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Katie White writes about how Kerry James Marshall's paintings have brought fresh perspectives to traditional genres like history painting and portraiture by highlighting Black subjects in everyday scenes. His work, which includes a 1997 piece titled "Past Times" that sold for $21.1 million at auction in 2018, has been showcased in major international exhibitions and will continue to be featured with a comprehensive print exhibition planned for 2027 by the Print Center New York.
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Kerry James Marshall, an influential contemporary artist known for his paintings depicting Black subjects in historical and everyday contexts, recently had a major survey of his work displayed at the Royal Academy of Arts in London. This exhibition then moved to Kunsthaus Zürich and is set to travel to Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris this fall. Marshall's work, which often revisits classic genres like history painting and portraiture, addresses the historical absence of Black artists and subjects in visual culture. His painting Past Times (1997) sold at auction for a record-breaking $21.1 million in 2018, highlighting his growing influence and recognition in the art world. In 2027, The Print Center New York will host the first comprehensive exhibition focusing on Marshall's print work, further cementing his legacy as a pivotal figure in contemporary art.
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If old-fashioned-seeming genres like history painting and portraiture have begun to feel fresh again, you can thank Kerry James Marshall.
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Growing up, Marshall was acutely aware of the absence of Black artists and subjects in visual culture ranging from comic books to art museums.
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His paintings, which riff on masterpieces that depicted daily life from Velázquez to Manet, offer a correction to such erasures.
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Set in barbershops, parks, and amusement parks, and populated by figures with deep Black skin, his images illustrate how artists can adapt the tools and concepts of art history to offer fresh insight into contemporary life.
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“You have to demonstrate that black is richer than it appears to be, that it is not just darkness but a color,” Marshall has said.
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In 2018, his painting Past Times (1997) sold at auction for a record-breaking $21.1 million.
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That painting recently appeared in the largest presentation of Marshall’s work outside of the U.S., a major survey that traveled from the Royal Academy of Arts in London to Kunsthaus Zürich, and this fall heads to the Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris.
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More is on the horizon: in 2027, the Print Center New York will open the first comprehensive exhibition of his lesser-known print practice.
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