In the 1960s, abstract painting was a controversial style for Black artists, overshadowed by social realist works. Now, it’s claimed its place as a vital form of expression.

Abstract expressionist movements generally follow figurative movements, he said, noting the importance of the Black figure in art during the Black Lives Matter, Civil Rights and Black Arts movements.

Galerie Maximilain is presenting the respected work of Black abstract conceptual artists whose work has been overlooked for decades but in the last 20 years has begun to receive the recognition ...

Spotlighting artists like Sam Gilliam, Felrath Hines and Joe Overstreet, “Innervisions” underscores the breadth of Black abstract art since the 1950s.

Yes, Black Women Made Abstract Art Too, as a Resounding New Show Makes Clear The show is a logical complement to the recent "We Wanted a Revolution." At left: Betty Blayton, Consume #2 (1969).

Rocker Ozzy Osbourne is, for the first time, selling his art. The singer collaborated with chimpanzees to create abstract ...

His answers came together in the group show "Change Is God — Take Root Among the Stars: Black Abstraction in the Midwest," now on view at Soo Visual Arts Center in Minneapolis.