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Saudade Toxosi is a true artistic polymath, weaving her creative magic across a diverse range of mediums, from painting and charcoal drawings to photography, mixed media, sound design, and assemblage. With a career spanning over two decades, Toxosi has undertaken a meditative curatorial process, meticulously selecting and arranging found images that serve as a profound exploration of the "New Indigenous African" experience in the United States and the shared experiences of people of color around the world. One of her most compelling and influential projects is Equinox 1600, where Toxosi pairs and organizes these images, creating thought-provoking visual narratives that have captured the attention of artists, filmmakers, and cinematographers alike. Her work has played a pivotal role in shaping some of the most important visual and narrative statements of our time, including collaborations with visionaries like Bradford Young and Kahlil Joseph. In 2018, Toxosi unveiled her own film, "Oyeku," a powerful work that was featured alongside the creations of luminaries such as Henry Davis, Faith Childs-Davis, Michelle Blade, and Karon Davis in Kahlil Joseph's solo exhibition "New Suns" at the Bonnefantenmuseum in Maastricht, Netherlands. Her impact extends beyond filmmaking, as Toxosi's contributions to visual research have been sought after for projects like Eliot Rausch's "The Moment After," Jake and Royko's "Desert," Jasmine Green's "Bad Habits," and Matilda Finn's "Today”. She has also lent her artistic touch to installations, including the permanent collection for the McKinsey Firm and Lillian Blades' visual installation for the Beltline in Atlanta, GA. Toxosi's artistic prowess has made its mark in the world of literature and photography, and her work has been featured on platforms like TNE's Global Podcast, Black Contemporary Art on Tumblr, and Neptune Magazine, to name a few. She has exhibited her creations at prestigious venues such as The Factory in St. Pete, Arts Xchange in St. Pete, and the "Internationalist Spirit" exhibition in Havana, Cuba. Saudade Toxosi's journey as an artist is not just marked by her creative output but also by her dedication to supporting the arts community through collaborations, installations, and lectures. Her influence extends beyond the canvas, making her a true visionary in the world of contemporary art. To learn more about Saudade Toxosi and her work, visit www.stoxosi.com | @stoxosi | https://equinox1600-saudadetoxosi.tumblr.comVisual Intonation Website: https://www.visualintonations.com/Visual Intonation Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/visualintonation/Vante Gregory's Website: vantegregory.comVante Gregory's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/directedbyvante/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): patreon.com/visualintonations Tiktok: www.tiktok.com/@visualintonation Tiktok: www.tiktok.com/@directedbyvante
A lifelong lover of museums, Kimberly Drew's entry into the working world of art started with creating a Tumblr page dedicated to Black art and culture called Black Contemporary Art. The page immediately took off and helped her land a social media manager gig at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Entering the space through her digital experience helped Kimberly fulfill her goal of bringing art to a wider audience, reinvigorating and diversifying the MET's digital presence. After leaving her post at the MET, she decided to focus on the intersection of art and commerce eventually releasing her own book, This is What I Know About Art and co-authoring Black Futures. Today, Kimberly continues her work as an author while also being the curator at world reknown Pace Gallery.Co-Founder of Claima and Former Nike Marketer, Bimma Williams interviews leading and emerging creatives and entrepreneurs of color about how they were able to build their own tables by turning their hobbies, side hustles, and ideas into thriving small businesses. From these stories, listeners will learn how to claim their dream careers by stepping into the world of entrepreneurship. Featuring Melody Ehsani, Dapper Dan, Jeff Staple, Karleen Roy and more. Follow Claima Stories and Bimma Williams on Instagram: @claimastories and @bimmawilliamsAnd watch us Youtube powered by Vista. Vista is proud to be your go-to design and marketing partner for small business owners across the world. Use code CLAIMASTORIES at check-out on www.vistaprint.com to receive 20% off your next order of $75 or more plus free standard shipping.
In this series of mini audio guides, experts and insiders bring you the most important news, up-and-coming talent and local insights from the Frieze art fairs. Even if you can't be there in person, the creatives featured in this series will guide you around all the pulse points of interest and excitement in and around the fair. In this episode, Rebecca Siegel, director of Americas and content for Frieze Los Angeles, speaks to Kimberly Drew, the Brooklyn-based curator and writer who came to public consciousness with her Tumblr, Black Contemporary Art, where she built an audience of young, creative and socially minded fans. They discuss her involvement with the Vision and Justice project, and why it has evolved into the powerful political arts and culture platform it is today. She also shares her tips for how best to spend an afternoon enjoying art in New York.
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The Black Art Library, founded by Detroiter Asmaa Walton, has made the leap from the virtual space to the physical one by turning an Instagram account into a museum exhibition opening this week at the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit.
