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Stephen Burrows, Two Piece Dress 1971-72. Made for "Stephen Burrows World (1970-77)" at #Henribendel New York. This piece was on view during "Fabulous Fashion: From Dior's New Look to Now" @philamuseum and is owned by the #museum. It was one of two #blackdesigners included in the #exhibition #fashion #blackfashion #blackfashiondesigners #stephenburrows #Blackartists #blackarts #fashionexbition #costumecollection #costume #phillyarts #philadelphia #philadelphiamuseumofart #textile #textiledesign #blackhistory #diversityinfashion (at Philadelphia Museum of Art) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4dAf5ghs4_/?igshid=pscnwt5hi7n6

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Elizabeth Catlett "Friends" 1944 egg tempera and blue colored pencil on Masonite board. Purchased by the #princetonartmuseum #womeninthearts #blackwomeninthearts #art #museumcollection #museum #princetonuniversity #princeton #blackart #Blackartists #blackinamerica #graphicart #painting #manandwoman #supportblackart #history #blackhistory (at Princeton University Art Museum) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4SdtpIBIJC/?igshid=q8gxkfofyiin

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Zanele Muholi, "Zimaseka 'Zim' Salusalu, Gugulethu, Cape Town (from Faces and Phases), 2011 #onviewnow as part of the "Implicit Tensions: #Mapplethorpe Now" until January 5. #zanelemuholi has dedicated her work to #race #sexuality and the #blacklesbian #gay and #transgender #community in #southafrica #queerart #queer #lesbian #lgbtq🌈 #blackart #blackartist #blacklgbt #photography #portrait #blackandwhite #africanart #africa #guggenheim (at Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3-8lbIBNVx/?igshid=n3m0qtwionro

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Romare Bearden "Evening 9:10, 461 Lenox Avenue" 1964. Owned by the #guggenheim and own view as part of the exhibit #curated by #carriemaeweems. #art # blackart #blackartist #harlem #harlemart #collage #collageart #modernart #blackandwhite #photography #romarebearden #blackarts #supportblackart #supportblackartists #blackhistory #history #arthistory (at Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum) https://www.instagram.com/p/B32LFWXhwGv/?igshid=1lq7mya0ukl4e

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"Precious Jewels by the Sea" 2019 Oil on canvas 54 x 43 x 2 1/2 in "Amy Sherald the heart of the matter" catch it before it closes #October 26, 2019 at #Hauser&wirth 548 West 22nd Street New York, NY 100011 #amysherald #blackart #art #soleart #sole #modernart #artnyc #artgallery #artgallerynyc #contemporaryart #arthistory #blackhistory #fineart #blackartists #supportblackart #painting #soloexhibition #exhibit #artexhibition #portrait #portraitpainting #womeninthearts #blackisbeautiful #younggiftedandblack #hauserwirth https://www.instagram.com/p/B3u7OHVB-IN/?igshid=yd1i0f5itzrk

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"To Be Sold" Titus Kaphar, 2018 oil on canvas with rusted nails This work is an examination of the sale of #slaves on the Princeton University campus as part of the dispersal of the former #university president on July 31, 1766

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“Implicit Tensions Mapplethorpe Now” at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum until January 5, 2020.

These photos have been censored in accordance with tumblr rules. Decades after these were taken and decades at Mapplethorpe's death his work is still be censored. His images of Black men were viewed as #exploitative. #GlenLigon was critical of the works and his critique and reworking are included in the exhibition and will be shared in another post.

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Rotimi Fani-Kayode "Adebiyi", 1989 chromogenic print. This photo is on view as part of the "Implicit Tensions #Mapplethorpe Now" at the #guggenheim #nyc until January 5, 2020. Fani-Kayode's work deals with #culture #race and #sexuality. #blackart #blackisbeautiful #blackmen #supportblackart #photography #follow #art #arthistory #africanart #museum #nigeria #nigerianartist (at Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3K-ClcnhV0/?igshid=48kkipks75hh

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"Saint Paul and Barnabas at Lystra (Sacrifice at Lystra)", Bartholomeus Breenbergh, 1637 oil on wood panel This #painting is part of the permanent collection at the #princetonuniversity #artmuseum. #Swipe to see the close ups of #Black figures. #art #arthistory #blackimageinwesternart #fineart #painting #blackinart #university #universityartcollection #collegeart #princeton #princetonart #princetonartmuseum #museum #biblicalart #history #oilpainting (at Princeton University Art Museum) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3A7rXHHHMU/?igshid=14x4abvupl76v

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“Jug” by Simone Leigh, Bronze, edition 1/3 - 2019 on view at the Guggenheim NYC until October 27, 2019, as part of the “Simone Leigh, Loophole of Retreat” exhibit. The exhibit is presented in honor of Leigh winning the 2018 Hugo Boss prize.

