Sentences with phrase «african descent»

A beacon of pride and cultural affirmation, it's a political statement that feels powerful and especially suited to the historic neighborhood and the groundbreaking institution that describes itself as «the nexus for artists of African descent.»

The Studio Museum in Harlem — an institution dedicated to exhibiting artists of African descent — currently occupies a 60,000 - square - foot building at 144 West 125th Street, and the new five - story facility will add over 10,000 - square feet, doubling its existing gallery space, according to The New York Times.

Mark Bradford, Julie Mehretu, Chris Ofili, Glenn Ligon, and Njideka Akunyili Crosby are also among the most expensive artists of African descent, with top auction prices for their works hovering in the the $ 3 million to nearly $ 6 million range.

Now, as a standard - bearer for contemporary artists of African descent, we're poised to begin a new era.»

Refraction presents a generation of photographic artists of African descent born in the 1970s, 198...

About Spelman College Founded in 1881, Spelman College is a highly selective, liberal arts college widely recognized as the global leader in the education of women of African descent.

Located in Fitzrovia, London, TAFETA remains the leading purveyor of important 20th century artists of African descent and has placed younger emerging artists in key private and institutional collections globally.

The installation is meshed with sounds originating from Spanish people, indigenous Mexicans and those of African descent, which are dissected into fragments and sounds that coincide with the percentages represented by the lights.

Recent Histories: Contemporary African Photography and Video Art from The Walther Collection unites the perspectives of 14 contemporary artists of African descent, who investigate social identity, questions of belonging, and an array of sociopolitical concerns — including migration, lineage, the legacies of colonialism and Calvinism, and local custom — as well as personal experiences in Africa and the African diaspora.

Today, the Nasher Museum's growing permanent collection includes some of today's best contemporary art, with a focus on work by artists of African descent.

The result is an original multidisciplinary exhibition, on view September 15 through December 3, 2016, which explores how 20 women artists and designers from Africa and of African descent shape, imagine and redefine the influence of fashion on everyday life.

These artists redefine their world and bring into focus socio - political and cultural issues pertinent to the people of African descent in Miami and beyond.

This book provides a savvy survey of the latest work by designers, craftspeople, and architects of African descent around the world.

During Golden's tenure as Chief Curator (2000 to present) and Director (2005 to present) the Studio Museum has gained international acclaim for its pioneering exhibitions by art by artists of African descent and role as a cultural anchor in the Harlem community.

Diasporal Rhythms promotes and collects the works of contemporary visual artists of African descent.

The mixed media exhibit features work by 25 African artists and those of African descent, whose art somehow relates to the overarching theme of masks and masquerade.

Writer and curator Osei Bonsu, spoke passionately of an «urgent» need for Africans and people of African descent to take full charge of African and African - related art practices in Africa today.

Information is drawn from the uniquely shared history of code switching, double - consciousness and multiple narratives that people of African descent have inherited and are compelled to adopt as a survival strategy for daily life.

In 2015, in addition to her work at the Joan Mitchell Center, she concurrently founded Afrofuture Society, an online platform for the arts community of African descent which provides opportunities for visibility and communication across discipline throughout the arts ecosystem.

The Studio Museum in Harlem defines itself as the nexus for artists of African descent locally, nationally, and internationally.

The Nasher Museum presents a major nationwide touring exhibition that offers a new perspective on the critical contribution that artists of African descent have made to the evolution of abstract art from the 1940s to the present.

The Studio Museum in Harlem was founded in 1968 and is the nexus for artists of African descent locally, nationally and internationally, and for work that has been inspired and influenced by black culture.

Thelma Golden is Director and Chief Curator of The Studio Museum in Harlem, an art museum founded in 1968 whose mission is to serve as the nexus for artists of African descent locally, nationally and internationally.

All of the curators had intellectual investments in artists of African descent, locally, nationally, and internationally, aligning with the Studio Museum's mission.

Our mission, «to preserve, exhibit, interpret and increase public awareness about the contributions that visual artists of African descent have made to world culture» is the underpinning of the of the institution's ongoing work.

Lewis Watts» photographs explore evidence of culture, history and life as reflected on the surface of environments inhabited and used primarily by people of African descent in the neighborhoods of West Oakland, California.

After graduating from Yale, she won a sought - after residency at the venerated Studio Museum in Harlem, which, guided by director Thelma Golden, has become a hotspot for emerging artists of African descent.

Nestled on a quiet residential street in Atlanta's historic West End, Hammonds House Museum is a unique setting to explore the cultural diversity and legacy of artists of African descent.

Naima Keith: Assistant Curator, The Studio Museum in Harlem Naima J. Keith is an Assistant Curator at The Studio Museum in Harlem where she focuses on themes of identity and conceptual practices in contemporary art, particularly as it relates to artists of African descent.

Reality of My Surroundings demonstrated the museum's ongoing commitment to collecting contemporary work by global artists, with a focus on artists of African descent.

In celebration of the grand opening of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Afro Frontal will feature illustrations, paintings, and photography by a collective of artists of African descent.

For nearly 50 years, the Museum's program has supported and nurtured more than 100 emerging artists of African descent.

«This acquisition is an endorsement of our program to champion works by artists of African descent, as we have since the museum opened in 2005.

His overall program included redefining the position of black artists within the realm of contemporary art while advancing an understanding of people of African descent as integral to the history of the United States.

Valentine is the founder and editor of culturetype.com, which explores art by and about people of African descent.

For nearly 50 years, The Studio Museum in Harlem's Artist - in - Residence program has supported and nurtured more than 100 emerging artists of African descent.

In a palette of rich earth tones, the print depicts a man of African descent looking gradually over his shoulder with his hands held up behind his head.

By making artwork and exhibitions concrete and personal for each viewer, the Museum provides a context to address contemporary and historical issues presented by artists of African descent.

The Amistad Center for Art & Culture, located within the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art in Hartford, is a not - for - profit cultural institution dedicated to celebrating art and culture influenced by people of African descent through education, scholarship and social experiences.

Founded in 1968, the Studio Museum in Harlem is a contemporary art museum devoted to advancing the work of African - Americans and artists of African descent.

A gorgeous survey of the world renowned Joyner Giuffrida collection of work by artists of African descent.

Each year in Miami, there are more opportunities to see and support work by artists of African descent.

About The Studio Museum in Harlem: Founded in 1968, The Studio Museum in Harlem is a contemporary art museum that focuses on the work of artists of African descent locally, nationally and globally, as well as work that has been inspired and influenced by African - American culture.

Here in Durham, the «Solidary & Solitary: The Joyner / Giuffrida Collection» exhibition opened at the Nasher last Thursday, featuring works by four generations of artists of African descent.

Conceptual art practices, performance, identity politics in contemporary art, and the work of artists of African descent are central to her curatorial inquiry and book projects.

Since 1968, the museum has provided support to more than one hundred emerging artists of African descent through their residency program, with a number of these artists now represented in the museum's permanent collection.

Uniting the perspectives of contemporary artists of African descent who investigate social identity.

Wiley is part of an important new group of highly visible artists of African descent such as Kara Walker, Mickalene Thomas, Yinka Shonibare and Barkley Hendricks who have introduced people of color into major classical compositions.

While the history of portraiture is regarded as one largely rooted in European traditions, many contemporary artists of African descent — including artists featured in Spoken such as Robert Pruitt, James Van Der Zee, and Sargent Johnson — are now seen as part of this history for their innovations as well as their achievements.

Six or seven years ago we began to buy work from the global African diaspora: South African artists, say, or artists of African descent who were born in South America.