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Kimberly Drew ha parlato di infinito per Vogue Italia, nella issue speciale di settembre con le cento copertine che raccoglie la riflessione sul senso dei numeri di alcuni scrittori. Kimberly Drew, nata nel 1990, è scrittrice, curatrice e attivista. Laureata in storia dell’arte e studi afro-americani, durante gli anni dell’università ha lanciato il blog “Black Contemporary Art” su tumblr, sul quale sono apparsi i lavori di circa 5000 artisti di colore. A dicembre pubblicherà il libro “Black Futures” (One World) assieme a Jenna Wortham, giornalista del “New York Times Magazine”. A cura di Elisa Pervinca Bellini.
This week, host Rumaan Alam talks about the importance of museums with writer and art advocate, Kimberly Drew, whose Tumblr blog Black Contemporary Art set her apart as one of the most promising young voices in the visual art world. It also led to a job as social-media manager at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. In the interview, Kimberly discusses her new book, This Is What I Know About Art, and talks about the role art has played in peoples’ lives during the pandemic. After the interview, June and co-host Rumaan Alam talk about which museums they’re excited to go to when institutions reopen. Send your questions about creativity and any other feedback to working@slate.com. Podcast production by Cameron Drews If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get benefits like zero ads on any Slate podcast, bonus episodes of shows like Slow Burn and Dear Prudence—and you’ll be supporting the work we do here on Working. It’s only $35 for the first year, and you can get a free two-week trial. Sign up now to help support our work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week, host Rumaan Alam talks about the importance of museums with writer and art advocate, Kimberly Drew, whose Tumblr blog Black Contemporary Art set her apart as one of the most promising young voices in the visual art world. It also led to a job as social-media manager at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. In the interview, Kimberly discusses her new book, This Is What I Know About Art, and talks about the role art has played in peoples’ lives during the pandemic. After the interview, June and co-host Rumaan Alam talk about which museums they’re excited to go to when institutions reopen. Send your questions about creativity and any other feedback to working@slate.com. Podcast production by Cameron Drews If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get benefits like zero ads on any Slate podcast, bonus episodes of shows like Slow Burn and Dear Prudence—and you’ll be supporting the work we do here on Working. It’s only $35 for the first year, and you can get a free two-week trial. Sign up now to help support our work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week, host Rumaan Alam talks about the importance of museums with writer and art advocate, Kimberly Drew, whose Tumblr blog Black Contemporary Art set her apart as one of the most promising young voices in the visual art world. It also led to a job as social-media manager at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. In the interview, Kimberly discusses her new book, This Is What I Know About Art, and talks about the role art has played in peoples’ lives during the pandemic. After the interview, June and co-host Rumaan Alam talk about which museums they’re excited to go to when institutions reopen. Send your questions about creativity and any other feedback to working@slate.com. Podcast production by Cameron Drews If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get benefits like zero ads on any Slate podcast, bonus episodes of shows like Slow Burn and Dear Prudence—and you’ll be supporting the work we do here on Working. It’s only $35 for the first year, and you can get a free two-week trial. Sign up now to help support our work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Kimberly Drew is a writer, curator, and activist. She received her B.A. Smith College in Art History and African-American Studies. She first experienced the art world as an intern in the Director’s Office of The Studio Museum in Harlem. Her time at the Studio Museum inspired her to start the Tumblr blog Black Contemporary Art, sparking her interest in social media. Her writing has appeared in Vogue, Glamour, W, Teen Vogue, and Lenny Letter and she has executed Instagram takeovers for Prada, The White House, and Instagram. Drew recently left her role as the Social Media Manager at The Met after growing their audience by six million followers. In 2020 she is launching her much anticipated book Black Futures, created in collaboration with Jenna Wortham. Black Futures a collection of work - art, photos, essays, memes, dialogues, recipes, tweets, poetry, and more that tells the story of the radical, imaginative, bold, and beautiful world that black artists, high and low, are producing today.Kimberly Drew talks to Gem Fletcher about social media, the art world and how accessibility should be a priority for everyone.@museummammyRecorded in London, UKEdited by John WebbMusic by Judd Greenstein – Change from AwakeDesign by Ruby Wight See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Art curator writer, and activist Kimberly Drew joins Sinéad in New York City to talk about making the art world more equitable, starting to her Tumblr platform “Black Contemporary Art,” and her how her family nurtured her curiosity and drive. Dissect the conversation with other As Me with Sinéad listeners from your phone at https://flick.group/asme Transcripts available under each episode link at https://www.lemonadamedia.com/show/as-me-with-sinead-burke/ Insidechanel.com @chellaman https://www.reebok.com/us/blog/302627-kimberly-drew-uses-her-classics-to-make-a-statement https://www.amazon.com/Black-Futures-Kimberly-Drew/dp/039918113X
