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De Buck Gallery Artists Among Artnews’ ‘Reigning’ Emerging Talent at EXPO Chicago

Art market reporter Angelica Villa assesses the turnout among the 98 exhibitors at the digital-only fair.

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Artsy Chooses De Buck Gallery as One of its Top 10 Booths at Expo Chicago

De Buck Gallery is among the top 10 standout booths on Artsy at Expo Chicago’s online edition.

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Eric Shiner Picks Tina Williams Brewer for His Curated Selection at EXPO Chicago

The Pioneer Works executive director tapped Brewer for an enticing selection of artists.

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Stephen Towns Painting Is One of Artsy’s Top 10 In-Demand Works of the Week

Artsy’s curatorial and editorial teams look at the stats and see what’s gaining traction among collectors.

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Tina Williams Brewer Featured in Huntington Museum Exhibition of African-American Artists

The Huntington Museum features Tina Williams Brewer in a group show culled from its distinguished collection.

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Stephen Towns, We Shall Pass through the Combahee, 2019

Stephen Towns Receives Maryland State Arts Council’s 2021 Independent Arts Award

Stephen Towns is among 66 artists being recognized for artistic achievement and promise.

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Artsy: Profile of Collector Carla Shen Featuring Stephen Towns

Shen opens up about how she began collecting and why Stephen Towns’ art works in her collection.

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artnet highlights Raelis Vasquez at Museo del Barrio’s New Survey of Contemporary Latinx Art

artnet highlights Raelis Vasquez and other Latinx artists at Museo del Barrio’s new Triennial.

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Announcing Representation of Tina Williams Brewer

De Buck Gallery is delighted to announce representation of textile artist Tina Williams Brewer.

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The Story Quilts of Tina Williams Brewer

In conjunction with the release of Tina Williams Brewers’ online viewing room, we take a look back at a thoughtful essay exploring her work.

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De Buck Gallery Remembers Turi Simeti

Turi Simeti was an icon of the Zero movement whose work represents a cornerstone of Twentieth Century art.

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Turi Simeti, The Primary Form of Painting

In this 2014 essay, Elena Forin explores the work of Turi Simeti as his first solo show in New York opened at De Buck Gallery.

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Marielle Plaisir Offers Socio-Cultural Critique as Performance Art in ‘Sacred Fire’

‘Sacred Fire’ is a program of music, poetry and performance art in celebration of Black History Month.

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Esmaa Mohamoud Selected for Kehinde Wiley’s Black Rock Senegal Artist Residence

Artist Esmaa Mohamoud is among the 16 artists selected for the 2021 residency at Black Rock Senegal, Kehinde Wiley’s studio in Dakar.

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De Buck Gallery Launches New Exhibition Space in Saint-Paul de Vence, France

De Buck Gallery is thrilled to announce the opening of a new exhibition space and artist residency in Saint-Paul de Vence, France in March 2021.

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The Westmoreland Museum Acquires Work by Tina Williams Brewer and Stephen Towns

The Westmoreland Museum bolsters its permanent collection with works by Tina Williams Brewer and Stephen Towns.

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Hiba Schahbaz Rockefeller Center Art Production Fund

‘Hiba Schahbaz: In My Heart’ at Rockefeller Center Is an artnet News Editors’ Pick

A new installation by artist Hiba Schahbaz at Rockefeller Center is the latest offering from the Art Production Fund.

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Stephen Towns and Devan Shimoyama Featured in ‘Trends to Watch 2021: Craft Figuration’ on Artsy

Devan Shimoyama and Stephen Towns are showcased in Artsy’s feature Trends to Watch 2021: Craft Figuration

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Juan Garaizabal’s ‘Ever Time Gate’ Among Top 10 Works of Shanghai Exhibition

Juan Garaizabal’s ‘Ever Time Gate’ has been selected as one of the top 10 works in the 2020 Jing’an International Sculpture Project, Shanghai.

