Selected Updates: the Guide to Black Art Exhibitions in 2008
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Selected Updates: the Guide to Black Art Exhibitions in 2010 Black Art Project George-McKinley Martin P. O. Box 8515 Silver Spring, Maryland 20907 Alexandria Alexandria Black History Museum 902 Wythe Street Grass Roots: African Origins of an Alexandria, Virginia 22314 American Art 703/ 746-4356 February 4 – March 13, 2010 “Explore the history of coiled basketry in Africa and America with this traveling exhibition from the Museum for African Art. Grass Roots trace the evolution of an ancient art while examining rice-growing societies which, through the trans- Atlantic slave trade, exported their cultures to America. The exhibition features baskets from the Lowcountry of South Carolina and Georgia as well as from diverse regions of Africa, and artifacts, such as basket-making tools and rice cultivation relics.” Atlanta Spelman College Museum of Fine Art Spelman College An American Consciousness: Robin 350 Spelman Lane, SW Holder's Mid-Career Retrospective Atlanta, Georgia 30314 On view through May 15, 2010 404/ 270-5607 www.spelman.edu/museum “An American Consciousness: Robin [email protected] Holder's Mid-Career Retrospective is an in-depth examination of Holder’s three decades as a printmaker. Holder, a New York- based artist and educator, is a storyteller whose work fuses autobiographical, historic, and global issues. Working in series, she addresses diverse themes that include immigration, racism, jazz, the Holocaust, and child labor. Through her work Holder unites aesthetics with sociopolitical ideas, connects personal and universal experiences, and 1 reflects on nature and spirituality. Her self- reflective images are meditations on identity, women’s empowerment, and social realities. The exhibition will feature sixty-five works.” The exhibition is curated by Dorit Yaron, the David C. Driskell Center's Deputy Director. A catalogue accompanies this exhibition. Follow the museum on Twitter@spelmanmuseum Robin Holder, Aspiration, 1986, Linoleum print with Become a Fan on Facebook stencils Baltimore Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland 830 East Pratt Street African American History and Culture Baltimore, Maryland 21202 From Process to Print: Graphic Works 443/ 263-1800 by Romare Bearden www.africanamericanculture.org On view through March 28, 2010 [email protected] “This exhibition presents a major survey of the extensive graphic works created by Romare Bearden over more than 30 years. The works in From Process to Print: Graphic Works by Romare Bearden show Bearden’s extraordinary facility for weaving into every art form a rich tapestry of literary, biblical, mythological, popular culture and western and non-western themes that were informed by his African American cultural experiences. Included are prints based on collages like the Odysseus Series and Piano Lesson that he reworked in several media through changes in technique, scale and color and through the use of photographic processes. Also included are two important photoengraving series, The Train and The Family and the extraordinary limited edition 12 Trains.” A catalogue accompanies this exhibition. Birmingham Birmingham Museum of Art 2000 Rev. Abraham Woods, Jr. Blvd. African-American Art Gallery Birmingham, Alabama 35203 P. H. Polk Photographs 205/ 254-2565 2 On view through May 23, 2010 www.artsbma.org “This exhibition explores various aspects of Prentice Herman (P.H.) Polk's work. Polk (1898-1984), a Bessemer native, became one of the most important photographers of the 20th century through his role as the official photographer of the Tuskegee Institute from 1939-1984. Polk became the leading chronicler of campus life, capturing scenes of social, historical, and artistic significance and recording for posterity images of George Washington Carver, the Tuskegee Airmen, Eleanor Roosevelt, Joe Louis, Paul Robeson, and many other prominent individuals.” Amalia K. Amaki, Professor of Art History, University of Alabama, and Curator of the Paul R. Jones Collection, serves as the guest curator for this exhibition. Brooklyn Corridor Gallery 334 Grand Avenue Black Artists as Activist Brooklyn, New York 11238 January 31 – March 28, 2010 860/ 838-4233 www.corridorgallerybrooklyn.org “Black Artists as Activist will celebrate the work of 10 emerging and established artists from the African Diaspora whose work addresses the theme of artists as transformative agents in their lives and the world.” Museum of Contemporary African 80 Hanson Place Diasporan Arts (MoCADA) Brooklyn, New York 11217 The Gentrification of Brooklyn: The 718-230-0492 Pink Elephant Speaks http://www.mocada.org/ February 4 - May 16, 2010 [email protected] This exhibition, guest curated by Dexter Wimberly, will examine how urban planning, imminent