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Type keyword(s) to search Every product on this page was chosen by a Harper's BAZAAR editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. How the Studio Museum in Harlem Transformed the Art World Forever Essay by Salamishah Tillet; Photographs by John Edmonds; Styling by Miguel Enamorado Feb 26, 2021 JOHN EDMONDS Betye Saar. Faith Ringgold. Mickalene Thomas. Julie Mehretu. Simone Leigh. Jordan Casteel. These are only a few of the Black women artists who have recently exhibited in the nation’s largest museums, like the Museum of Modern Art, the Whit...

Welcome to impeachment week, in which we grow increasingly concerned about the fate of our fragile republic — but also the aesthetics of Sen. Ted Cruz’s haircut. I’m Carolina A. Miranda, arts and urban design columnist at the Los Angeles Times, here with your weekly dose of culture news — and hamburger dispatches: Artistic legacies Shortly after abandoning her religious vows in 1968, Corita Kent produced a series of 29 prints called “Heroes and Sheroes” that honored political and civil rights figures she admired. The prints mark a moment of departure, when Kent is increasingly...

In an early scene in the new HBO documentary, Black Art: In the Absence of Light, artist and art historian David Driskell is working on a new piece in his studio, dipping his paintbrush into a bottle of glue to stick scraps of paper onto a canvas. He notes that it was Romare Bearden who inspired his lifelong commitment to collage—so much so that after he met the renowned artist in the late 1970s, he created a piece in his honor.  When Bearden himself later saw that work in a show, he wasn’t impressed. “What you’re doing there is not David, it’s Romie,” he said to Driskell. Later...

Jeffrey Gibson: It Can Be Said of Them @ Roberts Projects, Los Angeles Roberts Projects // January 09, 2021 - February 20, 2021 January 28, 2021 | in Installation It Can Be Said of Them, Jeffrey Gibson’s solo exhibition featuring new work exploring themes of identity–as it relates to diversity and inclusivity–to uplift the unique experiences, struggles and personal victories shaping the current fight for LGBTQIA visibility.  It Can Be Said of Them takes its title from a print produced by Sister Corita Kent in 1969. Kent’s print was part of her “Heroes and Sheroes” series, undert...

Jan. 19, 2021 This week’s art picks include drawings that explore deaf rage and experiences of trauma; a new age radio station broadcasting from a Santa Monica gallery; and a series of irregularly shaped paintings that embed found objects on their surfaces. Christine Sun Kim, “Turning Clock,” 2020. Mural, Edition 1 of 3, 1AP, Dimensions adaptable 136 x 240 inches. Image courtesy of the artist and François Ghebaly, Los Angeles. Photo by Paul Salveson. This is the last week to view Christine Sun Kim’s exhibition of drawings at François Ghebaly downtown. Though this exhibition focuses ...