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Black Space Agency 👩🏾‍🚀

“Every portrait I make is a counterterrorist attack to counter some kind of attack on American history and on Black American history and on Black Americans,” says painter Amy Sherald. Best known for her Michelle Obama portrait, her “American Sublime” Whitney retrospective expands upon her world of complex grayscale figures ablaze in bold hues and unwavering gaze. I greatly admire her practice and won’t miss this show - Sherald’s work forces us to reckon with our past and imagine what we can become.

Read more and hear Amy discuss American Sublime: https://www.npr.org/2025/04/08/nx-s1-5351010/amy-sherald-american-sublime-whitney-museum