West Harlem Art Fund
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NICK CAVE UNTIL
To learn even more, you can now sign up as a member and get special videos, information and invitation to special events. Nick Cave: Until was curated by Denise Markonish, MASS MoCA and organized for the Momentary by Lauren Haynes. The exhibition was organized by MASS MoCA and co-produced with Carriageworks, Sydney, Australia and Crystal…
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CITY OF WATER DAY INSTALLATION
New York, NY… The West Harlem Art Fund is proud to present for City of Water Day, Brooklyn-based floral designer Joshua Werber. Werber will “flower bomb” an outdoor sculptural work adjoining Building 10B on Governors Island in Nolan Park. Joshua Werber’s installation “Goals are Fluid” is a site specific reaction to, and a collaboration with,…
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SHANEQUA GAY ATLANTA ARTIST
Shanequa Gay, an Atlanta native, received her AA in Graphic Design and Fashion Marketing from the Art Institute of Atlanta (1999), a BA in Painting from The Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), summa cum laude (2015), and an MFA at Georgia State University. Gay was one of ten selected artists for OFF THE…
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ADAM PENDLETON
I think language that stands it’s ground is ‘Black Lives Matter.’ Adam Pendleton (born 1984, Richmond, Virginia) is an American conceptual artist known for his multi-disciplinary practice, involving painting, silkscreen, collage, video and performance. His work often involves the investigation of language and the recontextualization of history through appropriated imagery. His art has been shown at the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney, the New Museum, and other shows internationally, including La Triennale…
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LIBERATING AUNT JEMINA
Who’s Afraid of Aunt Jemima? This is Ringgold’s first story quilt and the first quilt project she made by herself, without the help of her mother, who died the previous year. Squares along the borders depict African American women of varying ages from all walks of life, and the squares in the center depict…
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GRADA KILOMBA: HEROINES, BIRDS AND MONSTER
GRADA KILOMBA Heroines, Birds and Monsters series, Antigone, 2020 GRADA KILOMBA Heroines, Birds and Monsters series, Creon and Haemon, 2020 GRADA KILOMBA Heroines, Birds and Monsters series, Sphinx Act I, 2020 Goodman Gallery is pleased to present Heroines, Birds and Monsters, Grada Kilomba’s new series of photographic works, in which the artist carefully captures…
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FEYZ STUDIO
Feyza Koksal was born and raised in Istanbul, Turkey. She completed her Bachelor’s of Architecture at Carnegie Mellon University, and her Master’s in Architecture and Urban Design at Columbia University GSAPP in New York City. Her training in architecture, art, glassblowing and woodworking pushed her to launch her own architecture and design studio where the…
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GRAFFITI IS COMING BACK
Graffiti and street art can be controversial. But it can also be a medium for voices of social change, protest, or expressions of community desire. What, how, and where are examples of graffiti as a positive force in communities? David Maddox There is no surprise that during hardship, graffiti becomes popular. Known for being edgy…
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NEW WORKS BY FIRELEI BAEZ
James Cohan is pleased to present an exhibition of new paintings by Firelei Báez, on view at 48 Walker Street and online through May 10, 2020. This is the artist’s second solo exhibition with James Cohan. Firelei Báez casts diasporic histories into an imaginative realm, reworking visual references drawn from the past to explore new possibilities for…
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BLACK IN REMBRANDT’S TIME
As a museum we hope that this exhibition will make an impact. HERE. Black in Rembrandt’s Time makes a powerful statement about black presence and representation in the Netherlands, about better looking and blind spots, about having a voice and a changing image.” – Lidewij de Koekkoek, Director of The Rembrandt House Museum The stereotypes…
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EBONY G PATTERSON … WHERE THE DEW IS STILL ON THE ROSES
