Black Artists From The American South Royal Academy – Rev Jonathan Evens
The ethos of art, art by everyone for everyone with anything, is what drives black artists from the American South.
23 March 2023
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Souls Grown Deep like the Rivers: Black Artists from the American South
Discover the Black artists from the Southeastern United States who created some of the most spectacular and ingenious works of the last century.
Tues–Sun: 10am–6pm Fri: 10am–9pm
Six Black Artists Depict Race and Discrimination – MC Llamas
The BLM protests in recent weeks have shown us how relevant issues of race still are. It’s shocking to see that racial discrimination still exists in this day and age. It is our role as cultural influencers to give our attention and support to the fight against systemic racism.
13 June 2020
Top 10 – International Black Artists
Here is the Artlyst for the top 10 international black artists working today, the first of many celebrating diversity in the visual arts!
27 December 2016
Seven Vibrant Black British Artists The Future is Now Part II: Re/Form~ation
The Future is Now PT.II: Re/Form~ation showcases seven vibrant Black British artists and explores the themes of worldmaking and legacy.
24 July 2024
The Time is Always Now: Artists Reframe the Black Figure – National Portrait Gallery
In a thought-provoking exploration of contemporary Black Art, Ekow Eshun, curator of “The Time Is Always Now,” emphasises the profound shift…
7 March 2024
The Time is Always Now: Artists Reframe the Black Figure
A major study of the Black figure – and its representation in contemporary art.
Open daily: 10.30 – 18.00 Friday & Saturday: 10.30 – 21.00
Shattering Boundaries: The Powerful Legacy of Black Women Artists
Black women artists have played a pivotal role in challenging artistic conventions, disrupting narratives, and reclaiming spaces within the art world.
15 July 2023
Warrior Artists At OVADA: Paul Black Reviews The Collective’s Latest Work
Warrior Studios Collective consists of 12 artists – founded in the late 1980s in a railway arch in South London… Read More
12 April 2016
Oscars Row Highlights The Scarcity Of Successful Black Visual Artists
Last week we had Saatchi falsely bending to women artists, this week with the Oscars furore we look at another… Read More
29 January 2016
Ten Out of London Exhibitions By Women Artists – Sara Faith
Women artists are taking centre stage in the UK’s exhibition scene this summer.
2 July 2024
Reframing The Black Figure – National Portrait Gallery – Albertina Campbell
Five years ago, curator and writer Ekow Eshun embarked on a mission to formulate a new narrative from the Black perspective for a 21st-century audience.
12 March 2024
Sussex Artists In The Spotlight Spring 2024 – Claudia Barbieri
Sussex, a tranquil and moody countryside of varying beauty, has long attracted artists and thinkers. Turner, Constable, Sickert and Ravilious…
8 March 2024
Foreigners Everywhere: Venice Biennale Announces Artists For 2024 Edition
The Venice Biennale is one of the art world’s most significant recurring exhibitions. Now in its 60th edition, titled ‘Foreigners… Read More
1 February 2024
Leon Black Utilised Tax Loophole with Jeffrey Epstein’s Assistance in Art Transactions
Details of art transactions involving billionaire art collector and asset management mogul Leon Black and the late controversial financier Jeffrey Epstein.
8 October 2023
Should Great Artists Be Cancelled For Bad Or Inappropriate Behaviour
Should an artist’s behaviour and beliefs be considered separate from their art? This complex and controversial issue has been debated in the art world for many years.
10 May 2023
Hilma Af Klint and Piet Mondrian Two Groundbreaking Artists Tate Modern
Tate Modern’s Spring exhibition is an exploration of two groundbreaking modern artists – Hilma af Klint and Piet Mondrian.
18 April 2023
Manchester International Festival To Present Major Artists For 2023 Edition
Artists from around the world will exhibit in venues and spaces throughout the city and at Factory International’s much-anticipated new home.
14 March 2023
Contemporary Artists In The Spotlight 2023 – Nico Kos-Earle
For this rolling feature Nico Kos-Earle has chosen 15 international artists working in various mediums to look out for in 2023.
23 January 2023
Women Artists Dominate 2023 Exhibition Schedule
Women artists are set to dominate the exhibition schedule in the major museums and galleries in 2023
18 January 2023
Whitechapel Gallery Unveils Action, Gesture, Paint: Women Artists and Global Abstraction 1940-70
The Whitechapel Gallery In London has announced a major new exhibition bringing together over 150 paintings by an overlooked generation of 80 international women artists.
17 January 2023
Pierre Soulages Master Of Textural Black Abstractions Dies Aged 102
Pierre Soulages French artist internationally known as “the painter of black and light,” has died aged 102.
27 October 2022
In The Black Fantastic London’s Best Summer Exhibition – Hayward Gallery
In his 2020 Aperture article on ‘The Black Fantastic’, Ekow Eshun used a definition of the fantastic now a new exhibition at the Hayward…
13 August 2022
Ghosts of Empires II An Exhibition Articulating Black And Asian Diasporic Experiences – Ben Brown Fine Arts
After reading Kwasi Kwarteng’s book ‘Ghosts of Empire’, I was struck by the spectre of colonialism and imperialism
21 July 2022
In the Black Fantastic Ekow Eshun Curates London’s Best New Summer Exhibition
The Hayward Gallery’s new exhibition titled ‘In the Black Fantastic’ is the UK’s first major exhibition dedicated to the work of Black artists
29 June 2022
The New Art Gallery Walsall Acquires West Midlands Artists’ Works For Twenty Twenty Collection
Following an open call, which received 220 submissions, The New Art Gallery Walsall has acquired 33 works by 31 West Midlands-based artists to create the new Twenty Twenty Collection.
23 January 2022
Anicka Yi Unveils A Robotic Ecosystem At Tate’s Turbine Hall – Studio Voltaire Reopens – documenta fifteen Announces Participating Artists
Anicka Yi Unveils A Robotic Ecosystem At Tate’s Turbine Hall – Studio Voltaire Reopens – documenta fifteen Announces Participating Artists
11 October 2021
Dame Elizabeth Blackadder Lyrical Scottish Painter Dies Age 89
Elizabeth Blackadder RA, RSA one of Scotland’s greatest artists, has died, age 89. She was born in Falkirk in 1931.
26 August 2021
Cacophony: Four Iranian Artists AB-ANBAR Cromwell Place – Sue Hubbard
Few in the West will have been to Tehran. We are either likely to think of an exotic Persia full of sultans and hareems
11 June 2021
Nicola Vassell Opens First Black-Owned Gallery In New York’s Chelsea
Nicola Vassell Opens First Black-Owned Gallery In New York’s Chelsea
1 June 2021
Turner Nominated Black Obsidian Sound System Bites The Hand Of Tate
The 2021 Turner Prize nominated artist collective, Black Obsidian Sound System has lashed out at Tate in a statement following their surprise nomination. They are demanding; ‘The right to thrive in conditions that are nurturing and supportive’.
11 May 2021
Art Movers: Leon Black Departs MoMA – Amy Cappellazzo Quits Sotheby’s – England’s Creative Coast
Art Movers: Leon Black Departs MoMa – Amy Cappellazzo Quits Sotheby’s – England’s Creative Coast
29 April 2021