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Latest News in Black Art: Roxane Gay Named Board President at Performance Space, Alexis Assam Joins Virginia Museum of Fine Arts as Assistant Curator, Emma Amos Catalog Wins Gold Medal & More
Latest News in Black Art features news updates and developments in the world of art and related culture Author and Art Collector Roxane Gay is the new board president at Performance Space New York. | Photo by Reggie Cunningham Appointments BESTSELLING AUTHOR and art collector Roxane Gay is the new president of the board at Performance Space New York. Located in the East Village, the nonprofit describes itself as “the birthplace of contemporary performance as it is known today.” Gay’s books include “Hunger,” “Difficult Women,” and “Bad Feminist.” A contributing opinion writer at The New York Times, she announced a new publishing imprint in May, Roxane Gay…
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11/22/21 Entertainment News – KTOE
11/22/21 Entertainment News –Actor Art LaFleur, best known for playing Babe Ruth in The Sandlot, has died after a 10-year battle with A-typical Parkinson’s, his wife Shelley confirmed on Facebook. He was 78. LaFleur was also known for The Santa Clause 2 and The Santa Clause 3, in which he played the Tooth Fairy, and as Chick Gandil, the ghost White Sox first baseman in Field of Dreams. His other film roles included Beethoven’s 4th, the coach in A Cinderella Story and A Snow Globe Christmas. His numerous TV credits included Charlie’s Angels, Lou Grant, Soap, Benson, Hill St. Blues, The A-Team. Doogie Howser, M.D., Matlock and E.R. He also had a recurring role on the late 1990s series Hyperion Bay. One of his last appearances was in Key and Peele in 2015… –Kal Penn has been tapped to play…
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Greenpeace: half a century on the frontline of environmental photo activism | Environment
Fifty years ago, on 15 September 1971, a ship named the Greenpeace set out to confront and stop US nuclear weapons testing at Amchitka, one of the Aleutian Islands in south-west Alaska. Two years later a small boat called the Vega, crewed by David McTaggart, Ann-Marie Horne, Mary Horne and Nigel Ingram sailed into the French nuclear test site area at Moruroa, French Polynesia in the southern Pacific Ocean. Photographers had been using their images for years to publicise situations around the world. But Greenpeace was a young organisation pioneering a new kind of activism: this was the moment they began to realise that capturing images of what they were…
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Lucian Freud painting denied by artist is authenticated by experts | Lucian Freud
Almost 25 years ago, a Swiss art collector bought a Lucian Freud painting – a full-length male nude – at auction. He then received a call from the British artist, asking to buy it from him. The two men did not know each other, and the collector politely refused, as he liked the picture. Three days later, he claims he received another call from a now furious Freud who told him that, unless he sold it to him, he would deny having painted it. The collector, who wishes to remain anonymous, told the Observer: “He said: ‘I’ll give you more than you paid, I’ll double it.’ I declined, and he…
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St. Louis native makes debut as Hollywood movie producer
ST. LOUIS – Persistence, perseverance, and staying true to himself are what helped a longtime dream come true for a Hollywood movie producer from Fenton, Missouri. Growing up, Ryan DeLaney had a passion for training quarter horses and did so at Valley Mount Ranch in Valley Park. In 2008, he was National Barrel Horse Association state champion. However, the Rockwood Summit High School graduate wanted to get into the entertainment business. In 2010, he moved to Miami, Florida, and started a modeling career where traveled around the world. After having success in modeling, DeLaney spoke with his agent on acting roles and attended acting classes/workshops at the University of Performing…
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Five’s Sean Conlon – Music News
The 90s are back. From the curtain haircut to boybands, it is as if the era of plastic pop and British indie never went away. Steps are once again riding high in the charts and the Backstreet Boys are dominating TikTok. Having initially reformed for the Big Reunion nearly a decade ago, Five are finally ready to release new music. Now a three-piece, they have teased their fans with singles throughout 2021, but January 2022 is the big year. Former The Voice contestant, Sean Conlon, tells us more… Hi Sean, first of all, how are you? I am very well thank you. Thankful to be back gigging with guys and…
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