The title of Ebony Patterson’s exhibition comes from a gospel song. According to the artist, she wants visitors to really see the subjects in her garden. Perhaps the show demands an intense reflection about people of color and how society projects an unbalanced view. The softness of the show permits empathy and compassion. Gardens have…
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YAMOU ABDERRAHIM — ARTIST SPOTLIGHT
BIO Born 1959 in Casablanca, Morocco Lives and works between Paris and Thannaout in Morocco. In 1978, Abderrahim Yamou, known as Yamou, left Casablanca and studied biology and sociology at the University of Toulouse, and then at the Sorbonne in Paris. At the same time, he studied history of art and design. He moved to…
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SAHEL: ART AND EMPIRES ON THE SHORES OF THE SAHARA
Self-governed for all but sixty-five years of French colonial rule, the peoples of the western Sahel formed a succession of storied empires and kingdoms, from ancient Ghana (ca. 300–1200), Mali (ca. 1230–1600), and Songhay (ca. 1464–1591) to Bamana Segu (ca. 1712–1861) and the Umarian state (ca. 1850–90). As these shifting centers of political power rose…
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JORDAN CASTEEL DEBUTS AT THE NEW MUSEUM
Jordan Casteel is having her first New York solo museum show at the tender age of 31. An exhibition of nearly 40 canvases spanning seven years — opens at the New Museum on Feb. 19th. Many of the paintings are from her series “Nights in Harlem,” which depict African American men in the same Harlem…
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HE PROVED THEM WRONG — EDWARD MITCHELL BANNISTER
Edward Mitchell Bannister’s determination to become a successful artist was largely fueled by an inflammatory article he read in the New York Herald in 1867, that stated “the Negro seems to have an appreciation for art while being manifestly unable to produce it.” Ironically, less than a decade later, in 1876, Bannister was the first African-American artist…
19th century artist, African American artist, Centennial Exposition, Charles-François Daubigny, Edward Mitchell Bannister, Jean-Baptiste Corot, Jean-François Millet, Philadelphia Centennial Exposition, Providence Art Club, Rhode Island, Rhode Island School of Design, Under the Oaks, West Harlem Art Fund
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10,000 PHOTOS DOCUMENT ALVIN AILEY’S GROUNDBREAKING DANCES
Images of Alvin Ailey and his eponymous dance company taken by the photographer Jack Mitchell are now available via the Smithsonian’s Online Virtual Archives. For those of us who appreciate Ailey’s distinctively African-American rendition of modern and contemporary dance since the early ’60s it is a privilege being able to publicly access the collection of…
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A NEW DECADE
The West Harlem Art Fund will turn 22 years old on January 1, 2020. A double digit year like 2020. Number 4 resonates with the vibrations and energies of practicality, organization and exactitude, service, patience, devotion, application, pragmatism, patriotism, dignity, trust, worthiness, endurance, loyalty, mastery, building solid foundations, conservatism, determination, production and hard work. Number…
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JOHN DOWELL– PHOTO EXHIBITION ON COTTON
Laurence Miller Gallery presents the New York City debut of John Dowell’s COTTON: Symbol of the Forgotten. Dowell blends a unique mixture of spiritualism, historical awareness, racial angst and deft technique to create photographic works that inspire the viewer to recognize the injustices imposed upon the black community, especially in New York, over the past 400…
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TXEMA YESTE: SOLO EXHIBITION
Staley-Wise Gallery presents the photographs of Txema Yeste in his first solo exhibition. Yeste began his career as a photojournalist and has maintained a long-time commitment to photographing vibrant traditional Spanish costume. Both influences are reflected in his fashion photographs. This exhibition provides a glimpse into a world of powerful and sophisticated figures with strong…
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MFA launches new ‘Banner Project’
The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), unveils a new installation by Robert Pruitt (born 1975), inaugurating a new series of annual commissions that engages artists to create large-scale banners to be hung from the glass ceiling of the I. M. Pei-designed Linde Family Wing for Contemporary Art. Born in Houston and based in New…
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