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Artsy: Profile of Collectors Chris Lee and Nyssa Fajardo Lee Featuring Devan Shimoyama

Collectors Chris Lee and Nyssa Fajardo Lee tell Artsy how they started collecting and why Shimoyama’s work speaks to them.

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Curators Select Marielle Plaisir, Hiba Schahbaz and Devan Shimoyama as Top Picks of UNTITLED Miami Beach

Susanna Temkin, Leilani Lynch, Sarah Arison, Elizabeth Denny and Heike Dempster select their top picks of UNTITLED.

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Hiba Schahbaz New York Magazine I Voted Cover

Hiba Schahbaz Tapped by New York Magazine for Special ‘I Voted’ Cover

Hiba Schahbaz was among the 48 artists invited to contribute to the magazine’s project, which included the distribution of 500,000 stickers across the country.

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48 Artists Reimagine the ‘I Voted’ Sticker for New York Magazine

More Americans than ever are voting by mail this year. Millions more are voting early compared to the last national election. All of them deserve…

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The Boldly Feminine Gaze of Hiba Schahbaz

Schahbaz’s large-scale paintings, on view in her latest exhibition Dreaming, assert the right to claim and occupy space as a woman. Women of color, especially immigrants…

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Opening of Juan Garaizabal’s new sculpture installation, Ever Time Gate

De Buck Gallery is pleased to announce the opening of Juan Garaizabal’s new sculpture installation, Ever Time Gate (2020), at the Jing’an Sculpture Park in Shanghai. Info:…

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Hiba Schahbaz Studio Visit by Christina D. Bartson

Turning the gaze around. On a muggy Sunday on the last weekend of July, Hiba Schahbaz greeted me at the entry of her studio complex…

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Works for the Now, by Queer Artists of Color

Pride Month may have come to a close, but the wide-ranging pieces shown here have staying power. … By Devan Shimoyama, 30, based in Pittsburgh…

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Devan Shimoyama’s Dazzling Paintings Reimagine Black Masculinity

Devan Shimoyama constructs worlds of mythology and fantasy that refuse to accept the monolithic narratives of Black trauma and despair. His shimmering and multi-layered characters…

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5 Artists on Our Radar This September (Hiba Schahbaz – Artsy)

“Artists on Our Radar” is a monthly series produced collaboratively by Artsy’s Editorial and Curatorial teams. Utilizing our editors’ art expertise and our Curatorial team’s…

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Editors’ Picks: 14 Events for Your Art Calendar This Week, From All-Day Chelsea ‘Openings’ to a Van Gogh-Themed Corn Maze (Hiba Schahbaz | artnet)

“Back to school” for the art world looks a little different this year. Each week, we search New York City for the most exciting and…

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Stephen Towns in conversation with Larry Ossei-Mensah

Acclaimed Baltimore-based artist Stephen Towns in conversation with International Curator and ARTNOIR Co-Founder, Larry Ossei-Mensah which took place on August 25th, 2020.

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Multimedia Installation By Marielle Plaisir Has Plenty to Say

Multimedia Installation By Marielle Plaisir Has Plenty to Say Locust Projects Opens Exhibit This Weekend Friday, February 21, 2020 Angela Shlyakhov Marielle Plaisir, a French-Caribbean…

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Gommaar Gilliams at the La Brea Studio Artists Residency

Belgian artist, Gommaar Gilliams has been creating a series of dynamic new paintings at The La Brea Studio Artists Residency. Gommaar has been exhibiting this body of…

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New Smithsonian Traveling Exhibition Profiles Revolutionary African American Men

A new traveling exhibition from the Smithsonian presents the narrative of a nation through the profiles of significant African American men who are icons in…

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Rashaad Newsome | 2019 Art + Technology Lab Grant Recipient

The Art + Technology Lab at LACMA is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2019 Art + Technology grants. Emphasizing iteration and risk-taking over the completion…

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Devan Shimoyama featured in ‘After & Because Of’ at IU’s Herron School of Art + Design

The Galleries at Herron School of Art and Design will kick off another summer season Wednesday, June 5, with two group exhibitions – "The Alchemy...

