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culturetype.com | Victoria L. Valentine
AARON DOUGLAS (American, 1899-1979, “Harriet Tubman,” 1931 (oil on canvas, 54 x 72 inches). | Bennett College, Greensboro, NC.
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Installation view of “Jack Whitten: The Messenger,” Museum of Modern Art, New York, N.Y. (March 23-Aug. 2, 2025). | Photo: Jonathan Dorado, Courtesy MoMAOn View presents images from noteworthy exhibitionsKNOWN FOR HIS INVENTIVE METHODS, Jack Whitten (1939-2018) constantly evolved his materials and techniques. Exploring the possibilities of paint, he made casts of acrylic and used the resulting forms and tiles to compose his paintings.
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Brittany Webb. | Photo by Marco Hill, Courtesy MFAHTHE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, HOUSTON (MFAH) announced the appointment of Brittany Webb to the role of curator in the Department of Modern and Contemporary Art. Webb is joining MFAH from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) in Philadelphia, where she is the Evelyn and Will Kaplan Curator of 20th-Century Art and the John Rhoden Collection. The new appointment was announced June 12.
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culturetype.com | Victoria L. Valentine
This summer NYC museums are showing exhibitions major African American artists, including Lorna Simpson, Rashid Johnson, Jennie C. Jones, and Amy Sherald..
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culturetype.com | Victoria L. Valentine
International curator Koyo Kouoh died, longstanding Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden fired, artist and curator Evangeline J. Montgomery died, David C. Driskell Prize went to artist Alison SaarArtist and Curator Evangeline J. Montgomery (1930-2025). | Courtesy the artist, Photo by Erwin ThammLIVES | May 1: Artist, curator, and arts administrator Evangeline J. Montgomery (1930-2025) died in Rockville, Md. She was 94.
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ARTIST HENRY TAYLOR IN LOUIS VUITTON. | For Vogue’s special Met Gala issue, Henry Taylor painted a cover portrait of Met Gala Co-Chair Pharrell Williams, men’s creative director at Louis Vuitton. The exhibition “James Jarvaise & Henry Taylor: Sometimes a Straight Line Has to Be Crooked” opens opens at Hauser & Wirth in Downtown Los Angeles on June 29, 2025.
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Judia S. Jackson. | Courtesy Barnes FoundationIN PHILADELPHIA, PA., the Barnes Foundation named Judia S. Jackson to the role of deputy director for human resources and chief culture officer. Jackson recently served as chief people and culture officer at Philadelphia Orchestra and Ensemble Arts. The Barnes appointment was announced May 28. Jackson officially started at the museum on May 12. “I am delighted to welcome Judia to the Barnes.
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Malcolm X reading an article about the Nation of Islam written and photographed by Gordon Parks that was published in the May 31, 1963, edition of Life magazine. The man behind Malcolm holds a newspaper reporting on the shooting of seven unarmed Black men by Los Angeles police. | Photo: Robert Flora/Corbis MALCOLM X (1925-1965) WAS BORN A CENTURY AGO on May 19, 1925. To mark his centennial, Culture Type is exploring how artists Jack Whitten (1939-2018) and Barbara Chase-Riboud (b.
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culturetype.com | Victoria L. Valentine
Charles Thomas Lewis, grand nephew of Alma Thomas, with Susan Talley, who established the Friends of Alma Thomas group more than a decade ago. They are holding the commemorative street sign DC Councilmember Christina Henderson presented to Lewis. “I think this is a wonderful recognition for her,” he said. “I am truly thankful for this.” | Photo by Victoria L. Valentine Known for her radiant abstract paintings, Alma Thomas has received greater art world recognition in recent years.
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Installation view of “vanessa german: GUMBALL—there is absolutely no space between body and soul,” Kasmin, 509 West 27th Street, New York, N.Y. (April 3-May 10, 2025). | Courtesy the artist and Kasmin, New YorkOn View presents images from noteworthy exhibitionsTHE LATEST EXHIBITION of vanessa german (b. 1976) presented two new mixed-media sculpture series across two locations at Kasmin gallery in New York.