"Giants: Art from the Dean Collection of Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys" Brooklyn Museum February 10 to July 7, 2024 In an unparalleled union of art and music, the exhibition "Giants: Art from the Dean Collection of Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys" ushers in a new era of appreciation for Black diasporic artists. Opening at…
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On August 18th, An Incomplete History of Protest goes on view at the Whitney Museum from the Whitney's own collection. The exhibition displays how artists from the 1940s-2000s have confronted the political and social issues of their time. The artists' see their work as essential to challenging established thought and creating a more equitable culture, such…
Gordon Parks Segregation Story Adamson Gallery 1515 14th St NW, Washington, DC 20005 April 11 - June 27 Adamson Gallery presents Segregation Story, an exhibit of photography by Gordon Parks. Parks is known as one of the twentieth century's foremost documentarians of American life. Segregation Story features a selection of images from Parks's powerful 1956 photographic series, which documented an extended African…
The International Center of Photography in New York is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the birth of one of the most important photographers of the twentieth century, Gordon Parks. Parks grew up in rural Kansas, buying a camera at the age of fourteen after seeing photos of migrant workers in a magazine. Parks moved to…