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Rashaad Newsome in ‘Radical Love’ at the Ford Foundation Gallery this Summer

We are pleased to announce that Rashaad Newsome’s #1stPlace (2016) and Look Back At It (2016) will be featured in the upcoming exhibition, Radical Love, at the…

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Stephen Towns featured in Baltimore Museum of Art’s ‘Every Day: Selections from the Collection’

We are please to announce that Stephen Towns will be featured in BMA's upcoming exhibition, Every Day: Selections from the Collection, on view from July...

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The New York Review of Books | Devan Shimoyama’s Vision of a Dazzling Black Future | by Antwaun Sargent

Devan Shimoyama, Midnight Rumination, 2019 A reading list for black futurity—what might it contain? The paintings in Devan Shimoyama’s “Shh…,” a small recent show at…

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GQ.com | Artist Devan Shimoyama Takes on Race and Sexuality With Glitter and Rhinestones

Philadelphia Native Shimoyama is now based in Pittsburgh, where he teaches at Carnegie Mellon University. A Yale M.F.A. graduate, his paintings borrow materials from drag culture—glitter,…

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5 Outstanding Discoveries at Miami Art Week’s Satellite Fairs | Devan Shimoyama

When you’ve gotten your fill of blue chip contemporary art and seven-figure masterpieces from the mother of all fairs—Art Basel Miami Beach—there are plenty of…

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Robert Lazzarini | Mint Museum

Robert Lazzarini's show the flowering will be on view in Mint Museum Uptown’s Level 5 Expansion Space from November 16 through December 30, 2018. His show...

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NY Times | Seven Artists on the Warhol Influence | Devan Shimoyama

WARHOL’S LEGACY Seven Artists on the Warhol Influence How the Pop master’s experimentation helped them find their own voice. Three decades after Andy Warhol’s death,…

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Gommaar Gilliams featured at MoMu in Antwerp, Belgium

This Autumn, MoMu will present the exhibition “Soft? Tactile Dialogues” on location at the Maurice Verbaet Center in Antwerp. This will mark the first time that MoMu…

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Zevs | Eiffel Phœnix public and monumental art piece

As part of the 2018 Nuit Blanche which will be held on October 6, the artist ZEVS will take over the Eiffel Tower, the symbol…

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Rashaad Newsome | Shade Compositions at Carnegie Music Hall in Pittsburgh, PA

Rashaad Newsome, renowned New York based artist, will make his Pittsburgh debut of Shade Compositions, an ongoing performance project that launched in 2005. Throughout the Fall...

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New York Live Arts to receive $366K for Rashaad Newsome’s project FIVE

As an ever expanding regional arts organization with a dedication to conceptual rigor, formal experimentation, and active socio-cultural engagement, New York Live Arts is honored…

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NY Times | A Good Year for Younger Artists, Immigrant Citizens and Outrage

Photo: “Snake Baby” (2016), by Devan Shimoyama, whose solo show at the Andy Warhol Museum opens on Oct. 13. In 2018, the United States stands with…

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Devan Shimoyama’s solo exhibition at The Andy Warhol Museum opens this Fall

Devan Shimoyama: Cry, Baby will mark the first museum solo exhibition of Devan Shimoyama, Philadelphia-born painter and professor at Carnegie Mellon University. Spanning his burgeoning career,…

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Rashaad Newsome Unveils Video Installation at Westfield World Trade Center

The Brooklyn based artist is showing his "ICON" video art in collaboration with Art Production Fund. For the next month, you can meet Rashaad Newsome...

