Chuck Close X President Obama
WASHINGTON, DC—At the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery, a pair of presidential portraits (one for each term, perhaps) is on exhibit. The tapestries by Chuck Close depict President Obama looking alternatively authoritative and amused….
Cool Spaces Video: Trailer for New PBS Architecture Show
“Cool Spaces,” a forthcoming PBS show sponsored by the American Institute of Architects and set to debut in the fall, will explore the best of new architecture and focus on public buildings in…
In the News: Kara Walker Discusses ‘Rise Up Ye Mighty Race!’
Kara Walker talks to Art Forum about ‘Rise Up Ye Mighty Race!,’ her new exhibit at the Art Institute of Chicago which is based upon two white supremacist texts and was named after…
In the News: Art Worth Millions, Yet No Cash for Burial
The New York Times reports on the fiscal affairs of the late Merton D. Simpson, a painter, gallery owner and pioneering collector of African art: “Despite Mr. Simpson’s collection of museum-quality art, some…
At Jack Shainman, Barkley L. Hendricks Captures Moments in Time
NEW YORK—Known for his full-length portraits of African Americans whose stature, stance and 1970s and 80s threads define cool, Barkley L. Hendricks has a new show of works at Jack Shainman Gallery. “Heart,…
