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Exhibition Review
Barbara Walker: Being Here
04/2025 | 1465 | 167
Pages: 398-401
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Reviewer:
Stemp, Richard (Stemp, Richard)
Subjects
artists:
Walker, Barbara
dates:
2020-2030
museums and institutions:
Arnolfini Gallery, Bristol, Great Britain / Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester, Great Britain
subjects:
Black people
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Barbara Walker: Being Here Arnolfini, Bristol 8th March–25th May | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
15. Pride from the series Private face, by Barbara Walker. 2002. Oil on canvas, 212.7 by 124.5 cm. (© Barbara Walker; DACS, London; exh. Arnolfini, Bristol).
Attributed works:
16. Installation view of Barbara Walker: Being Here at the Whitworth Art Gallery, University of Manchester, 2024–25, showing Burden of proof, by Barbara Walker. 2024. Charcoal wall drawing. (Courtesy Whitworth Art Gallery, University of Manchester; photograph Michael Pollard).
Attributed works:
17. Parade III from the series Shock and awe, by Barbara Walker. 2017. Graphite on embossed paper, 51 by 61 cm. (© Barbara Walker; DACS, London; exh. Arnolfini, Bristol).
Exhibition Review
Entangled Pasts, 1768–Now: Art, Colonialism and Change
04/2024 | 1453 | 166
Pages: 411–414
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Reviewer:
Sykes, Rebecca (Sykes, Rebecca)
Subjects
dates:
2020-2030
museums and institutions:
Royal Academy of Arts, London, Great Britain
subjects:
Colonialism / Black people / Black British artists / Slave trade / Slavery
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Entangled Pasts, 1768–Now: Art, Colonialism and Change Royal Academy of Arts, London 3rd February–28th April 2024 | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
23. George, Prince of Wales, later King George IV (1762– 1830), by Joshua Reynolds. c.1787. Oil on canvas, 234 by 147 cm. (Collection of the Duke of Norfolk, Arundel Castle; exh. Royal Academy of Arts, London).
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24. Whale falls, by Ellen Gallagher. 2017. Oil, acrylic, ink and paper on canvas, 188 by 202 cm. (Courtesy the artist and Hauser and Wirth; Ekard Collection; exh. Royal Academy of Arts, London).
Attributed works:
25. Naming the money, by Lubaina Himid. 2004. Mixed-media installation with sound, dimensions variable. (Courtesy the artist and Hollybush Gardens, London; International Slavery Museum, National Museums Liverpool; photograph Stuart Whipps; exh. Royal Academy of Arts, London).
Book Review
Balthazar: A Black African King in Medieval and Renaissance Art
09/2023 | 1446 | 165
Pages: 1035-36
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Reviewer:
Nethersole, Scott (Nethersole, Scott)
Subjects
subjects:
Jesus Christ: Adoration of the Magi / Black people / Africans / Medieval art / Renaissance art / Slavery
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Balthazar: A Black African King in Medieval and Renaissance Art Edited by Kristen Collins and Bryan C. Keene. 152 pp. incl. 121 col. ills. (J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, 2023), £35. ISBN 978–1–60606–785–7. | :
Exhibition Review
Souls Grown Deep Like the Rivers: Black Artists from the American South
06/2023 | 1443 | 165
Pages: 657-659
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Reviewer:
Rhodes, Colin (Rhodes, Colin)
Subjects
dates:
2020-2030
museums and institutions:
Royal Academy of Arts, London, Great Britain
subjects:
African Americans / Black people / American art / Paintings / Collages
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Souls Grown Deep Like the Rivers: Black Artists from the American South Royal Academy of Arts, London 17th March–18th June | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
23. LeBe, by Sam Doyle. Late 1970s. Paint on tin, 95.2 by 67.9 cm. (Estate of Sam Doyle; Souls Grown Deep Foundation, Atlanta; photograph Stephen Pitkin; exh. Royal Academy of Arts, London).
Attributed works:
24. Oklahoma, by Ronald Lockett. 1995. Found sheet metal, tin, wire, paint and nails on wood, 114.3 by 117.5 by 7.6 cm. (Souls Grown Deep Foundation, Atlanta; Artist Rights Society, New York and DACS; exh. Royal Academy of Arts, London).
