Black Art

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At Gagosian Davies Street, London, the artist’s seriocomic images probe the experiences of Black Americans

BY Salena Barry |

Artist Rene Matić and the author discuss her latest book, which charts how Black visual culture became a blueprint for the modern viral image

BY Legacy Russell AND Rene Matić |

We discuss the challenges of representing the UK at the Venice Biennale with the artist in his north London studio

BY Vanessa Peterson |

A conversation celebrating the release of Any Day Now: Toward a Black Aesthetic introduces the prolific writer and essayist to a new generation

BY Allie Biswas AND Meleko Mokgosi |

An analysis of the production, interpretation and critique of Black figuration

BY John-Baptiste Oduor |

The artist’s survey at the Courtauld Gallery in London skillfully challenges tradition to establish a complex depiction of Black subjects

BY Ivana Cholakova |

Considering the art and writing of the New York based artist, whose work delved into the distances of time and memory

BY John Keene |

Terence Trouillot profiles the maverick painter, reflecting on how the artist’s work is intertwined with his community and personal histories

BY Terence Trouillot |

The Oscar-nominated filmmaker discusses how she imbues topics relating to race, class and social justice with poetic urgency

BY Allie Biswas |

On the occasion of her retrospective at the Brooklyn Museum, the artist speaks to Malik Gaines about her process, politics and vision for a more equitable world

BY Malik Gaines AND Lorraine O’Grady |

From Billie Holiday to Kendrick Lamar, Black music has often created space for rest and repose

BY Harmony Holiday |

A new collection of works by the late US novelist and filmmaker shows an artist seeking to become free in ways that most women never achieve

BY Morgan Jerkins |

At Autograph, London, Boswell’s first institutional exhibition reveals what it truly means to recover from trauma

BY Rianna Jade Parker |

With her retrospective at Manchester Art Gallery, the artist and curator talks censorship, stereotypes and dismantling power in the age of #metoo

BY Jennifer Higgie |

With her first UK show at Pippy Houldsworth Gallery, London, the Harlem-born artist reflects on the African American experience

BY Osei Bonsu |