Doron langberg

With dealers and curators jumping on the figurative bandwagon, we have to look more closely at whether a new cohort of painters succeeds at what they’re attempting.

Doron Langberg Devan, 2019 Oil on linen 61 x 45.7 cm 24 x 18 in Private collection

Among the highlights are works by Salman Toor, Areogun of Osi-Ilorin, Elizabeth Catlett, LaToya M. Hobbs, Doron Langberg, Thaddeus Mosley, Rose B. Simpson, and Joyce J. Scott BALTIMORE, MD (June 30, 2022)— The Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA) announced today a wide range of acquisitions that reflect its ongoing commitment to diversifying the range of voices and narratives represented across its encyclopedic holdings. This includes approximately 30 works and suites by contemporary artists as…

The queer painters taking the stage of contemporary art grew up in a very different world than their predecessors. A generation removed from the AIDS crisis, these artists came of age with relative freedom and security. Now, they are embracing the canon, looking far back into the history of figurative painting and making it their own. We visited the studios of seven of these artists, talking with them about what drives their work and their expansive visions for what it can mean for the…