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Art for the People: The “Black Atlantic” art exhibition in Brooklyn Bridge Park
The “Black Atlantic” exhibition will be located on the port leading to the Atlantic Ocean in Brooklyn Bridge Park and will be open to the public from May 17 to November 27, 2022. It will display the art of Leilah Babirye, Hugh Hayden, Dozie Kanu, Tau Lewis, And Kayan Williams. A showcase of the diaspora of African identities in America. The exhibition will extend from pier one to pier three along the Greenway. It’s free and open for viewing now.
Young People Learn Art and Cosmetology
Don't miss out on art classes in NYC for youth ages 12 - 24. They are offered every Wednesday and Thursday.
Los Angeles Artist Sues Chinese Online Clothing Company for Copyright Infringement
A Los Angeles artist, known for her creations with intricate patterns and bright colors, has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Shein, the multibillion-dollar Chinese-based online clothing company known for selling ultra-inexpensive garments.
The lawsuit, filed by Jennifer Stark on Wednesday in U.S District Court against Shein Distribution Group in Los Angeles, maintains that the direct-to-consumer venture used several of her copyrighted designs in various garments including swimsuits, shirts and skirts.
The Art market for non-millionaires. Art Investment is no longer reserved for the Wealthy
You might think that investing in fine art by the likes of Banksy and Andy Warhol is only an option for the ultra-rich. Not anymore.
With a platform called Masterworks, you can take advantage of the money to be earned from iconic works of art, alongside wealthy collectors like Jeff Bezos and Peggy Guggenheim. Find out more
Books
Photographer Campbell Addy on Diversity, His Artistic Process, and His Stunning New Book
Photo: Campbell Addy
Vogue June 1, 2022 "Subconsciously, the underlying messages in my work have always been a product of an industry that I often didn’t feel seen in. I wanted to create a book that encapsulated finally feeling content in myself, knowing that if I don’t see myself in certain areas, I can create those spaces. I got into photography off a book off the shelf, so I hope that there’ll be a little me somewhere picking up this book and understanding that we’re all beautiful. I wonder, if I’d seen a book like this when I was 16, how different my work or journey would have been." Why Campbell named the book Feeling Seen Read More
White and Black: A Historian Traces African American Influences in the United States
Photo: A Black cabaret, 1937Credit...Public Domain via
Schomburg Collection
NYT June 1, 2022 During more than half a century as a professor and a scholar, David Hackett Fischer has published 11 books, received multiple awards for his teaching and won a Pulitzer Prize. Now he has delivered the long-promised “companion volume” to “Albion’s Seed,” a work that appeared in 1989 to both acclaim and searing criticism. (Fischer noted ruefully that one forum assembled to discuss it was “closer to the sort of thing that happened in the Colosseum.”) In that sweeping study, he had traced the nation’s roots to four colonial-era British migrations that, he argued, continued to shape American culture and politics into the late 20th century.“
African Founders: How Enslaved People Expanded American Ideals” has much in common with its predecessor. Like “Albion’s Seed,” it is more than 900 pages long, encompassing an almost unimaginable breadth of research, information and ambition. “African Founders” employs the same framework of analysis in its focus on migrations to specific regions, which Fischer believes came to define American culture in the centuries to follow. Read More
The Most Attention-Grabbing Moments on the New Kendrick Lamar Album Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers
The Most Attention-Grabbing Moments on the New Kendrick Lamar Album Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers
The Most Attention-Grabbing Moments on the New Kendrick Lamar Album Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers
Photo: Getty
GQ Magazine May 16, 2022. From a Kanye-Drake beef comment to a toxic song with Taylour Paige, there's a lot to dive into on Kendrick's new project. It’s been five years since DAMN, the 34-year-old vocalist has a lot on his mind, and it feels like he airs it all over the record’s two discs (it's being called a double album even
Photo: Getty
GQ Magazine May 16, 2022. From a Kanye-Drake beef comment to a toxic song with Taylour Paige, there's a lot to dive into on Kendrick's new project. It’s been five years since DAMN, the 34-year-old vocalist has a lot on his mind, and it feels like he airs it all over the record’s two discs (it's being called a double album even though it's shorter than To Pimp a Butterfly).
Musically, the album arguably covers more ground than Kendrick ever has
Asian American Performing Arts Studio showcases talent from all backgrounds
The Most Attention-Grabbing Moments on the New Kendrick Lamar Album Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers
The Most Attention-Grabbing Moments on the New Kendrick Lamar Album Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers
Photo: Maraya Performing Arts
Fox News May 16, 2022 As a first-generation Filipina American business owner, Anjanette Maraya-Ramey knows how important representation is. “I didn’t see a lot of representation, especially with Black, Indigenous people of color and Asian Americans growing up, so I wanted to start a company that would enable
Photo: Maraya Performing Arts
Fox News May 16, 2022 As a first-generation Filipina American business owner, Anjanette Maraya-Ramey knows how important representation is. “I didn’t see a lot of representation, especially with Black, Indigenous people of color and Asian Americans growing up, so I wanted to start a company that would enable younger generations to see reflections of themselves and the diversity that is San Diego,” says Maraya-Ramey.
