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Rediscovering Photographer Kwame Brathwaite, Rihanna's Inspiration For Fenty
Freeman, Liam. British Vogue May 30, 2019 According to Kwame Brathwaite, people refer to him as “keeper of the images.” Someone less modest than him might call... Read more -
Video pioneer Ericka Beckman gives patriarchal canon a bashing
Carrigan, Margaret. The Art Newspaper May 30, 2019 For the past four decades, the New York- and Boston-based artist Ericka Beckman has centred her video work on the... Read more -
Rihanna reveals the story behind her latest collection's imagery
Mower, Sarah. Vogue May 29, 2019 There was a definite glint in the famous green eyes when Rihanna said, “Every collection will change – you’ll see... Read more
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Rihanna discusses influence of 1960s 'Black Is Beautiful' movement as Fenty launches
Renshaw, David. The Fader May 29, 2019 Rihanna has revealed that Kwame Brathwaite, the Brooklyn-born photographer who helped pioneer the 'black is beautiful' movement in the 1950s... Read more -
Rihanna's Debut Fenty Collection Was Inspired by the 'Black Is Beautiful' Movement
Fredette, Meagan. Teen Vogue May 29, 2019 Praise Riri! Today, Rihanna’s luxury clothing line Fenty is now shoppable online, so say goodbye to all your coins. Joining... Read more -
In Holly Coulis' clever paintings, that avocado is more than an avocado
Pagel, David. Los Angeles Times May 28, 2019 If selfies have become the most popular form of portraiture, why not start thinking of still-lifes as stillies? That’s what... Read more
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Ericka Beckman: Double Reverse at MIT List Visual Arts Center
MIT List Visual Arts CenterCambridge, MA May 24, 2019 May 24 - July 28, 2019 Since the mid-1970s, Ericka Beckman has forged a signature visual language in film, video,... Read more -
National Portrait Gallery acquires work by Kwame Brathwaite
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian InstitutionWashington, D.C. May 23, 2019 Congratulations to Kwame Brathwaite for the acquisition of his work by the National Portrait Gallery at Smithsonian Institution! The work... Read more -
Icons of Style: A Century of Fashion Photography featuring the works of Kwame Brathwaite
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Houston, TX May 22, 2019 June 23 - September 22, 2019 'Explore the rich and varied history of fashion photography through Icons of Style: A... Read more
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In 'Double Reverse' At The MIT List, Ericka Beckman Focuses Her Lens On The Game
Reynolds, Pamela. WBUR May 21, 2019 In Ericka Beckman’s video “Tension Building,” we hear the rat-a-tat-tat of a marching drum as the camera pans briskly around... Read more -
Philip Martin Gallery to Represent Scott Anderson
May 16, 2019 Philip Martin Gallery is proud to annouce it now represents Scott Anderson. Scott Anderson received his BFA from Kansas State... Read more -
Kwame Brathwaite: Black Is Beautiful book launch at Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
Schomburg Center for Research in Black CultureNew York, NY May 14, 2019 Tuesday, May 14 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture 515 Malcolm X Boulevard New... Read more
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Ten Fantastic Photo Books to Buy Now
Hutton, Belle. AnOther Magazine May 14, 2019 Rubbish, Dipping Sauce, Grass, Peonie, Bum by Maisie Cousins, published by Trolley Books Maisie Cousins ’ first photo book arrives... Read more -
How one Kwame Brathwaite photo captures the '60s 'Black Is Beautiful' movement
Easter, Makeda. Los Angeles Times May 9, 2019 It was the summer of 1963 when photographer Kwame Brathwaite captured a protest over Wigs Parisian, a white-owned wig shop... Read more -
These Breathtaking Photos Shaped the 'Black Is Beautiful' Movement
Hosking, Taylor. Vice May 7, 2019 It’s hard to imagine a time before Afros were a symbol of Black pride and power, before James Brown chopped... Read more
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From Germaine Richier to Kris Lemsalu: innovative sculptors making their mark at Art Basel in Basel
