At 48, Kerry James Marshall is an artist who thinks big and asks a lot of questions. KERRY JAMES MARSHALL: Why are we making this work in the first place and what do we want to get from it, ...

With his large-scale, exuberant paintings, artist Kerry James Marshall is on a mission: to make the presence of black people and black culture in the art world "indispensable" and "undeniable ...

Kerry James Marshall, “Self-Portrait of the Artist as a Super Model,” 1994, acrylic and collage on board (MOCA) (Kerry James Marshal / Museum of Contemporary Art) ...

CHICAGO — When he studied art history in the 1970s in Los Angeles, Kerry James Marshall was struck by the absence of black artists in the "canon." ...

When Kerry James Marshall visited art museums as a youngster, the Chicago-based, African-American painter saw few if any images of or by people who looked like him.

Kerry James Marshall wasn’t just upset when the city of Chicago revealed it was going to sell the painting he made for the Legler public library on Chicago’s West Side back in 1995. He was so ...

Kerry James Marshall (b. 1955) Untitled 2009 acrylic on pvc 61 1/8 x 72 7/8 x 3 7/8 inches (Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York) ...

Articles about the contemporary American artist Kerry James Marshall, known for his thought-provoking works that explore African American history and culture.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 07: ‘Nat-Shango (Thunder)‘ by Kerry James Marshall is on display during a preview of the upcoming 21st Century Evening Sale at Christie’s on May 07, 2021 in New York ...