Lack of Emmy-Winning Black Women Comedians Is No Laughing Matter: 12 Reminders for TV Academy
The Most Attention-Grabbing Moments on the New Kendrick Lamar Album Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers
Lack of Emmy-Winning Black Women Comedians Is No Laughing Matter: 12 Reminders for TV Academy
Variety May 16, 2022 The hilarity of Black women on television has been sorely missed and ignored by the Television Academy over multiple decades. However, with this year’s slate of outstanding comedy series as robust as ever, it’s presented an incredible amount of worthy Black women to land Emmy recognition in the lead and supporting comedy categories.
Mo'Nique Cast in Season 2 Of Starz's 'BMF' Series
Photo Credit: Dash McIntosh
Whas 11 May 11, 2022 Mo'Nique is heading back to the small screen! On Tuesday, STARZ announced that the Academy Award-winning actress will join the second season of the network's hit drama BMF in a recurring role. Inspired by a true story, the series follows two brothers who rise from the decaying streets of southwest Detroit in the late 1980s and give birth to one of the most influential crime families in the country. Read More
A Film Within A Film, ‘Lux Æterna’ Is A Horrific Trip
Image: Yellow Veil Pictures
The Village Voice May 12, 2022 From the outset, director Gaspar Noé prepares his audience for a meditation on the agonies of art-making. Movies about filmmaking seem to have a built-in spiritual dimension, as if the instinct to create art is in fact a quest comparable to Galahad’s search for the sacred grail. So it is with Gaspar Noé’s Lux Æterna, a 51-minute feature about a French film shoot that goes horribly—albeit photogenically—awry. The film was funded by Yves Saint Laurent and premiered at Cannes in 2019 as part of their midnight program.
Lauren Halsey Brings Her Vision of South Central Los Angeles to New York
“I can just keep going,” Halsey said of her installations and sculptures, which often reference her South Central Los Angeles neighborhood. “I can keep adding layers.” Photo Credit:Naima Green for The New York Times
NYT May 7, 2022 Through her installations Halsey is honoring the community that nurtured and inspired her — not only her mother, a teacher, or her father, an accountant, but the church, the convenience stores, her bus route, her relatives and community centers. She is also documenting a particular segment of society, elevating an urban vernacular that often gets devalued or ignored. At a time when many Black artists are being recognized for figurative art, Halsey has been making large-scale sculptures and reliefs. And while her installations may allude to economic hardship, gentrification or gang violence, they convey an explosive sense of joy. Learn More About the Artist
West Coast Wonderful: The Photography of Fred Lyon
Life Magazine May 7, 2022 Students enjoyed recess at Sassarini Elementary School in Sonoma, Calif. in 1959; the school was designed by architect Mario J. Ciampi. Fred Lyon/LIFE Pictures/Shutterstock
If you look at the breadth and variety in the photographs that Fred Lyon shot for LIFE magazine, you get a sense of the particular adventure of working for a general interest magazine. “Every time the phone rang it would start me off in a different direction, usually some place I had never been or someone I had never known,” Lyon recalled in a recent phone interview. Explore More
The Met Store Celebrates ‘The Heirloom Project’ With a Focus on Artisans
WWD May 7, 2022 ARTFULLY MADE: To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s reimagined Islamic galleries, the Met Store is touting artisans and age-old craftsmanship techniques through “The Heirloom Project.” After a sampling of the collection debuted last year, the just-released assortment highlights a broader range of designs from more diverse makers. The development of the program was put in motion in spring 2021 and table linens from AlNour were initially offered. Madeline Weinrib serves as creative director for the project. Find Out More
Undone Takes Us Back into Madness
Lil Nas X Wins Outstanding Music Artist at 2022 GLAAD Media Awards
A Crazy Rich Asians Spin Off Is Reportedly in Development
Illustration: Amazon
Vulture May 7, 2022The recently completed second season mostly tables the question, though, putting it away in the first episode and not picking it up again until the second half of the finale, which makes the question of Alma’s sanity salient once again.
