Today, as I looked at about ten canvases stretched with scrap wood lined up in my room, I suddenly wondered: why do I ...

In the 1960s, abstract painting was a controversial style for Black artists, overshadowed by social realist works. Now, it’s claimed its place as a vital form of expression. Howardena Pindell, a ...

When the National Museum of African American History and Culture opened its doors in 2016, it gave the National Mall new footing, with exhibits tracing the country’s Black roots from before its ...

It has been written about Dyani White Hawk (Sičáŋǧu Lakota, b. 1976) that she honors Lakota culture while expanding its expression through new art forms and innovations. Better stated, she honors ...

It is hard to tell if abstract painting actually got worse [after the 1960s], if it merely stagnated, or if it simply looked bad in comparison to the hopes its own accomplishments had raised. —Frank ...

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IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Ad Reinhardt’s comments about art are ...

Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art presents the exhibition Barbara Takenaga: Awestruck, on view October 9, 2026, through April 11, 2027, the first major survey of the artist’s work in nearly a decade.

In his essay Modernist Painting, Clement Greenberg observed: “Flatness, two-dimensionality, was the only condition painting shared with no other art, and so Modernist painting oriented itself to ...