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Patrick Kelly, Evening Dress and Gloves Fall/Winter 1988. Nylon plain weave, machine embroidery over acetate plain weave ribbons, triacetate taffeta and polyester net, synthetic knit On view during the "Fabulous Fashion: From Dior’s New Look to Now" exhibition that took place from October 16, 2018 - March 3, 2019 at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

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Oh the beautiful things you see when you look up. There are four statues by Kenyan Artist #WangechiMutu on the façade of the #MetropolitanMuseumofArt. The installation opened on September 9th and will run until January 12, 2020. Unfortunately absolutely no one at the information desk in the lobby of the #museum was aware it was outside. It’s a shame because the sculptures are so striking.

The bronze figures of Black women against the Beaux-Arts arts facade of The Met are a beautiful contrast. It’s interesting to see this 19th century western style building with modern day African sculptures positioned among the colossal columns. A placement that I suspect helps with the issue of visitor #diversity and #Blackartists on view.

 Wangechi Mutu, “The Seated I, II, III, IV”– Bronze, 2019

 Artist Statement…                  

“The Poised, stately figures I have created for The Met façade derive inspiration from my interest in ancient and modern practices that reflect on the relationship between women and power across various traditions, including the weighty symbols and adornments worn within certain African traditions as well as the cumbersome burdens of ornately clad caryatids. I look at the contradictory aspects of such human expressions, in which women are respected for their strength, resilience, and wisdom and yet suffer for it, too. Often the wealthier the women, the higher their status, the heavier and more enormous the marks and objects they carry. These insignia in The Seated, belonging to no one place or time, become dimension-bending tools and time-traveling mechanisms. The mirrorlike disks are instruments that trigger refection and beckon futures in which there is hope for decency and empathy, and triumph over inequality and prejudice.

I want these figures to appear to have come from elsewhere, from afar, recently alighted in the four niches. They look as if they are charged with a role and responsibility. They have come to look and bear witness, and to reflect back to us what we are. Amid the deep existential crisis we are immersed in. The seated – conveying a presence that is as much celestial as it is deeply human – aim to send a signal that things can and shall be different.” - Wangechi Mutu

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Lucas Cranach the Elder and Workshop, “Saint Maurice” ca. 1520-25, oil on linden Originally part of an altarpiece, this panel depicts Saint Maurice; the Roman legion commander martyred for refusing to slaughter Christians. Blacks have been regularly depicted in western art; this painting is in the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and is currently on display in the European Gallery.

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William T Williams, Mustang Sally, 2017 acrylic on plywood panel 16 1/4" x 12 1/8" At the Michael Rosenfeld Gallery September 6, 2019 – November 9, 2019 #blackart #art #soleart #sole #modernart #artnyc #artgallery #artgallerynyc #contemporaryart #arthistory #blackhistory #fineart #blackartists #abstractart #painting #williamtwilliams (at Michael Rosenfeld Gallery) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2ZMysLHYiz/?igshid=1muiu01cq9r2p

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Beautiful dynamic new works by Amy Sherald are ON VIEW NOW in her new exhibition "Amy Sherald the heart of the matter”.

“Sometimes the king is a woman”, 2019, oil on canvas, 137.2 x 109.2 x 6.4 cm/ 54 x 43 x 2 1/2 in

Hauser & Wirth  September 10 - October 26, 2019 548 West 22nd Street New York, NY 100011 More photos can be seen on Instagram @solegallery.art. All photos on this site are original and copy written, we ask that you please link and credit solegallery.art.

  #amysherald #blackart #art #soleart #sole #modernart #artnyc #artgallery #artgallerynyc #contemporaryart #arthistory #blackhistory #fineart #blackartists #abstractart #painting #soloexhibition #exhibit #artexhibition #portrait #portraitpainting  #painting #womeninthearts