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AISH premiers music video directed by Rashaad Newsome on Tidal

Aish, the Rising San Franciscan artist, is touted one of the more experimental and engaging pop artists around and TIDAL is fortunate to premiere the…

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NY Times | From the Personal to the Political, 19 Artists to Watch Next Year

Devan Shimoyama’s painting “Shape Up and a Trim” (2017) is on view at the Studio Museum in Harlem’s survey of work by emerging artists. Credit De Buck…

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Artnet news | Late ‘Star Trek’ Actor Anton Yelchin Had a Secret Passion for Photography. Now See His Work for the First Time.

At the time of his tragic and untimely death in 2016, at just 27 years old, actor Anton Yelchin was revered for his roles in…

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Houston Chronicle | Artist Cohen shines lights on what we cannot see

Joseph's Cohen's two-part art exhibition "Looking at a flower" involves no botanicals but presents some fascinating florescence. One of the objects is an elaborate electrified...

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Layering Time: On Rashaad Newsome by Emmanuel Iduma for Bomb Magazine

Rashaad Newsome, Running, 2017. Park Avenue Armory. Photo © Da Ping Luo. Photo courtesy Rashaad Newsome Studio. At the beginning of November I attended the…

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McNay Art Museum announces major acquisitions of African American art

SAN ANTONIO, TX. - Richard Aste, Director of the McNay Art Museum, announced today the acquisition of three major works – all collages -- by three African...

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NBC News | Gay artist reimagines the ‘hyper-masculine’ black barbershop

As a young, black kid growing up in a predominately white neighborhood in Philadelphia, Devan Shimoyama first remembers hearing the term “sweet” being used in...

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Hypebeast | Rare Photos by Late Actor Anton Yelchin Will Be Featured in Upcoming NYC Exhibit

De Buck Gallery in New York City will present a new exhibition dedicated to the photographic work of the late actor, Anton Yelchin. Entitled “Anton Yelchin: Provocative Beauty,” the...

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Elements of Vogue opens in Madrid, featuring an immersive video installation by Rashaad Newsome

ELEMENTS OF VOGUE A CASE STUDY IN RADICAL PERFORMANCE 17 NOVEMBER 2017 – 6 MAY 2018 CURATED BY: SABEL GAVALDÓN & MANUEL SEGADE Bodies are both...

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Hyperallergic | Rashaad Newsome’s “Running,” Reaching for Transcendence with Voice and Light

Image above: Rashaad Newsome, “Running” (2017) Park Avenue Armory (all photos by Da Ping Luo and ©Da Ping Luo) In Rashaad Newsome’s “Running,” a vocal...

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Devan Shimoyama’s current exhibition makes the top of the list for Artnet’s unmissable shows this month.

2. “Devan Shimoyama: Sweet” at De Buck Gallery Devan Shimoyama’s self-portraiture is a joyous representation of the black queer male body. In his first show at De...

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Rashaad Newsome announced as part of CTM 2018 first acts

This January CTM Berlin Festival returns and De Buck Gallery is proud to announce that Rashaad Newsome will be participating with his electric FIVE performance....

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Rashaad Newsome’s new performance piece “RUNNING” premiers at Park Avenue Armory

Rashaad Newsome is a multidisciplinary artist whose practice is deeply invested in how images used in media and popular culture communicate distorted notions of power and...

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Whitehot Magazine | Robert Lazzarini on His New Show at De Buck Gallery

By NOAH BECKER, SEPT. 2017 I spoke to artist Robert Lazzarini about his new show at De Buck Gallery in New York's Chelsea arts district....

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De Buck Loft Series at TriBeCa’s Six Cortlandt Alley

De Buck Gallery is pleased to present the De Buck Loft Series at Six Cortlandt Alley, a restored 19th century Italianate building with five full-floor...

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De Buck Gallery Announces New Representation of Artists Juan Garaizabal, Robert Lazzarini, and Devan Shimoyama

From left to right: Robert Lazzarini, Devan Shimoyama, Juan Garaizabal NEW YORK—De Buck Gallery is pleased to announce the representation of contemporary artists Juan Garaizabal,...

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Rarely seen Gutai artworks arrive in London

Pieces by members of the avant-garde Japanese group will be on show at The Arts Club from September 13 “Do what no one has done...