A Crazy Rich Asians Spin Off Is Reportedly in Development
Lil Nas X Wins Outstanding Music Artist at 2022 GLAAD Media Awards
A Crazy Rich Asians Spin Off Is Reportedly in Development
Photo: Getty
Town and Country May 7, 2022 Though the project is said to be in "early development" the publication reports that the movie will center on the characters Astrid Young Teo, played by Gemma Chan in the original movie, and her romance with Charlie Wu, portrayed by Harry Shum Jr. Find Out More
Lil Nas X Wins Outstanding Music Artist at 2022 GLAAD Media Awards
Lil Nas X Wins Outstanding Music Artist at 2022 GLAAD Media Awards
Lil Nas X Wins Outstanding Music Artist at 2022 GLAAD Media Awards
Illusustration:Charlotte Rutherford
BillBoard May 7, 2022 Lil Nas X won outstanding music artist at the second half of the 2022 GLAAD Media Awards, which were held at the Hilton Midtown in New York on Friday, May 6. The first half of the awards were held at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles on Saturday, 4/2. See Full List
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coachella 2022
What you need to know about this year’s fest
Photo: Kevin Winter / Getty | LATimes--April 15, 2022
The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, America’s preeminent music festival and the de facto start of the summer concert season, is finally back this weekend after two years of COVID-19 pandemic delays, safety policy changes and months of headliner tumult.
Here’s everything you need to know about the festival, whether you’re attending or just live-streaming sets by the pool.
Harry Styles, Kanye West and Billie Eilish to headline
Photo: Allen J. Schaben | LATimes--April 15, 2022
Harry Styles, Billie Eilish and the artist formerly known as Kanye West
will headline this year’s Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival,
which after multiple cancellations due to the COVID-19 pandemic
is set to take place in April for the first time since 2019.
Lizzo's New Album Release announced for July 15th
Questlove’s feel-good hit film ‘Summer of Soul’ inspires new music festival in Harlem
Lauren Hill in full Support of California's Bill to Limit Record Labels’ Power
April 15, 2022 Lizzo announced on Instagram that her long awaited new album 'Special' will be released on July 15, 2022. It features her newly released song "About Damn Time" which she already has a video in rotation. The news of the album’s release date was shared with a look at the album’s black-and-white cover art which features Lizzo in an armor-inspired headpiece.
Lauren Hill in full Support of California's Bill to Limit Record Labels’ Power
Questlove’s feel-good hit film ‘Summer of Soul’ inspires new music festival in Harlem
Lauren Hill in full Support of California's Bill to Limit Record Labels’ Power
Photo: Getty/ Billboard April 15, 2022 Yesterday the eight-time Grammy-winning singer/rapper made a public plea to members of the California State Assembly’s Committee on Arts, Entertainment, Sports, Tourism and Internet Media to support the FAIR Act, also known as Assembly Bill 2926. "No institution should be allowed the opportunity to
Photo: Getty/ Billboard April 15, 2022 Yesterday the eight-time Grammy-winning singer/rapper made a public plea to members of the California State Assembly’s Committee on Arts, Entertainment, Sports, Tourism and Internet Media to support the FAIR Act, also known as Assembly Bill 2926. "No institution should be allowed the opportunity to control the market by controlling the output of a creative being for some ridiculous, indefinite period of time." Read More
Questlove’s feel-good hit film ‘Summer of Soul’ inspires new music festival in Harlem
Questlove’s feel-good hit film ‘Summer of Soul’ inspires new music festival in Harlem
Questlove’s feel-good hit film ‘Summer of Soul’ inspires new music festival in Harlem
Photo: Searchlight Pictures / LATimes--April 15, 2022 The Harlem Cultural Festival has come full circle thanks to Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson’s award-winning documentary, “Summer of Soul.” Announced Wednesday, the music event, newly rebranded as the Harlem Festival of Culture, is coming back to the New York City neighborhood in 2023. Th
Photo: Searchlight Pictures / LATimes--April 15, 2022 The Harlem Cultural Festival has come full circle thanks to Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson’s award-winning documentary, “Summer of Soul.” Announced Wednesday, the music event, newly rebranded as the Harlem Festival of Culture, is coming back to the New York City neighborhood in 2023. The reworked outdoor event is slated to return to its roots at Marcus Garvey Park, the site of the original festival, according to Billboard. Discover more
Millie Bobby Brown Talks with Teen Vogue On Her Directorial Debut
Teen Vogue April 8, 2022. In collaboration with Samsung, Millie directed her first short film — which she also stars in — shot entirely using the Galaxy S22 Ultra’s Nightography features. The short was also a collaboration with her brother Charlie, who served as the director of photography on the film. Teen Vogue spoke with Millie about her directorial debut, the many different creative mediums that allow her to express herself, and the Oscar-nominated female director she dreams of working with. Read Interview