Art Basel May 4, 2019 Artists often address the flaws and strengths of humanity head-on. These six sculptors tackle it through sculptural techniques and strategies... Read more -
The Bold and The Beautiful: Kwame Brathwaite at The Skirball
Griffin, Chanté. LA Weekly May 1, 2019 Some artists are lauded for the quality of work, while others are praised for its impact. Photographer Kwame Brathwaite is... Read more -
Brian Bress: Shoulder to Shoulder, Depicting the Figure at Palm Springs Art Museum
Palm Springs Art Museum
Palm Springs, CA April 27, 2019 April 27 - October 20, 2019 Palm Springs Art Museum 101 Museum Drive, Palm Springs, CA 92262 'Celebrating the museum's... Read more
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How Photographer Kwame Brathwaite Made "Black Is Beautiful" A Powerful Visual Movement
Harris, Ida. Blavity April 26, 2019 The shared Black experience begets such words as captivity, despair, disenfranchise, oppression, struggle and violence, especially when Black people are... Read more -
How Photography and Jazz Merged to Forge the "Black Is Beautiful" Movement
Little, Colony. Hyperallergic April 23, 2019 LOS ANGELES - Black is beautiful. It's a catalyzing phrase that radically instilled pride among African Americans and redefined beauty... Read more -
Pat O'Neill: Three Answers at San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Floor 7San Francisco, CA April 20, 2019 April 20 - Aug 4, 2019 A pioneer of experimental cinema, the Los Angeles artist Pat O’Neill developed innovative techniques... Read more
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"Black Is Beautiful": Identity, Pride and the Photography of Kwame Brathwaite
Riefe, Jordan. Truthdig April 19, 2019 On an evening in the early 1950s on the corner of 125th and 7th Avenue in Harlem, two teenage brothers... Read more -
The Beauty of Blackness in Kwame Brathwaite's Images
McClure, Diana. Afropunk April 18, 2019 In this diffuse era of the internet, as we learn to look beyond mainstream narratives funneled through institutional power, the... Read more -
Kwame Brathwaite's powerful photos of the "Black is Beautiful" movement
Newman, Scarlett. CNN April 12, 2019 To some, Kwame Brathwaite was the 'Keeper of the Images,' capturing black creativity and expression in its purest and most... Read more
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Ruth E. Carter Celebrates Opening of Skirball Cultural Center's 'Black is Beautiful' Exhibit
Franklin, Erica. The Hollywood Reporter April 12, 2019 On Thursday night, the Skirball Cultural Center unveiled its latest exhibit Black Is Beautiful: The Photography of Kwame Brathwaite which... Read more -
Kwame Brathwaite: Black Is Beautiful at Skirball Cultural Center
Skirball Cultural Center Los Angeles, CA April 11, 2019 April 11 - September 1, 2019 See the iconic images that amplified one of the most influential cultural movements of... Read more -
Kristy Luck Bends the Possibilities of Landscape
Vogel, Maria. Art of Choice April 11, 2019 Kristy Luck's paintings reference landscapes in a mystic and psychologically-charged way. Rather than creating works about landscapes, Luck uses the... Read more
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An Uptown Photographer Who Captured Harlem Life
Agyemang, Nana. The Cut April 9, 2019 Photographer and activist Kwame Brathwaite got his start documenting jazz music uptown in the 1950s. 'Jazz set the rhythm of... Read more -
Kwame Brathwaite's Photographic Vision of a Black Female Utopia
Jenkins, Morgan. Artsy April 8, 2019 In 1950s Harlem, the neighborhood’s black population reached its peak. White locals departed for suburban sprawl, better schools, and more... Read more -
Black Is Beautiful: The Photographs of Kwame Brathwaite
Eshun, Ekow. Financial Times April 5, 2019 On the evening of January 28 1962, a huge crowd gathered outside a nightclub in Harlem, jostling for entrance to... Read more
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Bernard Piffaretti at Klemm's: Artforum Critics' Picks
Asthoff, Jens. Artforum April 1, 2019 Translated from German by Diana Reese. Bernard Piffaretti 's painting run counter to any unity of style while simultaneously pursuing... Read more -
Ericka Beckman and Marianna Simnett at the Foundation for Art and Creative Technology
