Nina Simone — the legendary singer and activist whose artistry took her around the globe — grew up in a modest, three-room clapboard home in Tryon, North Carolina.
In 2017, after years of vacancy and decay, four Black artists, conceptual artist Adam Pendleton, sculptor and painter Rashid Johnson, collagist and filmmaker Ellen Gallagher, and abstract artist Julie Mehretu, joined forces to purchase Simone’s childhood home for $95,000 to save it from demolition. It has since been declared a national treasure by the National Trust for Historic Preservation and is now the focus of a benefit auction led by Pace Gallery.
The Nina Simone Childhood Home Benefit Auction will feature 11 contemporary artworks and benefit the Nina Simone Childhood Home preservation project spearheaded by the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund, a program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The auction will be co-curated by Pendleton and tennis champion, entrepreneur and arts patron Venus Williams.
In 2017, after years of vacancy and decay, four Black artists, conceptual artist Adam Pendleton, sculptor and painter Rashid Johnson, collagist and filmmaker Ellen Gallagher, and abstract artist Julie Mehretu, joined forces to purchase Simone’s childhood home for $95,000 to save it from demolition. It has since been declared a national treasure by the National Trust for Historic Preservation and is now the focus of a benefit auction led by Pace Gallery.
The Nina Simone Childhood Home Benefit Auction will feature 11 contemporary artworks and benefit the Nina Simone Childhood Home preservation project spearheaded by the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund, a program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The auction will be co-curated by Pendleton and tennis champion, entrepreneur and arts patron Venus Williams.
- 4/28/2023
- by Evan Nicole Brown
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
MTV‘s The Exhibit: Finding the New Great Artist dives headfirst into the next challenge, this time the artists must create a piece that showcases the world’s love of social media.
Host Dometi Pongo introduces the artists to the new guest judges and reveals the latest challenge that the artists must tackle. “As you know, one of you will win the honor of showing your work at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden,” Pongo shares in a sneak peek clip shared with Showbiz Cheat Sheet. “And take home $100,000.”
Hirshhorn director Melissa Chiu adds, “Artists, the Hirshhorn’s mission is to amplify artists who represent what is happening in the world right now. Remember, you’ll be judged on the body of work you produce here, not just one singular piece.”
Meet the guest judges on ‘The Exhibit: Finding the Next Great Artist’
Pongo then introduces the artists to the guest judges.
Host Dometi Pongo introduces the artists to the new guest judges and reveals the latest challenge that the artists must tackle. “As you know, one of you will win the honor of showing your work at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden,” Pongo shares in a sneak peek clip shared with Showbiz Cheat Sheet. “And take home $100,000.”
Hirshhorn director Melissa Chiu adds, “Artists, the Hirshhorn’s mission is to amplify artists who represent what is happening in the world right now. Remember, you’ll be judged on the body of work you produce here, not just one singular piece.”
Meet the guest judges on ‘The Exhibit: Finding the Next Great Artist’
Pongo then introduces the artists to the guest judges.
- 3/10/2023
- by Gina Ragusa
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
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