Ahead of a major Frida Kahlo exhibition at London’s V&A museum we visit the artist’s bohemian district – from her house to the cantina where she drank, and from arts venues to fantastic markets and restaurants.
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The singer’s Hot Buttered Soul, released in 1969 and soon to be reissued, ripped apart the rules and inspired many new waves of music
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A group of contemporary artists re-imagine the African Diaspora through references to the landscape, masks, clothes, and adornments.
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The grotesque exploitation of Frida Kahlo… and the artist behind the myths
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As a standard-bearer of Afro-Cuban cultural traditions, Terry has had to branch out on several projects to embrace the whole, including the jazz culture of his adopted home in New York City.
Read MoreDeborah Roberts’ powerful statement of black female identity | Los Angeles Times
The images celebrate what it means to contain multitudes.
Read MoreSee hip-hop evolve through photos at the African American History and Culture Museum | Smithsonian Insider
“Represent: Hip Hop Photography” explores four themes of how identity, creativity, activism and community influenced elements of hip-hop, including DJs, MCs, break-dancers, and graffiti artists.
Read MoreCelebrating the Grace of Black Women | The New York Times
More than half a century after the groundbreaking exhibit “The Negro Woman,” the image announcing the show by the African-American collective Kamoinge still captivates.
Read MoreNew Online Exhibition Chronicles the Many Facets of Frida Kahlo’s Life and Work | Hyperallergic
Faces of Frida, a partnership between Google Arts & Culture and 33 partner museums, brings together some 800 artifacts from ultra-high resolution images of her work to personal objects and rarely-seen photos.
Read MoreAmy Sherald on Her “Gentle Presentation of Black Identity” and More | Hyperallergic
Sherald, who has a solo show at the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, shares her reasons for painting and what’s next for her career.
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