Black Beauty at Arthur Roger Gallery
Arthur Roger Gallery 432 Julia Street, New Orleans, Louisiana 70130
Image courtesy of Arthur Roger Gallery
"It Do Take Nerve" by Rashaad Newsome
An important patron of the arts both locally and nationally, Tim Francis curates Black Beauty with a powerful vision and aesthetic sensibility focused on highlighting the brilliance of contemporary Black artists. Black Beauty is comprised of Black artists whose work shares “a relationship to the African American condition that celebrates humanity in all of its diversity, eccentricities, and social and moral quandaries.” Black Beauty features work by Romare Bearden, David Driskell, Rashaad Newsome, Brandan “B-Mike” Odums, Shoshanna Weinberger, Fahamu Pecou, Brent McKeever, Lezley Saar, and Frederick J. Brown. A catalog accompanies the exhibition and features a critical essay by noted art historian Richard J. Powell. Arthur Roger Gallery will host an opening reception on August 7 in conjunction with White Linen Night from 6 pm–9 pm. arthurrogergallery.com.
