[Read] ArtNews – Derrick Adams Creates Scenes of Black Joy Through Formalism
Derrick Adams at work on a new painting in his Brooklyn studio. IKE EDEANI FOR ARTNEWS Vogue enters Derrick Adams’ studio and discusses the concepts behind his work, including a focus on black leisure as a radical act, artists he finds inspirational, and his new retreat residency for black creatives in Baltimore. Click here to […]
[Watch] Milwaukee Art Museum Virtual Opening Conversation: On Site: Derrick Adams: Our Time Together
Lisa Sutcliffe, Herzfeld Curator of Photography and Media Arts at the Milwaukee Art Museum, speaks with Derrick Adams about his new site-specific mural and sculptural installation at the museum. This work is inspired by Adams’ research into The Green Book, a Jim Crow era guidebook that listed which hotels and restaurants served African American patrons. […]
[Watch] Judy Pfaff – ar.chae.ol.o.gy
Judy Pfaff created new site-specific work for exhibition at the Pamela Salisbury Gallery in Hudson, NY. The exhibition titled ar.chae.ol.o.gy is on view May 15 through July 25, 2021. This video created by Walter Hergt shares a look into Judy Pfaff’s artistic process and studio as she developed and installed this new work. Click here […]
[Read] Vogue Magazine: Derrick Adams’ Art Celebrates Black Life at its Most Exultant
Vogue enters Derrick Adams’ studio and discusses the concepts behind his work, including a focus on black leisure as a radical act, artists he finds inspirational, and his new retreat residency for black creatives in Baltimore. Click here to read the article in full. Click here to view available works by Derrick Adams.
[Read] The Last Resort: Derrick Adams’ Final Chapter on Exploring Black Leisure
Juxtapoz reviews Derrick Adams’ 2021 solo show The Last Resort, the culmination of his “Floaters” series. The show features large-scale paintings and intimate watercolors depicting vibrant scenes of black leisure. Click here to view the work and read the article in full. Click here to view available works by Derrick Adams.
[Listen] The Modern Art Notes Podcast No. 483 – Alison Saar
Episode No. 483 of The Modern Art Notes Podcast, aired Febuary 4, 2021, features artists Alison Saar and Maria Antelman. Click here to visit the Modern Art Notes webpage for this episode. The Benton Museum of Art at Pomona College in Claremont, California and the Armory Center for the Arts in Pasadena, California have organized Alison Saar: Of Aether and Earthe. The […]
[Watch] Art Wise: In the Studio with Lesley Dill
Presented by the Hunter Museum of American Art, in conjunction with Lesley Dill’s feature in their exhibition The F Word: We Mean Female!, Lesley Dill invites us into her studio in this video. Beginning with a slide talk of her work, and ending with a virtual visit of her studio, Lesley Dill shares about the […]
[Read] Hyperallergic – Alison Saar, the Alchemist
Alison Saar, Breach, 2017 Alison Saar, Stanch, 2017 Hyperallergic posted an essay written by Christina Sharpe excerpted from the catalogue Alison Saar: Of Aether and Earthe which was published by the Benton Museum of Art at Pomona College to coincide with the exhibition of the same name at the Benton Museum and Armory Center for the Arts (145 N […]
[Read] The New Yorker’s How to Read Sam Gilliam’s Formalism
Sam Gilliam at work in the Tandem Press studio, 2007. Sam Gilliam, who was Tandem Press’s first visiting artist in 1987, recently opened a monumental exhibition of new work at Pace Gallery, his first (a very long overdue accomplishment) exhibition with a major New York dealer. View Sam Gilliam: Existed Existing on Pace’s website, and […]
[Read] The New York Times – Alison Saar on Transforming Outrage Into Art
“Conked” (1997) depicts a woman swallowing her own hair, made of wire. Her face is lined with ceiling tin. Credit: Nolwen Cifuentes for The New York Times Alison Saar has a new public sculpture, Imbue, a 12-foot-tall bronze evoking the Yoruba goddess Yemoja, commissioned by the Benton Museum of Art and now standing in its […]