The Bronx Museum News

Bronx Calling: The Fifth AIM Biennial isincluded in the “art” section of this Norwood News round up of events to attend and things to see during Black History Month.

Angel Otero, a painter whose abstractions draw on recent art history and his memories of his childhood in Puerto Rico, has joined Hauser & Wirth, one of the world’s top galleries.

Bronx Calling: The Fifth AIM Biennial appeared again in Newyorkhotels.com’s monthly round up of events. The blurb mentions the Bronx Museum’s 50th Anniversary, a brief history of the AIM program, and includes an image of the artwork Pink, 2021 by Estelle Maisonett.

Bronx Calling: The Fifth AIM Biennial is included in this round up of events to attend this December by Newyorkhotels.com. Mentioned in the summary of the exhibition is the Bronx Museum’s 50th Anniversary. 

This review by Kara Walker starts with a brief history of the AIM program, including mention of some well-known artists who were AIM fellows early in their careers. Walker also describes several works in the show and how they relate to the theme of the exhibition. In the words of Co-Curator Eva Mayhabal Davis “These works…

Shaye Weaver included a summary of the Biennial in Time Out’s art section. Several works are mentioned that relate to “crises of health, brief, the environment, and identity.” Two pieces specifically are Yan Chen’s towering sculpture High Palate and All the Way to Hell by Eliza Evan.

Ted Loos included a brief summary of the Biennial in this art news round up, including a mention of a piece titled Never, (2021) by Trevor King. An image of the piece is also included at the top of the list of shows.

Born in Flames conjures entire worlds that respond to wounds inflicted by both capitalism and patriarchy.

David Ebony interviewed the artist Sanford Biggers about his show “Codeswitch,” at the Bronx Museum. A major touring museum solo of works by the Los Angeles-born, New York-based artist, “Codeswitch” features some sixty large-scale “quilt paintings,” as well as a number of relief constructions, and videos.

Bronx Museum Deputy Director Shirley Solomon is included in this list of curatorial and arts leadership appointments. Her advancement to her new position was featured as one example of hires and promotions that happened despite the challenges of this year.

In this interview with Megan Eves, Klaudio Rodriguez discusses the history of The Bronx Museum of the Arts, his own background, how his experiences as a curator in Miami help him in his current position, reasons why he was attracted to the Bronx Museum, his long-term goals, his career mentors, and more. 

Chadd Scott explores the challenge museums face in navigating sensitive topics. He references Shaun Leonardo: The Breath of Empty Space, now opening at the Bronx Museum in 2021, which was previously canceled by MoCA Cleveland after concerns that it was not ready “to support the show responsibly…”