A SLATE OF EXHIBITIONS in New York explore a range of mediums, including painting, photography, and sound installation. Among the shows are a thoughtful conversation between the works of Glenn Ligon and late composer Julius Eastman; surveys of new works by Lina Iris Viktor and Todd Gray; and presentations by Tyler Mitchell and Saya Woolfolk in advance of their participation in major museum exhibitions in New York:   Installation view of Julius Eastman & Glenn Ligon: Evil Nigger. | Courtesy 52 Walker   Julius Eastman & Glenn Ligon: Evil Nigger @ 52 Walker Gallery, 52 Walker St ..read more

Installation view of “Zanele Muholi,” Winter 2025 – deFINEart, Gallery 110, SCAD Museum of Art, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Ga. (Feb. 25-July 6, 2025). | Photo Courtesy SCAD   On View presents images from noteworthy exhibitions   EVERY YEAR, the Savannah College of Art and Design’s deFINE ART program brings together an international roster of artists at various stages of their careers with a series of exhibitions, new commissions, and public events. This year, the SCAD deFINE ART honoree is South African photographer Zanele Muholi (b. 1972). A self-described ar ..read more

JOHN WILSON (American, 1922–2015), “Black Despair,” 1945 (oil on Masonite). | © Estate of John Wilson, Private Collection, New York
. Courtesy, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston   On View presents images from noteworthy exhibitions   A MASTER DRAFTSMAN and one of Boston’s great artists, John Wilson (1922-2015) was born in Roxbury and lived and worked in Brookline for much of his career. Over six decades, Wilson worked across a variety of mediums exploring racism, injustice, family life, and fatherhood. Some of his best-known works are depictions of Martin Luther King Jr. The first major re ..read more

For these three women, the collection and display of accessible art by lesser-known and emerging artists is central to the design of their homes   ATLANTA | “When I decorate, I don’t necessarily, to be honest with you, have a theme in mind. I just surround myself with things that I absolutely love,” Patrice Alexander said at the beginning of her home tour. A former dental consultant and former shoe boutique owner, the content creator said the things she loves include art, orchid plants, vintage perfume bottles, and coffeetable books. | Video by Homeworthy   AFRICAN AMERICAN ART and c ..read more

Rendering of McLaren Artura GT4 designed by Mickalene Thomas for DART Car. | Photo Courtesy DART Car   ART THAT CELEBRATES BLACK WOMEN is hitting the professional racing circuit. Mickalene Thomas designed a custom wrap for a McLaren Artura GT4 race car. The commission was announced by Driven Artists Racing Team (DART Car), a female-led team focused on highlighting the achievements of women in professional motorsports and fine art, both male-dominated fields. DART Car was newly launched by entrepreneur Zoë Barry, art advisor Spring McManus, and race car driver Aurora Straus. Brooklyn, N.Y ..read more

Project aims to document legacy of Altadena in wake of LA wildfires, Lubaina Himid will represent UK at Venice Biennale, photography curator Oluremi C. Onabanjo won Vilcek Prize, Anne Collins Smith is chief curator at New Orleans Museum of Art, Sandra Jackson-Dumont stepping down at Lucas Museum, and more   Rashid Johnson was honored at the Norton Museum of Art’s annual gala. The artist spoke briefly, thanking his family and quoting Audre Lorde, Zora Neale Huston, and his mother. Johnson said art is “the vehicle I can always use to share my joy, my truth, my pain, and my philosophy.” | Vi ..read more

Installation view of “Nick Cave: Amalgams and Graphts,” Jack Shainman Gallery, 46 Lafayette Street, New York, N.Y. (Jan. 10-March 29, 2025). | © Nick Cave. Courtesy the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York. Photo: Dan Bradica Studio   ELEMENTS OF BEAUTY, craft, and the natural world frame two profound bodies of work by Nick Cave. It’s an unusual lens through which to explore the fault lines of race, class, and power. The terrain is familiar for Cave, however. He regularly employs florals, vintage objects, and various materials and embellishments to engage with America’s historic and ..read more

Lubaina Himid. | Photo © Adama Jalloh   A key figure in the British Black Arts Movement, Lubaina Himid will be the third Black artist in a row to represent the UK at the Venice Biennale   THE BRITISH COUNCIL announced Turner Prize winner Lubaina Himid (b. 1954) will represent Great Britain at the 61st Venice Biennale and stage a solo exhibition of new work in the British Pavilion in 2026. Himid is the third Black artist in a row commissioned to represent the UK at the renowned international art exhibition, following Sonia Boyce in 2022 and John Akomfrah in 2024. An artist and educato ..read more

Lot 2: MICHAEL ESCOFFERY, Portrait of Harry Belafonte, 2012 (acrylic on canvas). Signed by Escoffery. | Estimate $400-$600   CONCERT AND MOVIE POSTERS. Portraits of Harry Belafonte (1927-2023) by various artists. Signed “Belafonte at Carnegie Hall” album. Kennedy Center Honors award. Correspondence with President John F. Kennedy, President Bill Clinton, President Jean Bertrand-Aristede of Haiti, Grace Kelly, Liza Minelli, Gregory Peck, and Andrew Young. Substantial cache of Martin Luther King Jr., materials. These items and hundreds more are available at Julien’s Auctions. In partnership ..read more

LOS ANGELES-AREA MUSEUMS are presenting an array of exhibitions featuring works by Black artists. Exhibitions are exploring Black art history through the lives and work of key African American artists and cultural figures, including Ben Caldwell, Alice Coltrane, George Washington Carver, and Nellie Mae Rowe, each of whom deserve to be more widely known. The Carver and Rowe exhibitions are on view at the California African American Museum, where another show engages directly with American history featuring artworks that incorporate original documents from the eras of enslavement and sharecroppi ..read more