Kerry James Marshall

The LA artist favored by Rihanna and Jay-Z, draws inspiration from wildly divergent sources - from Miles Davis and the Obamas to the homeless of Skid Row – in each painting he captures something of our times

The American painter describes the incredible process behind her unflinching and empathic works, and the true story behind her important new edition

'There are dimensions of history that are products of the relationships between the powerful and the powerless that people don’t quite consider,' he tells Charles Gaines

Benin-born super-diva Angélique Kidjo and David Byrne, whose legendary career kicked off with his role as lead singer of the Talking Heads, have been friends for more than two decades.

While it can be easy to believe that the most important artistic masterpieces happened in the distant past, our new millennia has already birthed its share of wonderful artworks. Here are some of our faves, including Hito Steyerl and Kerry James Marshall.

You might be surprised by who and what is behind some of the art world’s largest patrons. Here are the stories behind six of some of the most recognized artist grants and awards.

See less expensive alternatives to May auction works by Kerry James Marshall, Joan Mitchell, Gerhard Richter, and more.

From Renaissance masters to top-of-the-charts female rappers, these fourteen artists took the media by storm in 2017.

We speak with Phaidon's commissioning editor Michele Robecchi about working intimately with Kerry James Marshall to produce his recently release monograph.

Conceptual artist Charles Gains speaks with Marshall about his childhood in South Central Los Angeles, his approach to art as activism, and the inspiration behind his landmark work, 'Self Portrait of the Artist as a Shadow of His Former Self' (1980).

Kerry James Marshall’s exuberant works depict black figures in everyday situations, in order to subvert stereotypes and challenge the predominately white Western canon.

These art-centered podcasts offer the opportunity to eavesdrop on one-on-one conversations between legendary figures, emerging artists, critics, and historians.

For the latest in our interview series around Phaidon's Vitamin P3 compendium of contemporary painting, Artspace’s Loney Abrams met the voluble artist to discuss his experience as a rare black artist in the '70s downtown scene, and his secre

Though all under 40 years old, these Vitamin P3 artists have already proven themselves vital to the international conversation around contemporary painting.

Here are the must-see shows going up around the art world this month.

With the dust settled, what did we learn from the auctions? Some things will surprise you.

On the occasion of his new show of figurative paintings at Jack Shainman, which alludes to the Black Lives Matter movement and the current political climate, the artist shares some frustrations about the reception of his work.

As its inaugural exhibitions reveal, the Met's newest physical branch is just one part of a larger, web-based strategy.

On the eve of the new museum branch's opening, Artspace editor-in-chief Andrew M. Goldstein spoke to the intrepid curator about her plans for the unprecedented project.

The collectors of, and advocates for, contemporary art by African American artists give Artspace's Karen Rosenberg a tour of their Lower Manhattan apartment.

We spoke to the true believer in the expansion of the Midwest art corridor about how his heartland art fair is changing the collector equation between the coasts.

We broke down the main exhibition's artist list for a primer on themes in the big show.

While the blinding numbers tallied by the evening sales get the most attention, we scoured the day sale results for indicators of the direction the market for emerging artists is taking.

The former Deitch Projects dealer walks us through her much-discussed pop-up exhibition, providing insights into the artworks on view.

In his latest column, Walter Robinson considers a new show of work by black artists in light of the diversity of the Whitney Biennial, and the art world in general.

We spoke to the Chicago artist about the origin of his exuberant work, his interest in custom culture, and why he's so into nail art.