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February 14, 2012
LONDON (AP) - Thirty years ago, artist Jean-Michel Basquiat secretly signed one of his paintings in invisible ink, says Sotheby's…
January 30, 2012
The Daily Mail reported Monday that Rihanna commissioned a £100,000, or an estimated $157,270, work of art...
January 30, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) - The first family wrapped up a busy weekend with a walk Sunday to the Corcoran Gallery of…
January 5, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - A wealthy black couple, who have amassed one of the country's largest private collections of African-American art,…
December 2, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - Art Basel Miami Beach, the premier international art show that takes place annually in Miami Beach, will…
October 21, 2011
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - An early portrait of a freed slave has been sold to the Philadelphia Museum of Art...
September 30, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - Works by leading black artists in the contemporary art realm go on view Saturday at Washington's Corcoran…
September 15, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - The artist sat down with theGrio to discuss how he broke away from the corporate world and…
August 25, 2011
OPINION - It is in predominantly black neighborhoods where King streets where we often find empty storefronts, no sit-down restaurants,…
August 22, 2011
Jackson's art does not consist of Picassos or Rodins, but rather the pop icon's own creations, which were meant to…
July 27, 2011
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Tyler Thompson has captivated audiences in the U.S. and China with his ability to sing pitch-perfect…
July 5, 2011
For years Heidi W. Durrow heard the refrain: editors wouldn't publish her novel because readers couldn't relate to a protagonist…
December 6, 2010
VIDEO - Willard Wigan's art gallery is not one of your typical galleries -- you have to look through a…
October 25, 2010
REVIEW - This video is his press release, his statement of how he feels like the misfit in the world…
October 15, 2010
PARIS (AP) - Nearly 50 years after his birth, and 22 years after his death at age 27 of a…
September 14, 2010
The school in a statement called the proposal "nothing less than a theft of the art from Fisk" that could…
May 18, 2010
Before he started creating artwork at school, Amoako Buachie, 18, a Brooklyn student with autism, was prone to violent night…
April 7, 2010
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The eBay.com auction of the 50-by-40-inch (127-by-102-centimeter) painting by Australian artist Brett-Livingstone Strong will launch Wednesday…
March 29, 2010
SLIDESHOW - From caregivers and laborers to CEOs and scientists, black women have held pivotal leadership roles in building America…
February 25, 2010
VIDEO - In a city so rich with landmarks and world history, it's no wonder there is an endless list…