Kehinde Wiley’s Regal Portraits Explore Black Masculinity
Brooklyn, NEW YORK—Kehinde Wiley‘s regal subjects really know how to work a room. At the Brooklyn Museum, a small gallery is devoted to the artist’s portraits and the young black men on the…
‘Relatos’ Photographs by Pierre Gonnord Capture Human Stories
NEW YORK—”Relatos,” a series of photographs by Pierre Gonnord is showing at Hasted Kraeutler. The portraits are the most striking images in the show. They capture coal miners and farmers, some were shot…
Shinique Smith’s Bundle of Fabric Explores the Global Path of Consumption
Brooklyn, NEW YORK—This is not just lumpy pile of fabric; It is an exploration of American consumption. The sculpture is composed of clothes, stuffed toys and bundles of fabric belonging to Shinique Smith…
At Anthropologie, Beeswax Sculptures by Riondato Explore Classic Characters
NEW YORK—A series of beeswax sculptures by Nino Walter Riondato is on display at the Anthropologie in Rockefeller Center. The exhibit is called “Cera Poetica.” The 15 small figures “revisit classic characters of…
Marilyn Monroe is Smiling on West Houston Street
NEW YORK—Marilyn Monroe seems to be everywhere. One of her Warhol portraits is on view at the Smithsonian’s National Gallery of art. On Sunday, Michelle Williams won a Golden Globe for Best Actress…
