black artists

The Erotics of Coreen Simpson
October 11, 2025
“The face was not important in the history of nude photography,” Simpson said, in an interview not too long ago. And what has Simpson used to obscure the faces...
Adebunmi Gbadebo and the Mysteries of Clay
October 1, 2025
The relationship between Adebunmi Gbadebo and her material, clay, is one of supplication—on the part of Gbadebo. The churched among us consider a potter something of an autocrat; they...
Jack Whitten Went Hard in the Paint
May 29, 2025
He poured the paint in layers and combed through it with an Afro pick. Or he froze and shattered it, reassembling the shards into new wholes. Like an alchemist,...