Foundation for Art and Creative Technology (FACT)Liverpool, UK March 29, 2019 March 29 - June 16, 2019 'Opening in March, our new exhibition features two female artists who both use technology... Read more -
Black is Beautiful: Celebrating the significance of Kwame Brathwaite
Sayej, Nadja. The Guardian March 26, 2019 In 1962, a group of African American women gathered in Harlem. Wearing African-inspired designs along with their natural unstraightened hair,... Read more
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Showcase: Kwame Brathwaite
Foggatt, Tyler. The New Yorker March 18, 2019 In the nineteen-sixties, the age of Ann-Margret and Jean Shrimpton, the photographer and activist Kwame Brathwaite co-founded a group called... Read more -
Adam Silverman TOKO at Curator's Cube
Curator's Cube Tokyo, Japan March 18, 2019 23 March - 7 April, 2019 30 new works made by Adam Silverman in his two respective studios in Wakefield,... Read more -
Katy Cowan at The Armory Show
The Armory ShowNew York, NY March 7, 2019 For the 2019 Edition of The Armory Show, Philip Martin Gallery presents a solo exhibition of new cast aluminum works... Read more
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Kwame Brathwaite featured in exhibition Mapping Black Identities
Minneapolis Institute of Art Minneapolis, MN February 21, 2019 February 21, 2018 - March 15, 2020 Taking inspiration from Mia’s recent acquisition of Frank Bowling’s map painting False Start... Read more -
Tomory Dodge and Adam Silverman at Art Los Angeles Contemporary
Art Los Angeles ContemporarySanta Monica, CA February 13, 2019 At the 2019 Edition of Art Los Angeles Contemporary Philip Martin Gallery presents new works by painter Tomory Dodge and... Read more -
A Brilliant Spectrum: Recent Gifts of Color Photography features works by Kwame Brathwaite
Santa Barbara Museum of Art Santa Barbara, CA January 27, 2019 January 27 - May 5, 2019 Representing a broad range of artists, years, techniques, and themes, this exhibition of approximately... Read more
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Ericka Beckman's Super-8 Trilogy at KANAL - Centre Pompidou
KANAL - Centre PompidouBrussels, Belgium January 23, 2019 January 23 - May 19, 2019 Invited to present her work, the American artist Ericka Beckman (b. 1951) occupies an... Read more -
Kwame Brathwaite: Artforum Critics' Picks
Rawles, Erica. Artforum International December 30, 2018 The absorbing gaze of a woman's dark eyes draws the viewer in at photographer Kwame Brathwaite's exhibition at Philip Martin... Read more -
Ten Painters on Doubt: Kristy Luck
Acha, Beverly. Lookie-Lookie December 8, 2018 “Conception” cannot precede “execution.” Before expression, there is nothing but a vague fever, and only the work itself, completed and... Read more
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Museum of Modern Art acquires works by Kwame Brathwaite
MoMANew York, NY December 8, 2018 Congratulations to Kwame Brathwaite for the acquisition of his work by the Museum of Modern Art! Acquired works include 'Untitled... Read more -
Kristy Luck and Alan Prazniak's River Belly
Milbrath, Claire. Editorial Magazine December 1, 2018 The first to bloom and fastest to die, Lilac is the official harbinger of Spring. With a potent scent that... Read more -
Whitney Museum of American Art acquires works by Kwame Brathwaite
Whitney Museum of American ArtNew York, NY December 1, 2018 Congratulations to Kwame Brathwaite for the acquisition of his work by the Whitney Museum of American Art! Acquired works include... Read more
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The Photos That Lifted Up the Black Is Beautiful Movement
Smith, Melissa. Lens Blog, New York Times November 27, 2018 For over 50 years, the photographer Kwame Brathwaite captured African-American beauty and fashion, giving visual power to black power. The... Read more -
Review: Exhibitions by Kwame Brathwaite, Deana Lawson and Meleko Mokgosi challenge how blackness is represented
Mizota, Sharon. Los Angeles Times November 14, 2018 In a fortunate coincidence, three shows currently on view in L.A. engage in a rich conversation on how black people... Read more -
Jesse Williams Co-Curates Photo Show on Black Icons and Ordinary People
