Danny Simmons – BLACK ART IN AMERICA™

HMAAC Opens Abstract Explosion: The Art of Danny Simmons and TAFA

Trelani Michelle — Sun, 03 Oct 2021 10:44:03 +0000

The Houston Museum of African American Culture (HMAAC) is delighted to present Abstract Explosion: The Art of Danny Simmons and TAFA, curated by John Guess, Jr. The exhibition will be presented in two of the Museum’s three galleries from … Read the rest

Black Fine Art Fair of Ohio

baiadmin — Tue, 14 Sep 2021 09:37:10 +0000

Black Fine Art Fair of Ohio

Art by Golden, Golden Galleries LLC is pleased to announce the inaugural Black Fine Art Fair of Ohio. This event is hosted by KBK Foundation and will take place November 11-14, 2021 at … Read the rest

The Silver Linings Playbook: Rush Arts celebrates its 25th anniversary

baiadmin — Fri, 20 Nov 2020 13:41:35 +0000

The Silver Linings Playbook

As Rush Arts celebrates its 25th anniversary in a year of tumult, one thing is certain: Gallery Director Noah Smalls is armed with a silver linings playbook and is keenly positioned to usher in the next … Read the rest

Figuratively Speaking: Decoding Blackness in Abstract Expressionism

baiadmin — Fri, 17 Jul 2020 14:57:55 +0000

Figuratively Speaking: Decoding Blackness in Abstract Expressionism

by Chenoa Baker

While attending the exhibition, Artistic License, at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, I noticed the setup mimicked the barriers to understanding abstraction. Artistic License sought to mine the Modern and … Read the rest

The Crossroads Art of Najee Dorsey

baiadmin — Tue, 05 May 2020 11:47:33 +0000

Kevin Sipp: The Crossroads Art of Najee Dorsey

The art of Najee Dorsey is an embodiment of the material and mystical crossroads. The aesthetic and philosophical underpinnings of his art production speak to past glories and tribulations while at the … Read the rest

“The Greatest Artists of Our Time!” by Debra Hand

baiadmin — Wed, 09 Oct 2019 08:50:10 +0000

“The Greatest Artists of Our Time!” by Debra Hand

In the art world there are so many headlines about this or that artist being the greatest. Headlines about how a particular artist is performing a magical function for the rest … Read the rest

A Sailcloth’s Soul: Danny Simmons

baiadmin — Mon, 16 Sep 2019 14:38:58 +0000

A Sailcloth’s Soul: Danny Simmons

Throughout the history of American modernism there have always been self-taught, trained, mid-career and emerging artists in the periphery. Their fertile ideological intersections have shaped the narrative of American visual culture for centuries. Within this … Read the rest

“Black While Creating: ‘To Be Or Not To Be…'” By Debra Hand

baiadmin — Tue, 13 Aug 2019 14:21:49 +0000

By Debra Hand: “Black While Creating: ‘To be or not to be …’”

Art by Debra Hand

Being Black while creating is not a burden to be endured and suppressed, but rather, it is an asset to be mined for … Read the rest

Building Institutions Despite the Odds

baiadmin — Tue, 09 Jul 2019 15:48:52 +0000

By Shantay Robinson

Although the turn of dominant artworld institutions to recognize the merit of African American artists is upon us, we cannot forget the institutions that have been dedicated to supporting African American art for a long time … Read the rest

The Intellectual Exercise of Talking About Art: An Interview with Curlee Raven Holton

baiadmin — Tue, 05 Mar 2019 10:11:29 +0000

The Intellectual Exercise of Talking About Art: An Interview with Curlee Raven Holton

By Shantay Robinson

Before I could ask a question, Curlee Raven Holton told me who he is. He’s a man with something to say, and he … Read the rest