domain, and real estate development are affecting Brooklyn's communities and how residents throughout the borough are responding. The Gentrification of Brooklyn: The Pink Elephant Speaks will include the works of several Brooklyn- based artists, as well as those who have been forced to relocate as a result of gentrification. In addition to works of art featured at MoCADA, there will be a schedule of public 3 programs taking place throughout Brooklyn. Charlotte Harvey B. Gantt Center for African- 551 South Tryon Street American Art and Culture Charlotte, North Carolina 28202 Main Gallery 704/ 547-3700 The John and Vivian Hewitt Collection http://www.ganttcenter.org/ of African-American Art On view through January 2, 2011 “The Hewitt Collection of African-American Art consists of works by renowned artists including Romare Bearden, Henry Ossawa Tanner, Elizabeth Catlett, Jonathan Green, Jacob Lawrence, Ann Tanksley, and Hale Woodruff. Bank of America acquired the Hewitt Collection in 1998 from John and Vivian Hewitt, and pledged it as a cornerstone of the Gantt Center’s permanent collection. For 10 years the Hewitt collection has toured the United States. The Gantt Center is very pleased to serve as its home.” Mint Museum of Art 2730 Randolph Road Belk, Dwelle, and Jones Galleries Charlotte, North Carolina 28207 Lois Mailou Jones: A Life in Vibrant 704/ 337-2000 Color www.mintmuseum.org On view through February 27, 2010 [email protected] “Examining the prolific career of Loïs Mailou Jones, spanning nearly 75 years, this exhibition presents approximately 70 works from private collections and from the artist's estate. The exhibition provides a survey the many styles of Jones' 75 years as a painter stretching from late Postimpressionism to a contemporary synthesis of African, Caribbean, American and African-American images, design and themes. Jones, as a noted educator, taught painting and related subjects at Howard University for 47 years.” Löis Mailou Jones, Jennie, 1943 oil on canvas. On loan from the Howard University Gallery of Art. 4 Chevy Chase Friendship Heights Village Center 4433 South Park Avenue Our Common Journey Chevy Chase, Maryland 20815 February 7 – 28, 2010 301/ 656-2797 [email protected] A celebration of life, featuring the following artists: Anne S. Bouie, John Beckley, Daniel T. Brooking, Bernard W. Brooks, Gwendolyn Aqui-Brooks, James Brown, Jr., Desiree Darden, Henry Elliott, Jenne Glover, T. H. Gomillion, Francine Haskins, Gloria C. Kirk, Jacqueline Lee, and Samuel Mercer. Chicago Museum of Science and Industry 57th and Lake Shore Drive Balcony of the Museum’s West Pavilion Chicago, Illinois 60637 Black Creativity 2010: Juried Art 773/ 684-1414 Exhibition http://www.msichicago.org/whats- On view through February 28, 2010 here/exhibits/black-creativity-2010/ “The Museum of Science and Industry’s annual Black Creativity 2010 features more than 100 original works of art from both professional and amateur African-American artists from around the country. First place and $3,000 was awarded to James Pate of Dayton, Ohio for his oil painting, ‘Turn of Endearment.’ The works on display were selected from more than 350- entries. The Museum’s juried art exhibition is one of the longest-running exhibitions of African- American art in the United States. It started in 1970 as “Black Esthetics” and was the impetus behind the Museum’s annual Black Creativity celebration.” Cincinnati Cincinnati Art Museum 953 Eden Park Drive Martin Puryear Prints Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 January 30 – May 2, 2010 513/ 639-2995 www.cincinnatiartmuseum.org “The acclaimed sculptor, Martin Puryear, has another side; he is a great printmaker. This 5 exhibit surveys a decade of Puryear’s printmaking. Often referencing his areas of personal interest, Puryear’s prints are inspired by furniture design, basketry and international travel. Martin Puryear Prints reveals Puryear’s exploration of printmaking to capture his three-dimensional ideas.” Cincinnati Art Museum 953 Eden Park Drive Kara Walker: Harper’s Pictorial Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 History of the Civil War (Annotated) 513/ 639-2995 February 20 – May 2, 2010 www.cincinnatiartmuseum.org “Confront the dark subversive imagery of Kara walker and experience Kara Walker: Harper’s Pictorial History of the Civil War (Annotated). A volatile juxtaposition of history and technology, Kara Walker… masterfully presents a combination of traditional imagery charged with racial iconography. The exhibition consists of fifteen large scale images that begin as enlargements of the woodcut illustrations featured in Harper’s Pictorial History of the Civil War. Walker then overlays these enlargements with solid black screen prints. The historical scenes are interrupted with black imagery and force the viewer to internalize the conflict and