1. 16 Apr


    Rashid Johnson (b. 1977)Fatherhood as Described by Paul Beatty, 2011branded red oak flooring, black soap, wax, books, branding irons, shea butter, oyster shells, space rock, gold paint96 x 120 x 12.5 inches

    Rashid Johnson (b. 1977)
    Fatherhood as Described by Paul Beatty, 2011
    branded red oak flooring, black soap, wax, books, branding irons, shea butter, oyster shells, space rock, gold paint
    96 x 120 x 12.5 inches

     

  2. 16 Apr


    Rashid Johnson (b. 1977) Installation view of A Message to Our Folks (Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, 2012)

    Rashid Johnson (b. 1977)
    Installation view of A Message to Our Folks (Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, 2012)

     

  3. 16 Apr


    Rashid Johnson (b. 1977)Cosmic Slop, 2011black soap, wax, 72.5 x 49.5 x 1.75 inches 

    Rashid Johnson (b. 1977)
    Cosmic Slop, 2011
    black soap, wax, 72.5 x 49.5 x 1.75 inches 

     

  4. 16 Apr


    Rashid Johnson (b. 1977)Magic Hour, 2012 mirrored tile, black soap, wax, shea butter, oyster shell, vinyl, book, cb radio 72.5 x 96.5 x 11.75 inches

    Rashid Johnson (b. 1977)
    Magic Hour, 2012
    mirrored tile, black soap, wax, shea butter, oyster shell, vinyl, book, cb radio
    72.5 x 96.5 x 11.75 inches

     

  5. 15 Apr


    The Artist’s Voice
    David Hartt in Conversation with Dr. Elizabeth Alexander
    March 28, 2013

     

  6. 11 Apr


    Spring 2003 Harlem Postcard

     

  7. 11 Apr


    Spring 2003 Harlem Postcard

     

  8. 11 Apr


    Frederick Brown  (1945–2012)Stagger Lee in Concert,1983 oil on linen 38 1/4” x 28 1/8”The Studio Museum in Harlem; Gift of Byron E. Lewis 88.8 Ten years ago, our Spring 2003 exhibition was Frederick Brown: Portraits in Jazz, Blues and Other Icons

    Frederick Brown  (1945–2012)
    Stagger Lee in Concert,1983
    oil on linen
    38 1/4” x 28 1/8”
    The Studio Museum in Harlem; Gift of Byron E. Lewis 88.8

    Ten years ago, our Spring 2003 exhibition was Frederick Brown: Portraits in Jazz, Blues and Other Icons

     

  9. 11 Apr


    blackcontemporaryart: The Art of Inspiration Rashid Johnson and Sam Gilliam  “SOME OF THESE GESSOED?” asks the artist Rashid Johnson, gesturing at several colorful canvases leaning against a wall in 79-year-old Sam Gilliam’s airy Washington, D.C., studio. “No,” Gilliam corrects, speaking more deliberately than Johnson’s enthusiastic clip. “They’re all raw.” Johnson, 35, furrows his brow, bends over and peers at one of the paintings as though it contains code. View Post

    blackcontemporaryart:

    The Art of Inspiration

    Rashid Johnson and Sam Gilliam 

    “SOME OF THESE GESSOED?” asks the artist Rashid Johnson, gesturing at several colorful canvases leaning against a wall in 79-year-old Sam Gilliam’s airy Washington, D.C., studio. “No,” Gilliam corrects, speaking more deliberately than Johnson’s enthusiastic clip. “They’re all raw.” Johnson, 35, furrows his brow, bends over and peers at one of the paintings as though it contains code.

    View Post

     

  10. 11 Apr


    Here’s one from the archives for #throwbackthursday! Artist Ben Jones c. 1975. Jones’s Shrine for the Spirit (1976) is currently on view in Assembly Required: Selections from the Permanent Collection and is featured on the cover of the April edition of @Studio, our bi-monthly event calendar. 

    Here’s one from the archives for #throwbackthursday!

    Artist Ben Jones c. 1975. Jones’s Shrine for the Spirit (1976) is currently on view in Assembly Required: Selections from the Permanent Collection and is featured on the cover of the April edition of @Studio, our bi-monthly event calendar.