Riefe, Jordan. The Hollywood Reporter November 5, 2018 At the opening of photographer Kwame Brathwaite's new show 'Celebrity and the Everyday,' the 'Grey's Anatomy' star talks about black... Read more
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The Beautiful Fruits of Artist Holly Coulis
Mihalovich, Cayla. Flaunt Magazine October 26, 2018 It's peach season in Athens, Georgia. I ask Holly Coulis how many she'll eat in a day. 'Probably in the... Read more -
O'Neill, The Decay of Fiction
Heitzman, Lorraine. Art and Cake October 17, 2018 The beginning of the fall art season in Los Angeles necessitates more gallery hours than can ever be repaid, (apologies... Read more -
Brian Bress: Pictures Become You at Akron Art Museum
Akron Art MuseumAkron, OH October 13, 2018 October 13, 2018 - April 14, 2019 A curious unblinking camouflaged creature peers out through a shape cut out of... Read more
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Brian Bress: Paradox: The Body in the Age of AI at Miller Gallery
Miller Gallery, Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburg, PA October 5, 2018 Curated by Elizabeth Chodos October 5, 2018 - February 3, 2019 Artists: Zach Blas, Brian Bress, Nick Cave, Kate Cooper,... Read more -
MIT List Visual Arts Center acquires works by Kwame Brathwaite
MIT List Visual Arts CenterCambridge, MA October 5, 2018 Congratulations to Kwame Brathwaite for the acquisition of his work by the MIT List Visual Arts Center! Read more -
Kwame Brathwaite Black is Beautiful
Aperture FoundationNew York, NY October 1, 2018 Kwame Brathwaite Black is Beautiful Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles May 23 – September 1, 2019 Columbia Museum of Art... Read more
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Aaron Morse | Collecting on the Edge
Utah State University | Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art September 15, 2018 “On the human imagination events produce the effects of time.” This is the first sentence of James Fenimore Cooper’s 1841... Read more -
T. Kelly Mason featured in Painting Architecture at University of California, Riverside
Barbara Art and Culver Center of the ArtsRiverside, CA September 1, 2018 September 1 - December 29, 2018 Painting Architecture invites viewers to contemplate the distinctions between architecture and painting. It is... Read more -
Love and devotion, over and over again by Scott Anderson
Nafziger, Christina. ArtMaze Magazine September 1, 2018 Scott Anderson’s work creates a fresh visual language with whispers from late modernism masters such as Robert Rauschenberg and Francis... Read more
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Carl Cheng: Specters of Disruption at M. H. de Young Memorial Museum
M. H. de Young Memorial MuseumSan Francisco, CA August 15, 2018 August 15, 2018 - November 10, 2019 Specters of Disruption is the result of an inquiry into the shared encyclopedic... Read more -
The de Young Museum acquires work by Carl Cheng
M.H. de Young Memorial MuseumSan Francisco, CA August 15, 2018 Congratulations to Carl Cheng for the acquisition of his work by the M.H. de Young Memorial Museum! His sculpture 'Erosion... Read more -
Image-Grappler: Sky Glabush and the Art of Self-Interrogation
Enright, Robert. Border Crossings August 1, 2018 The art of painting necessarily engages the act of questioning. The questions can be material ones: What surface do I... Read more
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At Lux, artist Tomory Dodge embraces imperfections and breaking the rules
Daichendt, James G. The San Diego Union-Tribune July 17, 2018 Assembled unruliness describes the work of artist Tomory Dodge. This is especially prevalent when large gestural and explosive brushstrokes juxtapose... Read more -
Carl Cheng in 3D: Double Vision at Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Los Angeles County Museum of ArtLos Angeles, CA July 15, 2018 July 15, 2018 - April 1, 2019 Art of the Americas Building, Level 2 The quest for perfect 3D representation... Read more -
Women and Media, Then and Now: Ericka Beckman, Dara Birnbaum, Lynn Hershman Leeson
Watlington, Emily. Mousse Magazine July 1, 2018 Emily Watlington speaks with three pioneering women media artists who have been working since the 1970s: Ericka Beckman, Dara Birnbaum,... Read more
