In the 1960s, abstract painting was a controversial style for Black artists, overshadowed by social realist works. Now, it’s claimed its place as a vital form of expression.

Earlier this year, “We Wanted a Revolution: Black Radical Women, 1965–85” at the Brooklyn Museum dropped like a bomb. Mining a seam of engaged, truth-telling art by black women from the ...

Mark Bradford's "Q2," a 2020 mixed-media-on-canvas work, is featured in "Black Abstractionists: From Then 'Til Now." The show runs at the Green Family Art Foundation through Jan. 29.

Abstract paintings by Cleveland native John Moore reflect erasure of personal history as part of being Black in America Updated: Feb. 05, 2023, 8:46 a.m. | Published: Feb. 05, 2023, 5:30 a.m. 13 1/13 ...

Caretakers of The Limit (1947), a greyish-green abstract painting by Armenian American artist Arshile Gorky, had been pointing out the telltale signs for years: small drops of paint—brighter ...