Simphiwe Mbunyuza grew up in Butterworth, a small village in South Africa where he discovered his passion for the clay medium while molding clay from the riverbanks into shapes of the farm animals. These formative years have led to the ceramic artist’s solo exhibition at David Kordansky Gallery in Los
Five collage-based paintings by prominent Nigerian-born, Los Angeles-based artist Njideka Akunyili Crosby are on display at The Huntington in San Marino, CA through June 12th, 2023. Curated by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author and critic Hilton Als, it is the third and final exhibition for a series that made its debut
While many are familiar with the empowering phrase “Black is beautiful,” its origins are less known by the general population. Popularized by Kwame Brathwaite in the 1960s, the New York-based photojournalist utilized the slogan in conjunction with his photography that documented Black life throughout the fashionable sixties. Nearly 60 years