NATIONAL POETRY MONTH 2024
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Alma Thomas: Moving Heaven & Earth Paintings and Works on Paper, 1958-1978 March 20 – May 16, 2015
— Art Exhibit | Alma Thomas: Moving Heaven & Earth Paintings and Works on Paper, 1958-1978, March 20 – May 16, 2015 (New York—March 12, 2015) Michael Rosenfeld Gallery is pleased to present Alma Thomas: Moving Heaven & Earth, Paintings and Works on Paper, 1958-1978, an exhibition of over forty exuberant paintings, drawings, and watercolors.…
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Art x Music: Art World Embraces Kanye West, Afrika Bambaataa and Drake
— THE INTERSECTION OF ART AND MUSIC is increasingly ever present. Several new examples emerged over the past week. A cartoon-like action figure of Pharrell Williams entitled “Happy” was presented at the Perrotin Gallery booth at Art Basel Hong Kong (March 15-17). According to ARTnews, the small-scale sculpture by Japanese artist Mr. was issued in…
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Benny Andrews: The People’s Painter
— AN EXPRESSIVE COLLAGE TECHNIQUE introduces both tactile and narrative dimensions to Benny Andrews‘s (1930-2006) canvases. Evoking a tangible sense of pride, strength and strife, his textural paintings articulate remembrances from his childhood in the segregated South and the socio-political issues about which he was passionate throughout his career in New York. The first comprehensive…
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Eighth Annual Forum on Women in Leadership Then and Now: Women in Civil Rights Leadership
— Streamed live on Mar 26, 2015 From the early days of the Civil Rights movement, African American women have worked and served in numerous and influential leadership roles. What are their experiences and what changes have taken place in their opportunities, expectations, responsibilities, and obstacles? A panel discusses their personal journeys and the advice…
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Movies and Messages: The Movie Posters of Art Sims
Movies and Messages: The Movie Posters of Art Sims Location: MSU Musuem, Entry Hall Now Through – April 30th “Movies and Messages: The Movie Posters of Art Sims” features the work of graphic designer and Michigan State University Alumnus Art Sims. Sims attended Cass Technical High School in Detroit, earning a scholarship to study art…
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