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  Aug 8

  What I Buy and Why: ‘Avatar’ Star CCH Pounder on Building a Collection of More Than 500 Works by Caribbean and African Diasporic Artists

  artnet.com - Katie White

  In 1992, Pounder and her late husband, Boubacar Koné, founded the first private contemporary art museum in Dakar, Senegal. When award-winning actress …

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  Qualeasha Wood, Textile Artist, 25

  Harper's BAZAAR - Harper's Bazaar

  The rising art-world star talks to Bazaar for the Icons issue Bazaar’s 2022 Icons issue celebrates a rising generation of stars—people 30 years old or younger who are making an impact on the world through their ideas and their art. Here, we talk to Qualeasha Wood, who is known for weaving selfies …

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  Aug 9

  Issey Miyake Was a Designer’s Designer

  Curbed - Diana Budds

  There’s a stereotype that the design world’s uniform is anything black. But more aspirationally, it’s anything Issey Miyake. Steve Jobs’s iconic black turtleneck was a Miyake design. Zaha Hadid made Miyake a wardrobe staple in the 1980s, starting with his crinkle fabrics. But it’s the Pleats Please …

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  Mar 31

  The Best Framers in New York

  Curbed - Mackenzie Wagoner

  Best of New York New York Magazine’s own Yellow pages, containing exclusively excellent places. For Unusual Shapes Downing Frames, 4261 24th St., Long Island City; downingframes.com No request is too far-fetched for Downing Frames, which has been building pieces (from $200 to $38,000) for blue-chip …

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  Aug 5

  The artist crafting intricate, out-of-this-world masks

  DAZED - Letty Cole

  The Dazed Beauty Community is our ever-expanding encyclopaedia of creatives and emerging talent from across the world who are redefining the way we think about beauty. From supermodels to digital artists to make-up prodigies transforming themselves in their bedrooms, these are the beauty …

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  3 days ago

  We must archive Black art for future generations

  VICE - Athian Akec

  In a world where Black voices are often silenced, our art and our experiences will be a valuable resource for future generations to learn from. This article is part of a series by Athian Akec: Beyond Black History Month. Globally, the voices of young Black people are so often drowned out in …