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February 7, 2021
The extraordinary new artwork, standing 6 feet tall and stretching 6 feet wide, was unveiled Thursday by the National Women's…
Tyra Banks thegrio.com
May 9, 2020
Tyra Banks took to Twitter Friday to address critics of her conduct on past episodes of the popular reality TV…
May 9, 2020
The Museum of Fine Arts announced earlier this week it is collaborating with Massachusetts on a $500,000 fund for diversity.
Kanye West theGrio.com
April 2, 2020
Kanye West’s teenage artwork was recently appraised for thousands of dollars on Antiques Roadshow and presented by a man claiming…
December 4, 2019
Crystal Windham talks about exactly what led her to become the first African-American woman Director of Interior Design at General…
Singer Solange Knowles attends the Maryam Nassir Zadeh fashion show during New York Fashion Week on September 12, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Mireya Acierto/Getty Images) thegrio.com
November 17, 2019
Solange Knowles hosted an immersive art piece installation at the Getty Museum in Los Angeles on November 16 and 17…
November 17, 2019
The Guggenheim Museum in New York City has officially hired its first full-time Black curator in its history, Ashley James.
In this Oct. 6, 2008 file photo, Artist Kehinde Wiley attends the 2008 National Arts Awards presented by Americans For The Arts at Cipriani's 42nd St. in New York. Wiley will unveil in New York’s Time Square his first monumental public sculpture in response to Confederate sculptures throughout the U.S. Times Square Arts, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and Sean Kelly announced Thursday, June 20, 2019 that “Rumors of War” will feature a bronze sculpture of a young, African-American dressed in urban streetwear mounted atop a horse. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, File)
June 20, 2019
Artist Kehinde Wiley will unveil his first monumental public sculpture in New York’s Times Square this fall in response to
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March 29, 2019
The prestigious Musee d’Orsay is holding a new exhibition to shed light on the often nameless Black models that appear
forgeries
January 4, 2019
Paintings purported to be done by famed black artists like Romare Bearden, Charles Alston and others are turning up in…
Angela Bassett thegrio.com
September 10, 2018
Angela Bassett is not only an award-winning actress but she’s an art aficionado who has taken on the role as
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May 21, 2018
Sean "Diddy" Combs is all about the Benjamins, baby and dropped some serious cash on a timeless Kerry James Marshall painting that was reportedly sold…
March 18, 2018
Blue Ivy Carter participates in a pricey art auction at the 2nd Annual Wearable Arts Gala
Tutu, the iconic Nigerian portrait that was lost for decades, has sold for about $1.68 million. (QZ) thegrio.com
March 1, 2018
A missing painting known as the “African Mona Lisa” broke records after reportedly selling for more than $1.6 million. The
December 5, 2016
Kashmir Thompson may not be a household name just yet, but her artwork is just as important as the Jean-Michel
November 4, 2015
Walking around Montreal will stimulate your senses.
September 1, 2015
Gatorade commissioned artists from the Vault49 collective to paint a mural of Serena Williams.
July 14, 2015
theGrio REPORT - An art exhibit in Chicago depicting a life-sized imitation of the scene of Brown's death has been…
June 24, 2015
theGrio REPORT - A student from Rhode Island has painstakingly transformed iconic black and white photographs from the 20th century…
June 10, 2015
A fairly new trend is on the rise in the A.T.L. - The underground art scene is making its presence…