’30 Americans’ Opens at the Corcoran Gallery of Art
Exhibit sign featuring “Sleep,” 2008 (oil on canvas) by Kehinde Wiley WASHINGTON, DC—When visitors ascend the stairs to the Corcoran’s upper galleries, they are confronted by a room-sized...
View ArticleQuestion Bridge Video Project Yields Candid Conversations Among Black Men
Brooklyn, NEW YORK— Five monitors go black, then one comes to life when a young man appears on the screen and asks “What do you fear?” One-by-one other black men light up the...
View ArticleHeadliners: Work by Major Black Artists on View in New York
NEW YORK—At Jack Shainman, Hank Willis Thomas’s new show explores race and identity through pop culture symbolism. After curating a centennial tribute to Gordon Parks at Howard Greenberg Gallery, Glenn...
View ArticleIn the News: Hank Willis Thomas Stages a Photo Shoot
ARTnews reports on “how Sanford Biggers came to strike a dandy pose” for a work that appears in Hank Willis Thomas’s new show at Jack Shainman Gallery. Read story in ARTnews. ARTnews |...
View ArticleMessages: Hank Willis Thomas Exhibit Back on View at Jack Shainman
NEW YORK—The day before the election, I happened upon a posting by the Museum Nerd. The blogger embedded the popular video from the Jimmy Kimmel Show about why “white folks” should vote for...
View ArticleNowThisNews Video: Artist Hank Willis Thomas
Stating that “race doesn’t exist…it’s a marketing ploy,” photo conceptual artist Hank Willis Thomas explains the concepts behind “What Goes Without Saying,” his current exhibition at Jack Shainman...
View ArticleArt Basel Miami Beach: Jack Shainman Showcasing Rich Slate of Black Artists
MIAMI—The art world has descended on Miami for Art Basel Miami Beach, where blue chip galleries from across the globe are showcasing an overwhelming amount of fine art. Many galleries from the Chelsea...
View ArticleArmory Show 2014: Highlights at Jack Shainman Gallery
NEW YORK—Jack Shainman Gallery represents an impressive roster of black artists and tends to devote a significant amount of space
View Article‘Black Eye’: Impressive Gathering of Artists Aims to Defy Categorization
NEW YORK—Just south of Canal Street, a refreshing new show explores 21st century black identity. “Black Eye,” a new group
View Article‘If You Build It': Art and Architecture Sprout in Harlem’s Sugar Hill
Harlem, NEW YORK—Critically acclaimed architect David Adjaye, who designed the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture which
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