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Anthony Roberts
Nov 20, 20236 min read
Cerebral Concepts: Sanford Biggers
Knuck, 2023 Sanford Biggers African American Conceptual Artist Multi-disciplinary New York, NY ArtMatch Value Score*: Strong Sanford...
Anthony Roberts
Jul 10, 20234 min read
Renaissance Man: Richard Mensah
When We Arrived, 2022 Richard Mensah British-Ghanaian Painter Figurative London, UK ArtMatch Value Score*: Promising Richard Mensah (b....
Anthony Roberts
Jun 11, 20235 min read
Supernatural Feminine: Wangechi Mutu
Water Woman, 2017 Wangechi Mutu Kenyan Painter and Sculptor Surreal Nairobi, Kenya ArtMatch Value Score*: Promising Wangechi Mutu (b....
Anthony Roberts
Apr 30, 20236 min read
Evolution and Elevation: Jack Whitten
Eta Group IV, 1976 Jack Whitten American Painter Abstract New York, NY ArtMatch Value Score*: Strong Jack Whitten (b. 1939, d. 2018) was...
Ségolène Py
Apr 17, 20234 min read
Impasto Beauty: Izere Antoine
Hello Queen, 2022 Izere Antoine Rwandan Painter Figurative, Impressionist Kigali, Rwanda ArtMatch Value Score*: Promising Izere Antoine...
Ségolène Py
Mar 5, 20235 min read
Enlightened Abstractions: Ryan Cosbert
Mauri, 2021 Ryan Cosbert African American Painter Conceptual, Abstract New York, NY ArtMatch Value Score*: Promising Ryan Cosbert (b....
Anthony Roberts
Feb 1, 20234 min read
Shining in the Dark: Xavier Leopold
Coffee Bean Thoughts, 2022 Xavier Leopold Black British Painter Cubist-Figurative London, UK ArtMatch Value Score*: Emerging Xavier...
Anthony Roberts
Dec 15, 20227 min read
Feeling Through His Eyes: Wolfgang Tillmans
Kate Moss, 1996 Wolfgang Tillmans Photographer Portraits, Still Lives, Candid Shots Berlin, London ArtMatch Value Score*: Strong Wolfgang...
Ségolène Py
Nov 6, 20223 min read
Ladies in leisure: Megan Gabrielle Harris
Her Idyll, 2022 Megan Gabrielle Harris African American Woman Painter Figurative-Surrealist Portraits California, NYC, Cape Town ArtMatch...
Anthony Roberts
Oct 23, 20227 min read
Women’s Work: Simone Leigh
Brick House, 2019 Simone Leigh (b. 1967) is a sculptor whose practice is rooted in philosophical and cultural studies of African...
Ségolène Py
Oct 9, 20224 min read
Reframing Caribbean culture: Firelei Báez
This month, we are bringing you a two-part special series highlighting two artists currently being featured at the 59th Venice Biennale....
Anthony Roberts
Aug 28, 20224 min read
Showing people at their best: James Van Der Zee
Couple in Racoon Coats, Harlem 1932 James Van Der Zee (b. 1886) was a photographer, best known for his portraits documenting Harlem...
Anthony Roberts
Aug 14, 20224 min read
Exploring cross-cultural identity: Manjari Sharma
Untitled from the Series Surface Tension, 2019 Manjari Sharma (b. 1979) is a photographer whose work explores cross-cultural identity and...
Ségolène Py
Aug 7, 20224 min read
Beyond Boundaries: Nadia Huggins
Transformations No. 1, 2015 Nadia Huggins (b.1984) is a photographer whose documentation of the authentic natural and human environments...
Anthony Roberts
Jul 31, 20224 min read
Confidence, Care, and Calculation: Vaughn Spann
Cosmic Symbiote (Marked Man), 2020 Vaughn Spann Vaughn Spann (b.1992) is a formally trained, cross-genre artist whose figurative,...
Anthony Roberts
Jul 24, 20224 min read
Harmonies to heaven: Wassily Kandinsky
Composition VII, 1913 Wassily Kandinsky Wassily Kandinsky (b. 1866) was an artist inspired by many sources, most profoundly music, color...
Anthony Roberts
Jul 17, 20224 min read
Luminous critiques: Yaw Owusu
We Bled for This, 2021 Stainless steel and US pennies Yaw Owusu (b. 1992) is a painter and sculptor, known for his private artwork and...
Anthony Roberts
Jul 10, 20223 min read
Mesmerizing paper sculptures: Matthew Shlian
Ara 511 (Smoke Metal), 2020 Matthew Shlian Matthew Shlian (b. 1980) is an artist and self-dubbed “paper engineer” who creates intricate,...
Ségolène Py
Jul 2, 20223 min read
Honoring the woman body: Lewinale Havette
What are mortals like? Lewinale Havette Lewinale Havette (b. 1990) is an artist whose surreal work honors the woman body while critiquing...
Anthony Roberts
Jun 26, 20224 min read
Short-Lived, Everlasting Fame: Jean-Michel Basquiat
Hollywood Africans, 1983 Jean-Michel Basquiat Jean-Michel Basquiat (b. 1960) was a pop artist, heavily influenced by early hip hop and...
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