People ‘It Came Down to What I Could Make at My Kitchen Table’: Amy Sherald on Experimenting With a New Medium for the First Time in Decades Hauser & Wirth is hosting an online show of the new work next week. By Colony Little, Oct 13, 2020
Reviews At the Broad Museum, the Groundbreaking ‘Soul of a Nation’ Puts a Refreshed Focus on the Struggles of Black Artists in LA The importance of art collectives—and collective struggle—stands out here. By Colony Little, Apr 11, 2019
Reviews In ‘The White Album,’ Arthur Jafa Invents a New Film Language to Take on the Clichés of Empathy In his striking follow-up to 'Love Is the Message, the Message Is Death,' Jafa trains his lens squarely on the subject of whiteness. By Colony Little, Jan 25, 2019
On View Pay Attention to the Loaded Details in Artist Robert Pruitt’s Powerful Images of Devotion At the California African American Museum, the Houston-based artist's "Devotion" explores the meeting of different time periods and traditions. By Colony Little, Oct 12, 2018
Art World ‘I Am Black, Angry, Tired of Teaching, Tired of Being Poor’: Jack Whitten’s Newly Published Journals Reveal a Long, Painful Road to Recognition A 500-page journal by Jack Whitten is out now from Hauser and Wirth Publishers. By Colony Little, Aug 6, 2018
Reviews How Senga Nengudi’s ‘Performance Objects’ Stretched Sculpture Into New Forms—and How She’s Still Pressing the Limits Today At Art + Practice in L.A., “Head Back and High" shows a very unique kind of social sculpture that emerged from a unique time of experiment in black art. By Colony Little, Jul 3, 2018
Reviews 3 Artists Shaking Up the Way We See the City in the Hammer’s Bold New ‘Made in LA’ Biennial The show puts the spotlight on artists doing imaginative and heartfelt work. By Colony Little, Jun 12, 2018
Reviews Beyond Banksy: This Massive LA Exhibition Dramatically Expands the Story of Graffiti The Roger Gastman-curated "Beyond the Streets" trains a light on the studio work of famed street artists. By Colony Little, May 16, 2018
Shows & Exhibitions Shinique Smith Adds New Layers to Her Fabric Work With a Show That Doubles as a Collection for LA’s Homeless "Refuge" at the California African American Museum takes her interest in used materials, and expands it in soul-searching ways. By Colony Little, Apr 18, 2018
