News
Wayne Thiebaud, Whose Paintings Were (Almost) Good Enough to Eat, Dies at 101
He mastered the textures of frosting, meringue, and donut glaze, but was also known for his dizzying cityscapes and Pop-like humor.
Obituaries
Art
bell hooks Left Behind a Legacy of Scholarship on Art and Love
Not content to wait for a bevy of critics to comment on the going-ons of the non-white art world, hooks took it upon herself to write about the artists she believed to be critical in the field.
News
Greg Tate, Giant Among Cultural Critics, Dies at 64
His writing spilled over with a creative spirit that made art out of art, sourced from his investigations into music, literature, film and theory, peering into the serpentine realities of Black art and Black life.
Film
Rest in Power, Menelik Shabazz. Black British Cinema Is All the Better in Your Wake.
The Barbadian-born filmmaker, producer, and writer passed away in June, after decades of advocating for Afro-diasporic film culture.
Art
Remembering Susan Landauer, a Curator Who Championed California Art
“No other scholar has contributed as much to the study of California art,” says critic and curator Michael Duncan.
Art
One of Black Southern Art’s Greatest Advocates, William S. Arnett, Dies at 81
Through his scholarly and curatorial work, Arnett aimed to amend the conventional history of artmaking in the United States to center the significance of formally untrained Black artists.
News
Reflecting on the Life of Rebeccah Blum, Accomplished Curator, Editor, and Translator
Friends and family remember Rebeccah Blum, who was killed in Berlin on July 22.
Art
In Memory of Gillian Jagger, Artist and Teacher
Gillian granted her students permission to be in love with the unpopular and unfashionable, to persist in spite of circumstance, to retreat if necessary, and to be boundlessly passionate.
Art
Remembering Richard Williams, the World's Greatest Animator
The genius behind Roger Rabbit and The Thief and the Cobbler brought an unprecedented three-dimensional feeling to traditional animation.
Art
Architect Philip Freelon's Legacy of Community Engagement and Inclusion
The architect, whose design influence is found among major museums specifically dedicated to Black culture in the United States, passed away at the age of 66.
Art
A Reminiscence of Virginia Zabriskie, an Important and Undersung Art Dealer
Zabriskie, who passed away on May 7, created and ran two galleries for close to 60 years, one in New York and the other in Paris.
Film
How Agnès Varda Continually Reinvented Herself and Her Work
It’s a blow to both the art and film worlds that there will be no more work from this tireless artist.