blackartists – Page 10 – Painting After Art is Dead

Howardena Pindell

Has a solo show up at The Shed. Below is older work and see her site for more.

#howardenapindell

Dorothea Rockburne

(who is no longer with us) is featured in Expanded Painting at the Philly Museum of Art.

#dorothearockburne

Artforum notes that Galerie Lelong & Co. is presenting “Throughlines: Assemblages and Works on Paper from the 1960s to the 1990s,” a selection of works by the late artist. Her Wood Pictures began in New York and further developed in Düren, Germany during Thompson’s self-imposed exile.

#mildredthompson

June Edmunds

Is one of the artists featured in Artsy’s Portrayals of Black Community (I first saw her at the last Armory Show)

#juneedmunds

Jason Moran

I have known about Jason Moran’s work as a jazz musician and written about what I see as a major similarity between abstract paintings and jazz (that modality and content are one and the same). Apparently he feels that in some sense, since he makes abstract paintings himself.

#jasonmoran

Nanette Carter

Nanette coined the term “scapologist” to describe her practice of creating sea, sky, and landscapes in which she explores political themes and the drama of human nature. These fictional, natural worlds provide the artist with a space to visually reflect on the coexistence of injustice and benevolence in contemporary society.

#nanettecarter

Ashanté Kindle

is featured in Abstraction in the Black Diaspora, which is curated by Tariku.

#ashantekindle

Thornton Dial

Hyperallergic says we should pay attention to the rich, vibrant worlds Thornton created during his time with us (spoiler- not all of them are abstracted).

#thorntondial

Spencer Lewis

Harper’s Books announces Violet Paintings for the Red and Blue Studio, Los Angeles-based artist Spencer Lewis’ first solo exhibition in New York City (a selection of eight new paintings).

#spencerlewis

Amanda Shingirai Mushate

Like Agnes is an up and coming artist hailing from the continent of Africa (her home is Zimbabwe).

#amandashingiraimushate

Agnes Waruguru

is one of several #africanartists Artsy notes are coming up.

#agnesmaruguru

Tariku Shiferaw

gets Artsy’s attention.

#tarikushiferaw

Annie May Young

Posting about Rosie recently made me realize that I should look into the quilting “movement” from Gee’s Bend. This article has some more context on the medium’s recent impacts.

#anniemayyoung

(also, and, for those interested in movements in material art here’s the post I did on the women of Bauhaus)

Ibrahim Mahama

Artforum notes an online solo exhibition at White Cube of recent jute sack paintings by Ibrahim Mahama. “In these works, Mahama continues his interrogation of the principle that by engaging with the failures of the past it is possible to ignite new value systems for the future. By so doing, there is the potential to engender economic change that would lead to labor reforms. Produced in his native Ghana with the help of “collaborators,” the jute sacks from which the paintings are created point to histories of trade and commerce and the personal stories of their handlers…”

#ibrahimmahama

Jamison Carter

In the months just prior to Covid-19 rearing its monstrous head in the United States, artist Jamison Carter lost both of his parents. Such a tragedy, combined with the horrors and isolation brought on by the pandemic, would crush even the most stalwart of souls. Yet Carter miraculously managed to find the wherewithal to produce “All Season Radials,” his majestic solo exhibition at Klowden Mann.

#jamisoncarter

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