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Tomory Dodge takes residency at Lux Art Institute
Lux Art InstituteEncinitas, CA June 16, 2018 In Studio: June 16, 2018 - July 14, 2018 On Exhibit: June 16, 2018 - August 4, 2018 In his... Read more -
What Can Fairy Tales Tell Us About Today? Two Video Artists Offer Modern Takes
Carrigan, Margaret. Observer June 5, 2018 Everyone had that favorite fairy tale growing up, one that enthralled and engrossed us almost to the point of unhealthy... Read more -
Michael Rey
Van Eeckhoutte, Louis-Philippe. Drawing Room Play June 1, 2018 What artworks would you have/do you have in your drawing room? Francis Bacon, 'Three Studies for Figures at the Base... Read more
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Review: Laurie Nye paints her way to Venus. You can join the ride
Pagel, David. Los Angeles Times May 16, 2018 Last month, Laurie Nye organized a 19-artist exhibition that took visitors to a pint-sized universe on an asteroid in the... Read more -
Where to find fantastic beasts? At Big Pictures Los Angeles' 'Airtight Garage'
Pagel, David. Los Angeles Times April 17, 2018 In 1976, the French cartoonist Jean Giraud (also known as Moebius) created “The Airtight Garage,” a story about a pocket... Read more -
Future Animals by Tomory Dodge
April 10, 2018 Released April 10, 2018. Limited edition of 100 copies with covers hand printed by Tomory Dodge. Due to the hand... Read more
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The Mechanism of Mythology
Epps, Philomena. Roman Road Journal April 5, 2018 In her new series for Roman Road Journal, Philomena Epps explores various facets of contemporary performance and video art by... Read more -
An Artist's Ornate Natural Hair Styles, Through the Eyes of a Legendary Photographer of Black Beauty
Bohnacker, Siobhán. The New Yorker March 30, 2018 A few weeks ago, the eighty-year-old Harlem photographer Kwame Brathwaite arrived at MOMA PS1, in Queens, wearing a modish three-piece... Read more -
Carl Cheng in "Emerald City" at K11 Art Foundation
K11 Art FoundationHong Kong, China March 28, 2018 March 28 - May 31, 2018 Including artists Ashley Bickerton, Dora Budor, Nina Canell, Oscar Chan Yik Long, Chen Zhou,... Read more
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Erica Beckman: The Game Changer
Larios, Pablo. Frieze March 26, 2018 Pablo Larios Virtualization, interfaces, shifts in agency and the ‘rules of the game’ – these aspects of even your early... Read more -
The Fantastic Designs of "Hair Wars"
Voynovskaya, Nasta. The New Yorker March 19, 2018 Three decades ago, a crew of hair stylists, led by David Humphries, began flaunting their most fantastic designs at night... Read more -
Hair Wars: The Legendary Detroit-Born Showcase Comes to New York City's MoMA PS1
Valenti, Lauren. Vogue March 18, 2018 Inside the labyrinth of corridors at MoMA PS1 on a recent Sunday night in New York City, there is human... Read more
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How One Photographer Captured the Soul of the "Black Is Beautiful" Movement
Nnadi, Chioma. Vogue February 2, 2018 On the night of January 28, 1962, in a small Harlem nightclub called the Purple Manor, a show took place... Read more -
Adam Silverman's Ghosts in a peephole: Old souls captured in clay, battered but still standing
Pagel, David. Los Angeles Times November 27, 2017 (Cherry and Martin archive - Cherry and Martin is now Philip Martin Gallery.) The 14 clay vessels in Adam Silverman’s... Read more -
Brian Bress, Multiple Modernisms
Chrysler Museum of Art November 17, 2017 Enjoy familiar pieces and see new works in Multiple Modernisms at the Chrysler Museum of Art. This reinstallation of the... Read more
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The Hairstylist-cum-Sculptor Using Braids as her Medium
Black, Holly. AnOther Magazine November 10, 2017 Introducing Joanne Petit-Frère, the hairstylist behind Solange's orbital crown and many other spectacular creations. Who? Joanne Petit-Frère takes sculpture into... Read more -
A Playful Take on the Still Life
Colvin, Rob. Hyperallergic October 14, 2017 To get where she is, Holly Coulis had to lop off some heads. The faces that populated some of her... Read more
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