As her new exhibition opens in Turin, Alayo Akinkugbe talks with Danielle Mckinney about rest being taboo in our culture, the lack of classical paintings with Black women, and capturing the intimacy of “when we just let go”

This week I took some time to work on making sure the art I'm seeing in my instagram feed is from a diverse group of artists (I followed some hashtags like #blackartists and #blackgirlartshow to make sure I continue to see new-to-me artists on my feed, and did some intentional searching around to find artists to follow). In the process I found some new favorites! Here are ten of my favorite Black artists, some old favorites and some that were new to me.* Pamela Phatsimo SunstrumInstagram…

Get familiar with the work of Nigerian visual artist Adekunle Adeleke.

Ghanaian artist Otis Kwame Kye Quaicoe explores what it means to be Black in America and reminds us all of the long-forgotten "Black Cowboy."

Toyin Ojih Odutola’s portraits of a fictional aristocratic Nigerian family push toward an expanded definition of the ‘black experience’

These women are changing the game.