Casey Kaplan
Kevin Beasley and Jordan Casteel at the Baltimore Museum of Art
Kevin Beasley is included the exhibition, Generations: A History of Black Abstract Art
Opening: Wednesday, September 26, 2019
On view: September 29, 2019 – January 19, 2020
Generations: A History of Black Abstract Art offers a sweeping new perspective on the contributions black artists have made to the evolution of visual art from the 1940s to the present moment. The exhibition draws on the Pamela J. Joyner and Alfred J. Giuffrida Collection’s unparalleled holdings alongside highlights from the BMA’s growing collection of contemporary art and select loans.
Artists in Generations: A History of Black Abstract Art include: Kevin Beasley, Frank Bowling, Mark Bradford, Leonardo Drew, Melvin Edwards, Charles Gaines, Sam Gilliam, David Hammons, Virginia Jaramillo, Jennie C. Jones, Norman Lewis, Glenn Ligon, Al Loving, Julie Mehretu, Serge Alain Nitegeka, Joe Overstreet, Gary Simmons, Lorna Simpson, Shinique Smith, Tavares Strachan, Alma W. Thomas, Kara Walker, Nari Ward, Jack Whitten, and Lynette Yiadom-Boakye.
The exhibition is organized by the Baltimore Museum of Art and the Ogden Museum of Southern Art, and curated by Christopher Bedford, BMA Dorothy Wagner Wallis Director and Katy Siegel, BMA Senior Research Curator and Thaw Chair at Stony Brook University. An exhibition catalogue is also to be released October 22, 2019.
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Jordan Casteel is included the exhibition, Every Day: Selections from the Collection
On view through July 4 – January 5, 2020
Every Day: Selections from the Collection focuses on the creativity of 20th- and 21st-century black artists, including visionary artists such as David Hammons, Joyce J. Scott, Mickalene Thomas, Kara Walker, and Nari Ward, alongside those by Helen Frankenthaler, Ellsworth Kelly, and Andy Warhol, among others. Centering the works by black artists creates a multidimensional picture of contemporary art that also allows us to reimagine our collective past, revealing the vital role of artists and art in these conversations about history and the future.
In addition to drawing on its own extensive holdings, the Baltimore Museum of Art will be borrowing several works from private collections, such as The Joyner/Giuffrida Collection, to fill out the presentation and provide audiences a more nuanced look at the development of modern and contemporary art.
Every Day is organized by Curator Katy Siegel, BMA Senior Research & Programming and Thaw Chair of Modern Art at Stony Brook University, with Cecilia Wichmann, BMA Associate Curator of Contemporary Art.