Beast in Show: William Hawkins and the Animal Spirit
William Hawkins, “Two Dinosaurs Wrestling” (1989). Enamel on Masonite, 48 x 56 1/2 in (121.9 x…
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William Pope. L, Harriet Tubman Spinning the Universe, 1992, peanut butter, charcoal, joint compound, collage, acrylic paint, 10×15’.
“Why do I write? Because the imperative to do so has been the strongest single force in my life and though I have been sidetracked by many, many muses, abused this one and wished it away, anxious always about the exacting nature of the commitment, I think it has finally claimed me. I have finally accepted the fact that, yes, writing is what I am suppose to do with my life; it is the way I affirm myself. […] The constant tug between private aloofness and community and social sharing has shaped my personality, my world-view and my work. […] Ultimately, we are all nothing more- or less- than children of the universe.”
— Olive Senior, Interview in Callaloo, 1988
(Source: voices.cla.umn.edu)
An exhibition featuring three related painting and sculpture installations created by Brooklyn artist Caitlin Cherry for the Brooklyn Museum is the latest in the continuing Raw/Cooked series of work by under-the-radar Brooklyn artists.
The exhibition, Hero Safe, will be on view June 7 through September 1, 2013.
Photo caption: Caitlin Cherry in her studio. Photo by Pierce Jackson (photo courtesy Brookly Museum)
Jayson Keeling, Solo, 2009
Still from single channel videoWork in Psychosexual at Andrew Rafacz Gallery in Chicago
Lynette Yiadom-Boakye: from the exhibition Extracts and Verses, Liberation Two-Piece (2013)
Congratulations to Lynette Yiadom-Boakye!
The recently announced shortlist for Tate Britain’s 2013 Turner Prize includes painter Lynette Yiadom-Boakye (London, b. 1977), who readers may recall was the only painter included in the New Museum’s 2012 Triennial “The Ungovernables.” Turner Prize jurors select specific exhibitions, and Yiadom-Boakye was singled out for “Extracts and Verses,” a 2012 exhibition at Chisenhale Gallery. “Yiadom-Boakye’s intriguing paintings appear traditional but are in fact much more innovative,” according to the Tate’s press release.”Her portraits of imaginary people use invented pre-histories and raise pertinent questions about how we read pictures in general, particularly with regard to black subjects. “ In NYC she is represented by Jack Shainman, where she had a solo in 2012. more
Images: Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, Milk For A Maestro, 2012. Commissioned by Chisenhale Gallery. Photo: Marcus Leith. (top)
Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, The Generosity, 2010. Photo: Marcus Leith
Tim Hetherington: from the series Inner Light: Portraits of the Blind, Sierra Leone 1999-2003. Gelatin silver print
Toyin Odutola
The story of the hunt glorifies no one. (Homage to Chinua Achebe.)
2013Metallic marker on black board. 40 x 32 inches.
Ghanaian sculptural artist Constance Swankier grew up in many different countries: in Ghana, the Gambia, Bostwana and Zimbabwe. She received her Bachelor of Arts however, at KNUST College of Art in Kumasi. She is the founder of ‘Accents & Art Gallery Ltd’, and her work has been recognized in reputable awards such as “Outstanding Industrial Metal Furniture Firm” in Ghana by wAi Africa.
William Pope.L, Skin Set Drawings: The Space Between the Letters, 2013
Opening April 28 at the Renaissance Society
