black art

When it comes to handing out our annual accolades, we consider ourselves a pretty discerning bunch here at The Root;…

Did you miss the stylish spectacle of the Wearable Art Gala this year? Are you quietly a fan of “Ms. Tina’s Corny…

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We know, we know—summer’s half-over, and you are over being indoors. So are we—but safety first, Kids. That said,…

With all the time we’ve spent staring at the walls these past few months, it’s no wonder we’ve had art on the…

Over the past couple weeks, we’ve seen the unlikely rekindling of the Friends vs Living Single beef. Things got…

Haven’t made it to Washington, D.C., to see forever president and first lady Barack and Michelle’s portraits yet?…

I will never forget the day my skin thickened.

A pair of goggle-wearing kids from the South Side of Chicago may seem an unlikely set of superheroes, but artist Hebr…

Finally, something we can look up to—literally.

It’s early September 2019. The store clerk just outside Amsterdam Centraal Station watches me blow a gust of warm…

If you found yourself clicking with curiosity on Tuesday morning’s “Google Doodle” simply because you couldn’t…

Anyone familiar with the work of Toni Morrison knew it was a force, as was the woman who wrote it. The visions…

Last year, Beyoncé helped make history when she approved Tyler Mitchell to photograph her for the cover of the…

“QUESTION EVERYTHING” reads the black and white flag waving in front of Chicago’s Museum of Contemporary Art, coyly…

Throughout the course of American history, black folks have relied on artistic expression to both anesthetize our…

John Singleton passed Monday, April 29, 2019. After suffering a stroke that left him in a coma, his family…

She’s stunned audiences with her unflinching artistic analyses of antebellum slavery and post-colonial black…

While the concept of digital blackface is still very much worthy of discussion, diverse representation is just as…

She’s a visionary who envisions us wholly; artist Lorna Simpson has been announced as one of 2019’s recipients of…