It usually takes the first VIP day of an art fair for the celebrity-spotting to begin, but it looks like one candidate showed up early this time. Just days ahead of the annual Frieze art fair, Jay-Z made the rounds at the much-anticipated London exhibitions last Thursday. That night saw the rapper and music executive at two high-profile events, the first a performance by ...
Latest News in Black Art features news updates and developments in the world of art and related culture Scholar and Curator Vivian Crockett. | Photo by Ciara Elle Bryant Appointments The New Museum in New York City announced the appointment of Vivian Crockett as curator. A Brazilian American scholar and curator, Crockett specializes in Latinx art and art of the African ...
Tiffany & Co. has launched a new campaign about modern love featuring Beyoncé and Jay-Z with a Basquiat painting as a backdrop. Titled Equals Pi (1982), the long-unseen turquoise painting is meant to recall the luxury retailer’s signature shade of blue. Before appearing in the new Tiffany campaign, the painting—which features the artist’s recognizable skulls and scrawled text with phrases such as such as ...
As major brands and celebrities continue to fuel the market for NFTs, the rapper Jay-Z is auctioning a newly commissioned NFT inspired by his 1996 debut album Reasonable Doubt. The NFT draws from album’s original cover art, featuring a portrait of the young musician, and it will be sold in an online Sotheby’s auction. A physical version of the image painted by Adams resides ...
