Art is life! Last night was a true testament to that! The Whitney Museum had a remarkable and extraordinary super grand opening night for world-renowned and celebrated artist, Amy Sherald. The very one that catapulted to extreme height of art fame after immortalizing First Lady Michelle Obama on canvas with her signature brush strokes in vivid but complementing color schemes. The art itself is prominently displayed as part of the exhibition, among many others that are equally as Important from her body of work. Amy’s riveting esthetics in brush strokes makes for an unmistakable collective trademark of her work. Many, if not all of her subjects are Africans and African descendants. Her technique of painting the brown to dark skin is impeccable with strong commanding presence, drawing the attention of its admirers. She uses art as a voice to tackle current political and domestic issues, particularly those affecting the Black and Brown communities and the LGBTQ+ lifestyles. Such tones of disparties, such as Breonna Taylor who was unjustly executed in her own personal domain few years ago, and several others affecting the world as we know it, can be seen echoed in her work at the Museum.
Scott Rothkopf, Alice Pratt Brown Director, and the Board of Trustees of the Whitney Museum of American Art spared no expense with a grand reception in her honor, celebrating her opening at the Whitney Museum. An institution renowned for unique and exceptional exhibitions of artists such as Amy Sherald, Christine Sun Kim: All Day All Night;
Collection View: Louise Nevelson; Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe and the Last
Gullah Islands; Mary Heilmann: Long Line; and Shifting Landscapes et.al. All are still
on view at the Museum. Amy Sherald’s exhibition will open from April 9 to Aug 10, 2025. It’s definitely worth checking out.
Click here to get a glimpse of the exhibition in the reel posted on instagram.
Artist Amy Sherald
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