James Baldwin – BLACK ART IN AMERICA™

Tales from The b.a.SKET: Black Art Sketches for the Contemporary Art Lover

Trelani Michelle — Fri, 06 May 2022 09:46:45 +0000

Tales from The b.a.SKET: Black Art Sketches for the Contemporary Art Lover

By D. Amari Jackson

This week, we reach into the b.a.SKET and pull out two literary icons and one compelling image…

In 1983, upon a recommendation by a … Read the rest

Khalif Thompson Explores Complex Relationships Among People And Spaces Through Elaborate, Elegant Collage

Trelani Michelle — Wed, 16 Mar 2022 12:55:12 +0000

Khalif Thompson Explores Complex Relationships Among People And Spaces Through Elaborate, Elegant Collage

by Natasha Gural

A young Black woman leans on the right side of a table and gazes to the right, directing the viewer away from center and … Read the rest

Dreams of the Father: The Inspired Artistic Trajectory of Gale Fulton Ross

Trelani Michelle — Sat, 21 Aug 2021 23:27:18 +0000

Dreams of the Father: The Inspired Artistic Trajectory of Gale Fulton Ross

by D. Amari Jackson

“When I created as a child, and I did early, I was creating to escape the chaos of the adults around me. When … Read the rest

“Who Would Win if Nina Simone, James Baldwin, Gil Scott-Heron, and Miles Davis played a Game of Bid-Whist-with-words? Artist Bisa Butler, as Well as Najee Dorsey’s new Billboard might just Hold Some Clues” by Debra Hand

baiadmin — Thu, 24 Jun 2021 11:17:01 +0000

“Who Would Win if Nina Simone, James Baldwin, Gil Scott-Heron, and Miles Davis played a Game of Bid-Whist-with-words? Artist Bisa Butler, as Well as Najee Dorsey’s new Billboard might just Hold Some Clues” by Debra Hand

Yep. I’m trying … Read the rest

James Baldwin and his Switchblade Mirror

baiadmin — Sun, 03 Jan 2021 16:57:58 +0000

James Baldwin and his Switchblade Mirror

by Debra Hand

Baldwin Draped by Charly Palmer – Shop

The great writer James Baldwin had what I call a switchblade mirror. To me it was his super power, both as an artist and … Read the rest

Oil on the Water: Light Reflections on Baldwin and Delaney

baiadmin — Wed, 14 Oct 2020 10:20:56 +0000

Oil on the Water: Light Reflections on Baldwin and Delaney

by D. Amari Jackson

“I remember standing on a street corner with the black painter Beauford Delaney down in the Village, waiting for the light to change, and he … Read the rest

“The New Art World” plus “Life after the Pandemic” written by Debra Hand

baiadmin — Wed, 25 Mar 2020 11:55:08 +0000

“The New Art World” plus “Life after the Pandemic” written by Debra Hand

I just love artists. I mean “real” artists: those who choose to use their creativity to uplift humanity in some way. And I love them regardless of … 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

The Spiral Group – New Artists Familiar Struggle

baiadmin — Tue, 10 Jul 2018 16:52:28 +0000

The Spiral Group – New Artists Familiar Struggle

By George Kevin Jordan

Gammon, Reginald (Harlem On My Mind) available for purchase, on Shop BAIA Online (www.shopbaiaonline.com)

Harlem is constantly changing. Harlem is the same as it always was. Harlem is … Read the rest

Soul Of A Nation Makes U.S. Debut: Here Is Some Perspective

baiadmin — Sun, 04 Feb 2018 21:49:12 +0000

Zoe Whitley, Curator, International Art, Tate Modern

(Essay read in the author’s voice)

http://media-archive.blackartinamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/NAJEE-ESSAY.mp3

It was 3:00 AM, February 3, 2018, the morning of the opening for the much-anticipated show Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of … Read the rest