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The McNay | Rashaad Newsome: KNOT

On view at the McNay from August 8, 2017 to January 5, 2018 Combining baroque grandeur, hip-hop swagger, and black and LGBTQ subcultures, Rashaad Newsome...

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Princess of Monaco selects Pino Pinelli for the Annual Artist Award

We are excited to announce that Pino Pinelli was awarded the annual artist award, selected by Princess Charlene of Monaco on the occasion of the...

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DLECTRICITY 2017 | Rashaad Newsome

De Buck Gallery is pleased to announce Rashaad Newsome is named Artist-in-Residence for the 2017 DLECTRICITY festival to be held in Detroit September 22-23, 2017....

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Art + Auction | Juan Garaizabal

Making his debut solo exhibition in New York, Spanish sculptor Juan Garaizabal takes over De Buck Gallery with “Build a Story: Urban Memory of the...

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MMoCA | Rashaad Newsome: ICON

August 11, 2017 to December 3, 2017 Rashaad Newsome is a New York based artist whose multidisciplinary practice combines collage, video, music, computer programming, and performance....

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Denver Art Museum to host first major exhibition from American Indian artist Jeffrey Gibson

Jeffrey Gibson, known in the art world as one of the most exciting American Indian contemporary artists, will hold his first major exhibition at the...

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Vogue Italia | Biennale di Venezia 2017: Sislej Xhafa, our interview

An interview with Sislej Xhafa to explain the creative prism through which his artist eye sees art Sislej Xhafa, well known conceptual, contemporary artist is...

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Vogue Italia | Venice Biennale 2017: interview with Gal Weinstein

Gal Weinstein expounds on his developing vision in an exclusive interview Acclaimed artist Gal Weinstein, known for works that critically address Israeli politics, represents Israel...

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Whitehot Magazine | Mark Bloch on Shozo Shimamoto at De Buck Gallery

Shimamoto performance, Capri, Italy at Certosa di San Giacomo, May 9, 2008 MARK BLOCH, MAR. 2017 Do Something Interesting, See Something Odd dove into the...

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Joseph Cohen Receives the FY17 Individual Artist Grant

De Buck Gallery is excited to announce artist Joseph Cohen’s grant award from the Houston Arts Alliance. Known as the largest grant for individual artists...

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“What is your definition of ‘Actionism’ today?”

We asked the Featured Artists of ‘Opulent Landscapes’ the following question: “What is your definition of ‘Actionism’ today?” The question was posed by the curator,...

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Rashaad Newsome prints at Art on Paper fair 2017

During this year’s edition of the Art on Paper fair in New York, Tamarind Institute will premier a suite of new Rashaad Newsome lithographs. The suite includes five distinct prints...

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Rashaad Newsome: Mélange Exhibition | CAC New Orleans

New Orleans-born artist Rashaad Newsome returns for this interdisciplinary presentation of Mélange, figuring a series of films and works on paper in conversation with Newsome's upcoming performance of FIVE. Together,...

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Shozo Shimamoto

Shozo Shimamoto and Gutai

The 1950’s were a time of radical change in the arts in the West. However, it is often unrecognized that a similar change was simultaneously...

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Bernard Aubertin

Interview with the Archive Aubertin

Bernard Aubertin was a monumental artist who paved the way for performance and monochrome art beginning in the 1960’s. After his recent death in 2015,...

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Rashaad Newsome

TAKE FIVE IN ST. CROIX | A Survey of Race, Identity, Gender and Power in the United States Virgin Islands

DEC. 4–8TH, 2016 Take Five Art Exhibition and Education Series features visual and performance works by Rashaad Newsome, Oceana James, Kharis Kennedy, La Vaughn Belle...

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Bernard Aubertin

The late Bernard Aubertin was a color and performance artist deeply involved in the Zero art movement. While his work was well known in life,...

