Galleries At 26, Cierra Britton Is Already Fulfilling Her Dream: Opening an Art Gallery Dedicated to Supporting Women of Color After raising $30,000 in crowdfunding and launching on Juneteenth, Cierra Britton opened her first gallery on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. By Folasade Ologundudu, Nov 22, 2022
Reviews Simone Leigh’s Assembly of Black Feminist Creativity in Venice Left Me in Awe 'Loophole of Retreat: Venice' is sure to be remembered as a historic gathering. By Folasade Ologundudu, Oct 21, 2022
People Artist Derrick Adams Is Known for Depicting Black People at Leisure. Now, He Wants to Create a Residency Dedicated Solely to Rest For the final installment of our social-practice series, we speak to Derrick Adams about his community work beyond the studio. By Folasade Ologundudu, Oct 3, 2022
People How Do You Judge the Value of Social Practice Art? Artist Helina Metaferia Developed Metrics to Determine if a Project Is Successful In the third installment of our interview series, Helina Metaferia discusses teaching social practice art and finding healing in community. By Folasade Ologundudu, Sep 26, 2022
People ‘That Just Shattered Things for Me’: Rick Lowe on the Moment He Realized His Art Had to Escape the Studio to Have Real-World Impact In the second of a four-part series on artists and social practice, Lowe shares his vision for community engaged art. By Folasade Ologundudu, Sep 19, 2022
People ‘It’s All Art’: Legendary Gallerist Linda Goode Bryant on Why She Doesn’t Like the Term Social Practice, and How Feeding People Is a Creative Act In the first in a four-part series on social practice art, we speak to Linda Goode Bryant ahead of MoMA's show on her pioneering gallery, JAM. By Folasade Ologundudu, Sep 12, 2022
People ‘As an Artist, You Look at Everything’: Emerging Painter Patrick Alston on How His South Bronx Home Infuses His Abstract Art Alston explains how he found his style, and the mission he sees for his work today. By Folasade Ologundudu, Dec 23, 2021
People ‘My Imagination Ran Wild’: Alteronce Gumby on How His Expansive Style Draws Inspiration From Both Picasso and Music Sampling Gumby's unique synthesis has made him a fast-rising star. By Folasade Ologundudu, Dec 22, 2021
People ‘There Are Always More Questions’: Abstract Painter Mary Lovelace O’Neal on Creating Art That Refuses to Be Boxed In In a career that spans decades, O'Neal has drawn strength from a powerful creative community. By Folasade Ologundudu, Dec 21, 2021
People ‘You’re Going to Have to Deal With Me’: McArthur Binion on How He Kept the Faith in Abstract Painting, Even When It Wasn’t Fashionable Binion has created a career on his own terms, and is determined to pay it forward. By Folasade Ologundudu, Dec 20, 2021
Art Criticism Pace Gave Its New Digital Director Christiana Ine-Kimba Boyle the Keys to Its Brick and Mortar Gallery. The Results Are Refreshing “Convergent Evolutions" is elegantly radical in how it opens up new conversations around its artists. By Folasade Ologundudu, Sep 9, 2021
People Art Historian Sarah Lewis on Why Black Artists Have Been ‘Over-Exhibited and Under-Theorized’ Lewis has literally changed the curriculum via the Vision & Justice Project. By Folasade Ologundudu, Feb 27, 2021
People Art Historian Darby English on Why the New Black Renaissance Might Actually Represent a Step Backwards English is the author of "To Describe a Life" and "How to See a Work of Art in Total Darkness." By Folasade Ologundudu, Feb 26, 2021
People ‘Approach Every Black Artist as a World-Maker’: Art Historian Bridget R. Cooks on the Need for an Expansive Definition of Blackness Cooks is the award-winning author of "Exhibiting Blackness." By Folasade Ologundudu, Feb 24, 2021
People Decades Ago, Richard J. Powell Was Among Only a Handful of Scholars Dedicated to Black Art History. Here’s How He Has Seen the Field Change Part of a series of interviews with art historians engaging with Black cultural history. By Folasade Ologundudu, Feb 18, 2021
