Art
At the Brooklyn Museum, New Research on Lynching in America Dialogues with the Art
The Legacy of Lynching is a collaboration between the museum and the nonprofit Equal Justice Initiative, presenting racial histories we've long been asleep to.
Kara Walker
Opinion
Dear Kara Walker: If You're Tired of Standing Up, Please Sit Down
In a recent artist's statement, Walker complained of the expectations constantly placed on her as "a featured member of my racial group and/or my gender niche."
Art
Radical Art from the Past Decade, from Tahrir Square to Recife
In MoMA’s Unfinished Conversations, artists around the world engage with today’s political struggles while exposing their personal, cultural, and historical roots.
Art
Strong Solo Booths, Leo Lookalikes, and Plenty of Trends at Frieze New York
From an increasingly diversified roster of galleries to a surprising slew of rock art, the mega-fair is impressively eclectic this year.
Art
In New Drawings, Kara Walker Traces American Histories of Christianity and Racism
Her tumultuous charcoal drawings enshrine an unresolved US narrative filled with racism, martyrdom, and political violence.
Art
An Unflinching Meditation on the Violence Perpetrated Against Black Americans
In addition to the centuries of trauma that artists are exploring and attempting to reconcile with contemporary reality, there is also an underlying solidarity that weaves itself into the fabric of Non-fiction at the Underground Museum.
Opinion
Kara Walker’s Puppets Dance in a New Music Video for Santigold
Even if you're familiar with artist Kara Walker’s signature shadow puppets, you've probably never seen them looking as cheerful as they do in electro-pop artist Santigold’s new music video.
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An Exhibition About Black Lives, with a Gendered Focus
I Can’t Breathe, now on view at the Art Gallery at the College of Staten Island, is a dissonant show.
Art
A Sprawling Show of Artists as Social Critics
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Spanning several media, much of the work in Us Is Them makes social commentary from the perspective of underrepresented populations. Notably, the show features some of the biggest names in contemporary African-American art, bringing the focus on the fraught nature of black existence
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A Show of African American Artists Resonates in Racially Divided Detroit
DETROIT — Can an exhibition be informed by the place it visits?
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Best of 2015: Our Top 15 Exhibitions Around the World
It's hard enough compiling best-of lists for single cities — try the world.
Art
An Encounter with Kara Walker’s Poignantly American Work in the UK
LONDON — Kara Walker's Go to Hell or Atlanta, Whichever Comes First is a powerful, nuanced visual rant.