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25. Medallion, by Loretta Pettway Bennett. 2005. Cotton and twill, 215.9 by 154.9 cm. (Souls Grown Deep Foundation, Atlanta; Artist Rights Society, New York and DACS; exh. Royal Academy of Arts, London).
Exhibition Review
Howardena Pindell: A New Language
05/2023 | 1442 | 165
Pages: 559-562
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Reviewer:
Regan, Padraig (Regan, Padraig)
Subjects
artists:
Pindell, Howardena
dates:
2020-2030
museums and institutions:
Spike Island, Bristol, Great Britain
subjects:
African Americans / Black people / African American art / Mixed media / Videos
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Howardena Pindell: A New Language Spike Island, Bristol 18th February–21st May | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
19. Parabia test #3, by Howardena Pindell. 1974. Ink on paper collage, 23.5 by 57.8 cm. (Courtesy the artist, Garth Greenan Gallery, New York, and Victoria Miro, London; exh. Spike Island, Bristol).
Attributed works:
20. Installation view of Howardena Pindell: A New Language at Spike Island, Bristol, 2023, showing Free, white and 21. 1980. U-matic, duration 12 minutes 15 seconds. (Courtesy the artist, Garth Greenan Gallery, New York, and Victoria Miro, London; photograph Dan Weill).
Attributed works:
21. Still from Rope/fire/water, by Howardena Pindell. Video, duration 16 minutes. (Courtesy the artist, Garth Greenan Gallery, New York, and Victoria Miro, London; exh. Spike Island, Bristol).
Exhibition Review
Glyn Philpot: Flesh and Spirit
08/2022 | 1433 | 164
Pages: 805-809
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Reviewer:
Hall, Michael (Hall, Michael)
Subjects
artists:
Philpot, Glyn
museums and institutions:
Pallant House Gallery, Chichester, Great Britain
subjects:
British art / Portraits / Black people / Homosexuality
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Glyn Philpot: Flesh and Spirit Pallant House Gallery, Chichester 14th May–23rd October | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
20. The little dancer, by Glyn Philpot. 1923. Oil on canvas, 143 by 115 cm. (Private collection; © Maas Gallery, London; exh. Pallant House Gallery, Chichester; Bridgeman Images).
Attributed works:
21. Resurgam, by Glyn Philpot. 1929. Oil on canvas, 86 by 89 cm. (Private collection; © Christie’s Images; exh. Pallant House Gallery, Chichester; Bridgeman Images).
Attributed works:
22. Tom Whiskey (M. Julien Zaïre), by Glyn Philpot. 1931. Oil on canvas, 47 by 39.5 cm. (Private collection; courtesy Richard Osborn Fine Art; exh. Pallant House Gallery, Chichester).
Exhibition Review
Kara Walker: A Black Hole Is Everything a Star Longs to Be
01/2022 | 1426 | 164
Pages: 56-59
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Reviewer:
Daunt, Catherine (Daunt, Catherine)
Subjects
artists:
Walker, Kara
dates:
2020-2030
museums and institutions:
Schirn Kunsthalle, Frankfurt, Germany / Kunstmuseum, Basel, Switzerland
subjects:
African American art / American art / Women artists / Black people
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Kara Walker: A Black Hole Is Everything a Star Longs to Be Schirn Kunsthalle, Frankfurt 15th October 2021–16th January 2022 | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
2. Barack Obama tormented St Anthony putting up with the whole ‘birther’ conspiracy, by Kara Walker. 2019. Pastel, conté crayon and charcoal on treated paper, 221.9 by 182.9 cm. (Private collection; exh. Schirn Kunsthalle, Franfurt).
Attributed works:
3. Prize from the series The gross clinician presents, by Kara Walker. 2018. Graphite, sumi ink, gofun and gouache, 76 by 57 cm. (Kunstmuseum, Basel; exh. Schirn Kunsthalle, Franfurt).
Attributed works:
Yesterdayness in America today, by Kara Walker. 2020. Graphite and watercolour on paper, 221.9 by 365.8 cm. (Private collection; exh. Schirn Kunsthalle, Franfurt).
