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Latest News in Black Art: Eric Pryor Named President of Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Jarrell Gibbs Painted Portrait of Late Congressman Elijah Cummings & More
Latest News in Black Art features news updates and developments in the world of art and related culture Dec. 8, 2021: At PAFA, incoming president Eric Pryor is flanked by paintings by John Neagle (“Pat Lyon at the Forge,” 1829) and Kehinde Wiley (Three Wise Men Greeting Entry into Lagos,” 2008). | Courtesy of JEH Creatives/Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Appointment The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) in Philadelphia announced its next president. Eric Pryor has been tapped to lead PAFA. Pryor is the first Black person to lead the institution, which was established in 1805 and is the first and oldest art museum…
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Artist Simone Leigh Reveals Her Plans for the Venice Biennale, Including a Major Symposium of Black Thinkers and Makers
The title of the U.S. pavilion at next year’s 59th Venice Biennale will be “Simone Leigh: Grittin“—and come fall, the artist will host a major convening, “Loophole of Retreat: Venice,” for the occasion. The new details about the eagerly-anticipated exhibition—Simone Leigh is the first Black woman artist to represent the U.S. at the prestigious event—were revealed today by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and the pavilion’s commissioner, the Institute of Contemporary Art Boston. “This will be the first time the U.S. Pavilion is entirely dedicated to the experiences and contributions of Black women,” Jill Medvedow, the ICA’s director, said in a statement. “Global in…
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Entertainment News Roundup: Aml Ameen makes director debut with UK’s first Black Christmas rom-com; Alec Baldwin denies responsibility for fatal shooting on movie set and more
Following is a summary of current entertainment news briefs. Money, money, money: ABBA sues over Abba Mania cover band The Swedish pop supergroup ABBA on Friday filed a lawsuit to stop a British cover band known as Abba Mania from using that name. In a complaint filed with the U.S. District Court in Manhattan, lawyers for ABBA accused Abba Mania’s managers of “parasitic and bad-faith conduct” by trading off ABBA’s goodwill and cachet in promoting Abba Mania. Aml Ameen makes director debut with UK’s first Black Christmas rom-com Partly inspired by his own life, actor Aml Ameen says his directorial debut “Boxing Day” is different…
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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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Artists Sunday organizers ‘not resting’ until the day is as well-known as Black Friday
You’ve heard of Black Friday and Small Business Saturday, but artists based in Seattle and elsewhere want to add a new shopping day to your calendar: Artists Sunday. The campaign launched last year as a national public information effort to support local artists by encouraging people to buy local art on the Sunday after Thanksgiving. “The goal is to make Artists Sunday a part of the consumer consciousness, so it’s Black Friday, it’s Small Business Saturday, it’s Artists Sunday and Cyber Monday, and we’re not resting until that message is kind of universal,” said Chris Sherman, a Marion, Iowa-based photographer. Artists Sunday, a volunteer effort run by Sherman and Seattle-based…
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Women, Black, Latino and Asian artists help drive a mural explosion in West Dallas
Artists are making their mark in West Dallas away from the white walls of museums. They’re doing it through street art that showcases dozens of murals, many by women, people of color and others embracing the rebellious freedom of public murals and graffiti. Muralist Hatziel Flores is one of them. Street art “welcomes everyone. It never discriminates,” said Flores, a Mexico City-born artist. His latest work, a fusion of fine art and graffiti, features an indigenous woman in hues of purples and pinks with his Hatziel tag in cartoony lettering. It’s part of the curated cluster of work in West Dallas that has been expanding for years. “Street art is…
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