But when the school was closed by the Nazis, one of modernism's most
influential educators relocated to North Carolina, where he became the head of
Black Mountain College and lead its painting program from 1933 to 1949.
She comments on her groundbreaking exhibition «
Black Male: Representations of Masculinity in Contemporary American Art,» which opened at the Whitney Museum in November 1994; Promotes the Studio Museum's current exhibition, Charles Gaines: Gridwork 1974 - 1989,» an exploration of the work of Charles Gaines, an important conceptual artist and
influential educator based in Los Angeles; And weighs in on the intersection of art and fashion when queried about being married to London - based designer Duro Olowu, whose silhouettes, vibrant color palette and mixed print aesthetic are influenced by his Jamaican - Nigerian heritage.