“…one of the most honored American artists of her generation. Weems asks inconvenient questions and comes up with unwelcome answers. For that alone, no contemporary
About the Artist Barbara Morgan is best known for her depictions of modern dancers. She was also the co-founder of the well-known photography magazine, Aperture. Morgan
“Something may be a sort of fulfillment of yourself, and it may not be great to other people, but it is just as essential to
Evan Kafka creates portraits of live animals, ingeniously captured to appear as taxidermy heads in his Trophies series. Caught in a moment of suspended animation,
What is the connection between an ironing board and African American oppression? “I change the way people see everyday objects the same way advertisers change
Playing on the strangely human expressions of Weimaraner dogs, Wegman often employs his canine subjects to express a sense of coexisting deadpan humor and seriousness
Born in Charlotte, NC, Romare Bearden (1914-1988) spent his youth in Harlem, when jazz was coming into its own as an art form. The improvisation,
“Deregulator was made after the financial meltdown of 2008. There was a lot of talk about ‘regular Joes.’ The eagle represents our national symbol, and
Dreamy clouds float by in this work from Jacqueline Gourevitch’s ongoing series of cloud paintings, which she started in the 1960s. Her practice of working
A prolific photographer, George Tice primarily documents his home state of New Jersey in dramatic black-and-white photographs. These works give a sense of place and
