Flamboyance is a defining attribute of the stylish, life-size Black characters taking center stage in the large portrait paintings of Barkley L. Hendricks (1945鈥2017).
The late artist鈥檚 work has always bristled against the boundaries of categorization, and it does so particularly here, in an exhibition centered around Afrofuturism.
Do we think flags are innocent? In聽Paramin Jab Molassie (2024) Paul Anthony Smith affixes three black-white-and-red Trinidad and Tobago flags to a print which depicts elements of Caribbean Carnival.
Word is we鈥檙e heading into a supercharged hurricane season that could yield six to ten storms driving up the coast, but nothing can stop artists from returning to the city to mount fresh exhibitions.
Bespoke exhibitions and compelling events draw thousands of local and international guests alike, immersing all ages in a collective celebration of creativity in the height of nature鈥檚 summertime bloom.