Burning Man at The Smithsonian, WashingtonFoldHaus, Shrumen Lumen, 2016, photo by Rene Smith until September 16, 2018 and January 21, 2019 Cutting-edge artwork created at Burning Man, the annual Black Rock City gathering that is one of the most influential events in contemporary art and culture, is exhibited in Washington for the first time this spring. "No Spectators: The Art of Burning Man" takes over the entire Renwick Gallery building, exploring the maker culture, ethos, principles and creative spirit of Burning Man. Artworks on the first floor will be on view through September 16 and artworks on the second floor through January 21. THE RENWICK GALLERY OF THE SMITHSONIAN AMERICAN ART MUSEUM Marco Cochrane, Truth is Beauty, 2013, photo by Eleanor Preger The California African American Museum Receives Significant Gift of Art from Gordon W. Bailey CollectionSam Doyle The California African American Museum (CAAM) has announced a significant gift of 32 artworks from collector, scholar, and advocate Gordon W. Bailey. The paintings, sculpture, and mixed media works that comprise Bailey’s gift to CAAM are by African American artists and include an important, circa-1980s work by the renowned, St. Helena, South Carolina artist Sam Doyle (1906–1985). Other noted artists represented in the gift are Leroy Almon, Hawkins Bolden, Roy Ferdinand, Robert Howell, “Missionary” Mary Proctor, Herbert Singleton, Georgia Speller, Jimmy Lee Sudduth, and Purvis Young. California African American Museum Wisconsin Artists at Intuit, ChicagoProphet William J. Blackmon March 23 – June 17, 2018 "To Be Seen and Heard" brings attention to five Wisconsin artists: Prophet William J. Blackmon, Josephus Farmer, Simon Sparrow, Albert Zahn, and Eugene Von Bruenchenhein, with nearly 50 paintings, photographs, sculptures, and reliefs. INTUIT: THE CENTER FOR INTUITIVE AND OUTSIDER ART Galerie Hamer, Amsterdamuntil May 12, 2018 "Contrasts" is a group show of outsider art that celebrates its great diversity. Participants include Bertho Virant (Belgium), Seth Prime (Australia), Helmut Hladisch (Austria), Davood Koochaki and El Sirio (Cuba). GALERIE HAMER Davood Koochaki Chicano Prison Art in Saint-Sever-du-MoustierMarch 31 – June 30, 2018 In collaboration with La Pop Galerie (Sète), "Paños: Chicanos Prison Art" at Musée des Arts Buissonniers is a rich exploration of chicano prison art. MUSÉE DES ARTS BUISSONNIERS Collection La Pop Galerie Our spring issue, out next month, is available to pre-order now, featuring:
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