SHELOVESBLACKART
@shelovesblackart.bsky.social
Independent Curator +Writer +Art History
New Yorker in Charlotte
New Yorker in Charlotte
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"Speculative Light" brings together scholars, critics, & artists who analyze James Baldwin’s and Beauford Delaney’s works, showing how their lifelong friendship fundamentally shaped their ideas about art and life. Read the intro for free now:
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November 25, 2024 at 9:01 PM
"Speculative Light" brings together scholars, critics, & artists who analyze James Baldwin’s and Beauford Delaney’s works, showing how their lifelong friendship fundamentally shaped their ideas about art and life. Read the intro for free now:
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November 21, 2024 at 2:17 PM
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Everyone from museums and nonprofit galleries to universities and art publications should be concerned.
Republican-led Bill Would Give Trump the Power to Squash Arts Nonprofits
Everyone from museums and nonprofit galleries to universities and art publications should be concerned.
hyperallergic.com
November 20, 2024 at 1:22 AM
Everyone from museums and nonprofit galleries to universities and art publications should be concerned.
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November 19, 2024 at 3:29 PM
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November 17, 2024 at 3:57 PM
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This painting of Moses and his Ethiopian wife, as mentioned in the Bible (Numbers 12:1), was painted by Flemish artist Jacob Jordaens and is currently on display at the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore, on loan from the Rubenshuis Museum in Antwerp, Belgium. Worth a visit!
November 17, 2024 at 2:38 PM
This painting of Moses and his Ethiopian wife, as mentioned in the Bible (Numbers 12:1), was painted by Flemish artist Jacob Jordaens and is currently on display at the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore, on loan from the Rubenshuis Museum in Antwerp, Belgium. Worth a visit!
#ABSTRACTSATURDAY
America The Beautiful, 1960
Norman Lewis (1909-1979)
Oil on canvas
50 in × 64 in / 127 in × 162.6 cm
From the Collection of
Tonya Lewis Lee and Spike Lee
In works such as America The Beautiful, the hazy visuals are inspired by clandestine Ku Klux Klan gatherings.
America The Beautiful, 1960
Norman Lewis (1909-1979)
Oil on canvas
50 in × 64 in / 127 in × 162.6 cm
From the Collection of
Tonya Lewis Lee and Spike Lee
In works such as America The Beautiful, the hazy visuals are inspired by clandestine Ku Klux Klan gatherings.
November 17, 2024 at 3:52 AM
#ABSTRACTSATURDAY
America The Beautiful, 1960
Norman Lewis (1909-1979)
Oil on canvas
50 in × 64 in / 127 in × 162.6 cm
From the Collection of
Tonya Lewis Lee and Spike Lee
In works such as America The Beautiful, the hazy visuals are inspired by clandestine Ku Klux Klan gatherings.
America The Beautiful, 1960
Norman Lewis (1909-1979)
Oil on canvas
50 in × 64 in / 127 in × 162.6 cm
From the Collection of
Tonya Lewis Lee and Spike Lee
In works such as America The Beautiful, the hazy visuals are inspired by clandestine Ku Klux Klan gatherings.
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Born into segregation, Bob Thompson did not want to assimilate into his surrounding world or be a spokesperson for Black culture through his art.
How Bob Thompson Created an Art Community
Fearless, prolific, and protean from the start of his career, Thompson was able to absorb influences from both contemporary and historical artists without becoming derivative.
hyperallergic.com
November 16, 2024 at 3:43 PM
Born into segregation, Bob Thompson did not want to assimilate into his surrounding world or be a spokesperson for Black culture through his art.
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Let’s keep sharing art & music , finding the beauty in the world & never stop believing in the good in each other ❤️ ‘ Wind , Sunshine & Flowers ‘ 1968 Artist Alma Thomas (1891-1978) lived during turbulent times but still looked towards the light ☀️✊☮️
Love Tanita Tikaram #brooklynmuseum
Love Tanita Tikaram #brooklynmuseum
November 7, 2024 at 10:39 PM
Let’s keep sharing art & music , finding the beauty in the world & never stop believing in the good in each other ❤️ ‘ Wind , Sunshine & Flowers ‘ 1968 Artist Alma Thomas (1891-1978) lived during turbulent times but still looked towards the light ☀️✊☮️
Love Tanita Tikaram #brooklynmuseum
Love Tanita Tikaram #brooklynmuseum