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Rashaad Newsome at National Museum of African American History and Culture

We are pleased to announce the inclusion of Rashaad Newsome’s Shade Compositions performance video at the inaugural exhibition of The National Museum of African American…

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Tahnee Lonsdale

Tahnee Lonsdale's latest solo show, Pipe Dreams and Rabbit Holes, is a combination of works made prior to moving from London to Los Angeles and...

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Zevs

ZEVS exhibition at the Chateau de Vincennes

16 SEPTEMBER 2016 – 29 JANUARY 2017 As part of this monographic exhibition “NOIR ECLAIR” (black lightening), he will feature, for the first time in this…

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Rashaad Newsome

Rashaad Newsome on Daata Editions and at Expo Chicago

Daata Editions will launch new video artworks by Rashaad Newsome for the platform at EXPO Chicago, Sept 22 – 25 2016. Rashaad’s works will be presented at…

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Rashaad Newsome | General

Rashaad Newsome in group exhibition “Face to Face” at Hilliard museum

FACE TO FACE: A Survey of Contemporary Portraiture by Louisiana Artists Curated by Jane Hart Face to Face features work by twelve nationally and…

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Tom Martin

Tom Martin | Solo Exhibition at Fort Wayne Museum of Art

Tom Martin: Everything and Nothing July 23 – October 16 Painter Tom Martin’s sharply executed realist work is created without the use of photographic…

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Rashaad Newsome

Artnet News | Rashaad Newsome in Swizz Beat’s NO COMMISSION Art Fair

Swizz Beatz’s Bronx Art Fair Will Show the World Where Hip Hop Started His new art fair lets artists collect all the proceeds. Swizz Beatz….

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Cindy Wright

BOHUSLÄNS MUSEUM | Nature Morte | Cindy Wright | May 7 – August 28, 2016

In Nature Morte, the Art Gallery´s major summer exhibition, we encounter a large number of international and Nordic contemporary artists showing works that relate to…

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Sebastian Blanck

Interview with Sebastian Blanck

Can you tell us a little bit about your artistic background? Take us back to when you first became interested in art. How did you...

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Rashaad Newsome

SAMA’s Next Art History 201 Features Groundbreaking Artist Rashaad Newsome

Continuing it’s increasingly wonderful talks series Art History 201, in which visiting contemporary artists discuss the place of their work in the history of art,…

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Rashaad Newsome

Artsy | Blackness, Bling, and Beauty: Voguing in New York with Rashaad Newsome’s Wild Collages

Rashaad Newsome is having a moment. The New Orleans–born artist—a prolific creator of performance art, videos, music, and collages—has long engaged with issues surrounding gender,…

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Rashaad Newsome

Rashaad Newsome | Art Forum Critic’s Pick

“Stop Playing in My Face!”—the title of both Rashaad Newsome’s show and its mesmerizing queer Afrofuturist video centerpiece—is taken from a rebuke/mantra invented by Samantha James…

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Rashaad Newsome

The Creator’s Project | Stop Playing in Rashaad Newsome’s Face | Studio Visits

Grills, tricked out cars, and leather battle armor is what first comes to mind when imagining 36-year-old artist and and LGBTQ icon Rashaad Newsome. This…

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Rashaad Newsome

W | Checking In With Rashaad Newsome, the Artist Bringing Harlem’s Vogue Scene to Chelsea

The New Orleans-born artist’s new solo show at the De Buck Gallery is rife with with personal history, and style. What is your work about? It’s…

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Tahnee Lonsdale | General

Interview with Tahnee Lonsdale

Can you tell us a little bit about your background? How did you get into art? When did you know you wanted to be a...

Posted 5 years ago | 9 min read

Rashaad Newsome | General

Rashaad Newsome | The Artist Vogueing (and Collaging, and XBoxing) Across America

T | The New York Times Style Magazine On the eve of his opening at the Studio Museum in Harlem — one among many milestones...

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Devan Shimoyama | General

Rashaad Newsome | General

Devan Shimoyama | General