Kerry James Marshall: On Museums | Art21 “Exclusive”

Episode #030: Kerry James Marshall discusses his relationship to museums during the installation of the exhibition “Black Romantic” at Jack Shainman Gallery, New York, which features five paintings from the artists “Vignettes” (2003-07) series.

Kerry James Marshalls work is based on a broad range of art-historical references, from Renaissance painting to folk art. A striking aspect of his paintings is the emphatically black skin tone of his figures, a development the artist says emerged from an investigation into the invisibility of blacks in America and the unnecessarily negative connotations associated with darkness.

Kerry James Marshall is featured in the Season 1 (2001) episode Identity of the Art:21—Art in the Twenty-First Century television series on PBS.

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Learn more about Kerry James Marshall: http://www.art21.org/artists/kerry-james-marshall

VIDEO | Producer: Wesley Miller and Nick Ravich. Camera & Sound: Nick Ravich. Editor: Mary Ann Toman. Artwork Courtesy: Kerry James Marshall. Thanks: Jack Shainman Gallery.

Duration : 0:2:10


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9 Responses to Kerry James Marshall: On Museums | Art21 “Exclusive”

  1. beamracer says:

    Mr Kerry James …
    Mr Kerry James Marshall I have been searching for you for a long time
    I am an accomplished wood redesigner Wood Artisan
    I can carve all those paintings and any african mask you see
    I refuse to copy because it shows a lack of intestinal fortitude and creativity
    So for the last few years I gave away and lost several pieces I know would demand a handsome price today
    Ps how can we both get together and profit from my skills
    Previously asked to teach in both GA ,PA

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  3. migueloncitotv says:

    so true
    so true

  4. sarahmorton says:

    I think his …
    I think his paintings are quite beautiful. He’s one of the best painters of our time.

  5. billypaul85 says:

    Insightful!
    Insightful!

  6. AgnesShadbolt says:

    Great Video


    Great Video

    Thank you for posting

    Kind Regards

    Atist: Stuart Ridley

  7. caramimi says:

    yup! i want to see …
    yup! i want to see more of this. please upload longer segments of art:21. it’s not easy to find and you would be doing a service to the artists and us viewers in giving us more food for thought.

  8. CapricornArtist73 says:

    AMEN to that! ;)
    AMEN to that! ;)

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