Tag Archives: Romare Bearden

Walter’s World: Weekend Picks Dance and Art

By Walter Rutledge

The weekend you can see some grant dancing that bridges both the African and Latin Diaspora. Or you can learn more about the art of an American master printmaker. These are just a few of the many events taking place around New York City and Long Island. Continue reading

At the Armory show, the rarely seen,abstract work of Romare Bearden

2011 was Romare Bearden’s centennial year, and it saw a plethora of exhibitions of the artist’s work around New York, including shows at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Studio Museum in Harlem, the Nathan Cummings Foundation, and Jazz at Lincoln Center.

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Walter’s World: Weekend Picks and More

By Walter Rutledge

This is the second weekend of March- Women’s History Month. There are events for families, children and adults, some are free and take place in Harlem. Continue reading

Walter’s World: Weekend Picks Art Uptown and Dance Downtown

By Walter Rutledge

This weekend we have free arts events and activities for the entire family taking place at the Studio Museum uptown, while dance is in full step downtown at the intimate Joyce SOHO. Here are just a few of the many events taking place in our community and around the city. Continue reading

Walter’s World: Weekend Picks

By Walter Rutledge

This is the last weekend of February and Black History Month. There are still many events going on in Harlem that are not only free to the public, but are geared to the entire family. Continue reading

Harlem’s Romare Bearden Celebrated by Romare Bearden Foundation and Macy’s

Story by Myeisha Essex and photos by Rudy Collins

The legacy of Romare Bearden still lives today, and the proof is in the numbers. Even 24 years after his death, art lovers of all ages filled the 9th floor of Macy’s Herald Square in celebration of what would be his 100th Birthday.

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Target Free Sundays at The Studio Museum in Harlem

Every Sunday, The Studio Museum in Harlem is open to the public for free, thanks to a generous sponsorship from Target. On February 12, check out the institution’s current exhibitions. The Bearden Project—in honor of Romare Bearden, the renowned artist who was involved in the museum’s founding—features an assortment of contemporary artists whose work he has influenced. The Block, Bearden’s 18-foot-long mural of a Harlem cityscape, is reinvented in an homage as The Block | Bellona by Kira Lynn Harris, while VideoStudio showcases two works: Parabolic Bike by Robin Rhode and Untitled (futon) by Rodney McMillian. Continue reading

HW Pick: Romare Bearden, Southern Recollections

Romare Bearden: Southern Recollections is a significant development in the wider understanding of the sources and inspiration behind much of Harlem man Bearden’s art.

The book focuses on a largely unstudied area of the artist’s work, his recollections and memories of his southern childhood that informed his art. The book draws together a significant and broad ranging collection of his work, produced throughout his career, including selections from his The Prevalence of Ritual series. Romare Bearden: Southern Recollections presents 90 works from the full span of the artist’s career, drawing on the Mint Museum and other public and private collections of Bearden’s work. Continue reading