Osi Audu's Opalka exhibit explores abstract expression inspired by African art
Nigerian-American artist Osi Audu's exhibit at Opalka Gallery features bold geometric designs alongside traditional African ...
Get A Load Of These Black Women Artists–And Their Artwork
As we enter International Black Women's History Month, Black art has always been a means of documenting and creating history, ...
insider.si.edu10 个月
American Traditions: A Taste for Folk Art
The definition of American folk art is notoriously difficult to pin down. In the twentieth century “folk art” has embraced everything from Pennsylvania German frakturs to eccentric architectural ...
Artnet1 个月
After Years on the Periphery, Is Historical American Art Ready to Take Off?
Traditional American art is an umbrella term for a massive swath ... cannon in a different way,” Schoelkopf said. Markets for African American artists of the era “have exploded,” he added ...
Smithsonian Magazine4 年
The Changing Definition of African-American
Jacob and Gwendolyn Lawrence Foundation, Seattle / ARS, NY / Museum of Modern Art / SCALA / Art Resource ... looms large in the traditional African-American narrative. Francis Miller / Time ...
insider.si.edu28 天
"Down through the Years": African American Stories for Young Readers and the Young at Heart
This collection of traditional African American play songs and lullabies includes lyrics and full piano score for ... and children's book author Faith Ringgold details her experiences and perspectives ...
PBS2 年
The Art Of Turntablism
The humble turntable has put music in a spin over the last 50 years - giving rise to a whole new genre of sound, artistic skill and culture. The turntable has been used as a musical instrument ...