “The world needs to acknowledge the tremendous, artistic legacy of the people of Africa and... -
Art Basel Miami Beach
Booth B23 | Kwame Brathwaite, Tomory Dodge, Sky Glabush, Kristy Luck, Laurie Nye, Muzae Sesay December 1, 2022Art Basel Miami Beach | Galleries Section December 1 – 3, 2022 At Art Basel Miami Beach, Philip Martin Gallery presents an exhibition of six artists: Kwame BRATHWAITE, Tomory DODGE,... -
We Are Moving!
November 26, 2022January 7th, Philip Martin Gallery will reopen at our new 4,000 sq ft location at 3342 Verdugo Rd, Ste A, Los Angeles, CA 90065, in our new neighborhood, Glassell Park.... -
Ericka Beckman and Pat O'Neill, Objects of Desire
LACMA November 23, 2022Ericka Beckman and Pat O'Neill are included in LACMA's current exhibition Objects of Desire: Photography and the Language of Advertising which is on display until December 18, 2022. Objects of... -
In Conversation with Muzae Sesay
Virtual Chat November 18, 2022Join Muzae Sesay on Friday, November 18, 2022, 11 am PST/ 2 pm EST for a conversation. During the discussion Sesay walked us through his current body of work. Click... -
In Conversation with Sky Glabush
Virtual Chat November 9, 2022Join Sky Glabush on Friday, November 11, 2022, 9 am PST/ 12 pm EST for a conversation. During the discussion Glabush will walk us through his current body of work.... -
Daniel Dove: ‘reAnimal,’ Exploring the Familiar Against the Unknown
Art Now LA November 6, 2022In the exhibition Picasso Cut Papers (Hammer Museum October 1 – December 31, 2022), numerous animal forms emerge from folded and cut pieces of paper. Picasso had the ability to... -
In Conversation with Daniel Dove
Virtual Chat November 4, 2022Join Daniel Dove on Friday, November 4, 2022, 9 am PST/ 12 pm EST for a conversation. During the discussion Dove will walk us through his current body of work.... -
Brian Bress, Message from Our Planet
The Carl & Marilynn Thoma Foundation October 1, 2022The Carl & Marilynn Thoma Foundation announces Message from Our Planet, a new media exhibition that brings together 20 software, video, and light-technology artworks from 19 international artists and artist... -
Lew Thomas, Time Management Techniques
Whitney Museum of American Art September 24, 2022Time Management Techniques showcases photography by artists who examined the medium’s relationship to time between 1968 and 2019. Drawn from the Whitney’s permanent collection, the exhibition features many recent acquisitions...
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