Exhibition Review
Slavery: Ten True Stories
08/2021 | 1421 | 163
Pages: 750-752
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Reviewer:
Hoijtink, Mirjam (Hoijtink, Mirjam)
Subjects
dates:
2020-2030
media:
Man-made objects / Installations (visual works) / Paintings / Maps
museums and institutions:
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Netherlands
subjects:
Slavery / Colonialism / Black people / Dutch (people)
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Slavery: Ten True Stories Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam 19th May–29th August | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
18. Branding iron with the letters ‘GWC’. Steel, 3.7 by 2.2 cm. (De Nederlandsche Bank, National Numismatic Collection, Amsterdam; exh. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam).
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19. Map of Suriname, by Alexander de Lavaux. 1737. Silk, 186.5 by 215.5 cm. (Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam).
Attributed works:
20. Detail of Fig.19, showing Maroons being forced from their settlements.
Attributed works:
21. Installation view of Slavery: Ten True Stories at the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, 2021, showing Blue beads from Sint Eustatius. 18th– 19th century. Glass, various dimensions. (Private collection).
Exhibition Review
Working Together: The Photographers of the Kamoinge Workshop
04/2021 | 1417 | 163
Pages: 368-371
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Reviewer:
Finley, Cheryl (Finley, Cheryl)
Reviewer:
Wilson, Jasmine (Wilson, Jasmine)
Subjects
dates:
2020-2030
museums and institutions:
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, United States / Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, United States
subjects:
Kamoinge Workshop / Photographs / African American art / Black people
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Working Together: The Photographers of the Kamoinge Workshop Whitney Museum of American Art, New York 21st November 2020– 28th March 2021 | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
21. Sun Ra space II, New York City, New York, by Ming Smith. 1978. Gelatin silver print, 22.2 by 31.1 cm. (  Ming Smith; Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond; exh. Whitney Museum of American Art, New York).
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22. Egg nude, by Adger Cowans. 1958. Gelatin silver print, 29.2 by 43.7 cm. (  Adger Cowans; Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond; exh. Whitney Museum of American Art, New York).
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23. Girl and Cuba (Philadelphia), by Louis H. Draper. 1968. Gelatin silver print, 23.8 by 15.6 cm. (Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond;   Courtesy the Louis H. Draper Preservation Trust and Bruce Silverstein Gallery, New York; exh. Whitney Museum of American Art, New York).
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24. Woman in doorway, Harlem, by Beuford Smith. 1965. Gelatin silver print, 19.1 by 24.3 cm. (  Beuford Smith; Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond; exh. Whitney Museum of American Art, New York).
Exhibition Review
Betye Saar: Call and Response
03/2021 | 1416 | 163
Pages: 286-287
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Reviewer:
Monahan, Anne (Monahan, Anne)
Subjects
artists:
Saar, Betye
dates:
2020-2030
museums and institutions:
Morgan Library and Museum, New York, United States
subjects:
American art / Assemblages / Sketchbooks / Collages / Black people
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Betye Saar: Call and Response Morgan Library and Museum, New York 12th September 2020– 31st January 2021 | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
21. The edge of ethics, by Betye Saar. 2010. Metal cage, figures, chain, glass bottle and fan coral, 26.7 by 23.5 by 14 cm. (Private collection; courtesy the artist and Roberts Projects, Los Angeles; exh. Morgan Library and Museum, New York).
Attributed works:
22. Sketchbook page for The edge of ethics, 14th January 2010. Ballpoint pen, marker and coloured pencil on paper pasted into sketchbook. (Courtesy the artist and Roberts Projects, Los Angeles; exh. Morgan Library and Museum, New York).
Attributed works:
23. Pocadonia, from the series A Secretary to the Spirits [for Ishmael Reed], by Betye Saar. 1975–78. Collage of cut and torn printed papers and Letraset border tape, with porous point pen, ink wash, watercolour and ink stamps on laminated paperboard, 38.1 by 25.4 cm. (Morgan Library and Museum, New York; photograph Janny Chiu).
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