"Head and Plant," 2009-2010, Oil on canvas, 11 x 10 in. (27.9 x 25.4 cm), courtesy of the artist. © Ellen Altfest. Photo © White Cube (Christopher Burke, New York). After receiving her MFA from Yale University School of Art in 1997, Ellen Altfest has developed her own distinctive and devoted approach to figurative and […]
The ARTSpeak Lecture Series hosts Nathaniel Mary Quinn on Tuesday, April 30. Quinn is a Chicago-born, Brooklyn-based artist whose work has been shown in solo exhibitions at the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, Madison, WI; M+B, Los Angeles; Rhona Hoffman Gallery, Chicago; Almine Rech Gallery, Brussels; Pace Gallery, London; and Salon 94, New York. He […]
The ARTSpeak Lecture Series hosts Naudline Pierre in conversation with curator Legacy Russell. Pierre is the Studio Museum in Harlem's artist in residence and Legacy Russell is the museum's associate curator of exhibitions. The central subject of Naudline Pierre's paintings serves as an alter ego, an unearthly representation rendered in a spectrum of colors. As […]
Derick Melander creates artwork that examines the intersection between global consumerism and the intimate connection we have with what we wear. He creates large, geometric sculptures from carefully folded and stacked second-hand clothing. Sorted by hue, color, value or intensity, the garments are arranged to create patterns and gradients in the form of columns, walls, and enclosures. […]
In his multimedia practice, Yashua Klos explores themes of identity, memory, and African Americans' relationship to American labor. His large-scale works are created from the intricate formation of woodblock prints, representing ideas of Blackness through multi-dimensional, fragmented portraits. Unlike traditional collage arranged from ready-made source material, Klos creates all his collage material through woodblock printing […]
