Jasmine Weber

6 days ago | hyperallergic.com | Natalie Haddad |Lisa Zhang |Jasmine Weber |Alexis Clements |Daniel Larkin

“He taught me how to see, and how to trust what I saw. Painters have often taught writers how to see. And once you’ve had that experience, you see differently.” That’s writer James Baldwin reflecting in an 1984 interview on his late mentor Beauford Delaney, the queer Black painter who introduced the young writer to New York City and opened up for him a new way to see the world.

6 days ago | hyperallergic.com | Natalie Haddad |Lisa Zhang |Jasmine Weber |Alexis Clements |Daniel Larkin

Posted inGuide Dig into new and upcoming tomes on the long lineage of LGBTQ+ art, from Beauford Delaney’s bond with James Baldwin to iconic lesbian photographer JEB and Alice Austen.

1 month ago | hyperallergic.com | Hrag Vartanian |Hakim Bishara |Valentina Di Liscia |Natalie Haddad |Lakshmi Rivera Amin |Lisa Zhang | +4 more

Flipping through a volume with a bit of sand in its spine, basking in sun, and in no rush — this is how we were meant to read art books. With summer around the corner and visions of balmy parks swimming in our heads, we decided to compile a non-exhaustive list of summer art reads. Reviews Editor Natalie Haddad takes a look at a new biography of Yoko Ono, while Editor-in-Chief Hrag Vartanian uncovers nuggets of wisdom in a reissue of Jack Whitten’s studio notebook.

1 month ago | hyperallergic.com | Natalie Haddad |Lisa Zhang |Petala Ironcloud |Rebecca Schiffman |Jasmine Weber

If one theme stands out in this week’s list, it’s the presence of strong, talented women. With Patty Chang, Myrlande Contant, and Amy Sherald all featured in solo exhibitions, it’s a great moment to consider the massive skills of these mid-career artists. And while Rembrandt may be the artist driving the Jewish Museum’s current exhibition, the Book of Esther is the inspiration. That said, all the artists in a show on BIPOC design history at the Ford Foundation are definitely worth checking out.

1 month ago | hyperallergic.com | Jasmine Weber

In the contemplative gazes of Amy Sherald’s characters, we might see ourselves, our friends and family, or any passersby. The Georgia-born artist situates her meticulous figurative paintings in the tradition of American Realism. Her focus on the universal, the “ordinary,” is characteristic of the movement, which has historically been defined by writers like Mark Twain and Henry James, and painters like Edward Hopper and Andrew Wyeth.