Mitch Epstein, New National Academician
Mitch Epstein helped pioneer fine-art color photography in the 1970s. More than 50 years later, he continues to use his work to explore social issues and question what it means to be American.
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Beverly Fishman, New National Academician
Beverly Fishman speaks about how pharmaceutical industry advertising and design influences her glossy, three-dimensional artwork.
The Art of Collaboration: An Exhibition Examines Robert Blackburn and His Influential Workshop
Robert Blackburn learned printmaking in his Harlem community, and with his printmaking workshop, he created an inclusive place for artists to exchange ideas and resources.
Rafael Ferrer, New National Academician
Rafael Ferrer is a predominantly self-taught artist. His works include paintings, drawings, sculptures, and installations.
Reconsidering Art History with Cindy Sherman
The Louis Vuitton Foundation in Paris presents an exegetical retrospective, regrouping some 170 works produced between 1975 and 2020.
The Trouble with “Truth”: Peter Williams’s Black Universe
Peter Williams sheds light on the interconnectivity of personal and historical experience.
Dawoud Bey: A Rooted Gaze
Bey’s lens has been trained on the polyrhythms of Black American life in all its foundational, quotidian, and corporeal splendor.
Charles Gaines, New National Academician
Gaines speaks about his realization that he was uninterested in self-expression through art; the artists and books that led him to develop algorithmic, systems-based work; and the ideologies behind the systems we encounter in our daily lives.
