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NEWS
Major acquisition
C
rystal Bridges Museum of American Art has announced new acquisitions to its
permanent collection, all by contemporary female artists including Amy Sherald,
Marie Watt, Lorraine O’Grady and Dyani White Hawk. The acquisitions highlight the
museum’s commitment to an inclusive collection. The works include Precious jewels by the sea,
2019, by Sherald; Watt’s Companion Species (Speech Bubble), 2019; Untitled (Mlle Bourgeoise
Noire), 1980-83 and 2009, by O’Grady; and She Gives (Quiet Strength V), 2019, by White Hawk.Amy Sherald, Precious jewels by the sea, 2019, oil on canvas, 120 x 108 x 2½". © Amy Sherald. Courtesy the artist
and Hauser & Wirth. Photo by Joseph Hyde.Teen-curated show
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lack Histories, Black Futures marks the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston’s
fi rst ever teen-curated exhibition. The show, which will remain on view
through June 2021, came together through a new partnership with local
youth empowerment organizations Becoming a Man (BAM), The BASE and
the Bloomberg Arts Internship Boston program. Black Histories, Black Futures
features nearly 50 powerful paintings and works on paper from the 20th century,
all created by black artists. Richard Yarde (after Gjon Mili), Savoy: Leon & Willa Mae, 1989, watercolor on paper. The Heritage
Fund for a Diverse Collection. © Richard Yarde 1989.Continuous Fire
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badakone | Continuous Fire | Feu continuel is the second
exhibition in the National Gallery of Canada’s series of
presentations of contemporary international Indigenous art.
The exhibition features works by more than 70 artists identifying with
almost 40 Indigenous nations, ethnicities and tribal affi liations from
16 countries. Including all manner of media from two-dimensional art
to performance art to video, the show builds on themes of continuity,
activation and relatedness. The exhibition is on view through April 5.Will Wilson, K’ómoks Imperial Stormtrooper (Andy Everson), Citizen of the K’ómoks First
Nation, 2017, from the series Critical Indigenous Photographic Exchange: dzidz lalič
(Seattle), inkjet print, 50 x 40". © Will Wilson. Photo courtesy the artist.e