Art curator writer, and activist Kimberly Drew joins Sinéad in New York City to talk about making the art world more equitable, starting to her Tumblr platform “Black Contemporary Art,” and her how her family nurtured her curiosity and drive. Dissect the conversation with other As Me with Sinéad listeners from your phone at https://flick.group/asme Transcripts available under each episode link at https://www.lemonadamedia.com/show/as-me-with-sinead-burke/ Insidechanel.com @chellaman https://www.reebok.com/us/blog/302627-kimberly-drew-uses-her-classics-to-make-a-statement https://www.amazon.com/Black-Futures-Kimberly-Drew/dp/039918113X Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Over the past 7 years, writer and curator Kimberly Drew has unabashedly made a name for herself within the world of art and fashion. She’s already interviewed icons like Lupita Nyong'o, and Tina Lawson. She’s served bold looks on the runways of Chromat, and Collina Strada. Looking back on her career, Drew notes that “if I had come in with less love [for art], I wouldn’t have been as successful.” That love first began in her hometown of Orange, New Jersey- a community that Kimberly describes as “culturally rich”. It then carried her to Smith College, where she studied African American Studies and Art History. Finally, it brought her to THE Thelma Golden (AKA “Beyonce of the art world”) at the Studio Museum in Harlem. From there, Drew went on to create the extremely successful Tumblr blog, Black Contemporary Art, which is solely dedicated to highlighting black artists and landed a dream role managing social for the Metropolitan Museum of Art, before going out to do her own thing full-time. Listen to this episode, and you’ll realize why the witty and enlightened Ms.Drew is adored by so many. Links to Products/Resources Mentioned:SKINCARE: Rescue Spa, Biologique Recherche Lotion P50, Thayers Rose Petal Witch Hazel Toner, Life Wellness Center, Biologique Recherche Masque VivantBODY: Salt Spray Body Butter, NOK RevivalRESOURCES: iHeart Podcast Nominations! @thelmagolden, @switttch, @lpeopleswagner, @naomishimada, @tahairyStay in touch with me: @brookedevard Join the Naked Beauty Community on IG: @nakedbeautyplanet Follow Kimberly: @museummammy & @blackcontemporaryartCheck out her book: This Is What I Know About ArtRate, Subscribe & Review the Podcast on
Sir Sargent, as he’s known on social media, represents a new wave of art writers and critics focused on Black contemporary art and its evolving role in an international African diasporic consciousness. He was born in Chicago as Antwaun Sargent, and has called New York home since 2011. When he first arrived in New York City, he was a kindergarten teacher, but he soon discovered his interest in telling the stories of Black artists and sharing his insights on into a contemporary art world often perceived as opaque and inaccessible. He’s since co-curated his first exhibition, spoken at countless events, and is now working on a book. I invited our news editor, Jasmine Weber, to join me in this conversation to learn about Sargent’s thought on a scene that is getting more attention than ever. A special thanks to Amani Fela for providing the music for this episode.
Kimberly Drew, also known online as @museummammy, is a unrelenting, taste-making purveyor of art, fashion and culture. Her work has appeared in Glamour and W magazines, as well as Teen Vogue and The Fader. Across her varied platforms, from social media manager at the Metropolitan Museum of Art to her powerful blog, Black Contemporary Art, to her influencer Instagram account, Drew strives to shape a brighter future through inspiring art and advocacy. She joins host Helga Davis in this episode to discuss the importance of mental health, what it really means to work in the art world, and how drinking water helps her keep the beat. "You're inundated with so much information. But when given the privilege of time, it can be an opportunity for intense, expansive interaction." -Kimberly Drew Subscribe to Helga on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts, and follow Helga Davis on Facebook.
episode 19: Kimberly Drew In this episode I had the honor of talking with arts organizer, writer, and curator Kimberly Drew. In our conversation, we talked about building upon the work of a long line of Black Women arts leaders, creating responsive spaces in dialogue with communities, learning from and teaching institutions, and grounding her work in things that bring herself joy. You can follow Kimberly’s projects on Instagram and Twitter: @museummammy and her website: museummammy.club. Black Contemporary Art is at blackcontemporaryart.tumblr.com and Twitter: @blackcontempart and The Black Art Incubator is on Instagram: @blackartincubator and Twitter: @blackartinc.
Eric's out this week, but in the studio with Brittany is @museummammy herself, Kim Drew of Black Contemporary Art. Brittany and Kim dive into the intersection of art, identity and social media and many a dope name is checked. This week's notes are a must-read: http://tab.bz/ggrgn See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.