AMERICANS RECITING POEMS THEY LOVE
The Favorite Poem Project is a collection of 50+ short video documentaries showcasing individual Americans reading and speaking personally about poems they love. The videos have been regular features on PBS's NewsHour with Jim Lehrer and are a permanent part of the Library of Congress archive of recorded poetry and literature. They have also proven valuable as teaching and learning tools for a range of classrooms and ages. READ MORE
Skims’ New Shapewear is for Arms
Photo: Comprised by Just Jared
The Cut APR. 7, 2022. Kim debuted her “arm shaper” invention on Instagram today while teasing an upcoming line of shapewear for Skims. “This is an arm shapewear that really holds in your arms,” she said in the video. READ MORE
Mary J. Blige launches ‘Strength of a Woman’ festival
Judge Mablean reflects on her 20-year television career for Women’s History Month
Judge Mablean reflects on her 20-year television career for Women’s History Month
Photo: Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images | TheGrio.com--March 10, 2022
Mary J. Blige is launching a music festival. The Queen of Hip-Hop Soul announced she is partnering with Live Nation Urban for the inaugural Strength of a Woman Festival and Summit this May in Atlanta. Learn more
Judge Mablean reflects on her 20-year television career for Women’s History Month
Judge Mablean reflects on her 20-year television career for Women’s History Month
Judge Mablean reflects on her 20-year television career for Women’s History Month
Photo: Getty | TheGrio.com--March 10, 2022
Through her “tell-it-like-it-is approach,” Judge Mablean Ephriam
brings joy, laughter and truth
to the courtroom.
Cities and States Are Easing Covid Rules. Should the Arts Follow?
Judge Mablean reflects on her 20-year television career for Women’s History Month
An Artist and Met Museum Guard Whose New Work Is About Pay: Her Own
Photo: Jutharat Pinyodoonyachet | NYTimes.com--March 10, 2022
Cultural institutions face tough decisions: Is it safe to drop mask and vaccine requirements, and would doing so be more likely to lure audiences back or keep them away?
An Artist and Met Museum Guard Whose New Work Is About Pay: Her Own
An Artist and Met Museum Guard Whose New Work Is About Pay: Her Own
An Artist and Met Museum Guard Whose New Work Is About Pay: Her Own
Photo: Sarah Blesener | NYTimes.com--March 10, 2022
Emilie Lemakis’s project of making buttons that show the wages and years
of service of museum guards
has taken on an extra resonance
as their union pushes for a raise.
Samuel L. Jackson and Walter Mosley Team Up for a Sci-Fi Fable
An Artist and Met Museum Guard Whose New Work Is About Pay: Her Own
Samuel L. Jackson and Walter Mosley Team Up for a Sci-Fi Fable
Photo: Erik Carter | NYTimes.com--March 10, 2022
In a joint interview, the actor and writer discuss “The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey,” their “fairy tale” about an old man negotiating dementia and family drama with the help of a wonder drug.
Geffen Hall’s $550 Million Makeover Is Fully Funded
An Artist and Met Museum Guard Whose New Work Is About Pay: Her Own
Samuel L. Jackson and Walter Mosley Team Up for a Sci-Fi Fable
Photo rendering: DBOX for TWBTA and Lincoln Center| NYTimes.com--March 10, 2022
The New York Philharmonic’s home will reopen in October, a year and a half ahead of schedule, after construction was accelerated during the pandemic. Discover more
The Huntington Library acquires archive of Eve Babitz, the late L.A. author
The Huntington Library acquires archive of Eve Babitz, the late L.A. author
The Huntington Library acquires archive of Eve Babitz, the late L.A. author
Photo: Getty | LATimes.com--March 10, 2022
The archive of Eve Babitz, the late Los Angeles author, has found a home.
The Huntington Library, Art Museum and Botanical Gardens has acquired a collection of art, manuscripts, journals, photographs and correspondence from the late author... Read more
Dawn Williams Boyd’s cloth paintings tell stories of Black life in America
The Huntington Library acquires archive of Eve Babitz, the late L.A. author
The Huntington Library acquires archive of Eve Babitz, the late L.A. author
Photo: Courtesy of the artist and Fort Gansevoort, NY | AtlantaMagazine.com--March 10, 2022
Here, she gives a stitch-by-stitch explanation of her Peaches and Evangeline cloth painting.
The Grimanis of Venice Share Their Treasures Again
The Huntington Library acquires archive of Eve Babitz, the late L.A. author
The Grimanis of Venice Share Their Treasures Again
Photo: Susan Wright | NYTimes.com--March 10, 2022
The family’s art collection, donated for public view centuries ago, has come back home. VENICE — Visitors to this city have plenty of opportunities to explore the tastes of deep-pocketed, visionary collectors like Peggy Guggenheim who rotates his contemporary art collection between two Venice venues. Read more
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