From Memphis to Harvard, Jeffery Robinson says he had one of America’s best educations, and one that still ignored or obscured much of the country’s history. In his new documentary “Who We Are,” Robinson explores the rest of the story.
Jamie Harmon spent three months photographing about 2,000 Memphians from outside their windows, front doors and backyards to create visual tales of quarantine.
Wanda Fern Herrington wrote gospel songs. Robert Curtis collected country and folk records. The music they loved was part of who they were, and helped carry them through to the end.
The piece, entitled “Subterranean River,” stretches 161 feet and 80 feet on each side, featuring symbols that portray the Mississippi River as a passage for commerce. LED lights shine on the shimmering sequins to mimic the movement of water.
More than 180 artists from around the country are gathered Downtown this weekend for the River Arts Fest, which is being held at Renasant Convention Center.
UrbanArt Commission announced last month that the old MATA building on North Main Street will soon be demolished, taking along with it a data visualization mural painted by Khara Woods.
On Sunday, the Amurica photobooth was badly damaged during a traffic accident.
The event will feature seven live muralists, live electronic music, popup market, food and outdoor activities like kayaking and hiking.
“Even though Memphis may seem like a smaller city or less important in the world of art, I think that the project is one of the most significant opportunities for me,” the artist said.
The pair worked together to develop a six-panel mural in support of reopening the coliseum.
The COVID pandemic turned a visit home to a full return for photographer Huger Foote, who found his muse in Memphis. Eighteen of Foote’s photos are now showing at David Lusk Gallery.
A socially distanced gathering returns to the Midtown neighborhood despite coronavirus surges and a daylong drizzle.
“On Christopher Street: Transgender Portraits by Mark Seliger” first became a book in 2016, with a companion film in which Seliger’s subjects tell their own stories. This weekend, in Memphis and for the first time, it becomes a museum exhibit at the Brooks Museum of Art.
The photographer has shot for Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair and Vogue, and a new show of his work opens here this weekend.
Some of the world’s most acclaimed filmmakers and some of the year’s most anticipated films will be in the mix at this fall’s 24th edition of the Indie Memphis Film Festival.
Some of our favorite photos this week include a comic book store, a record store, and a doughnut shop birthday gathering. Cast a ballot for the best one.
The $1 million gift not only will expand the Metal Museum’s permanent collection, it will help the museum continue to support living artists by purchasing their works.
Each silhouette in a new public art installation in the Heights represents a Memphis pedestrian killed by a vehicle in 2020.
A billboard depicting a young girl holding melting ice cream now stands on Interstate 55, across from the Valero refinery in South Memphis.
The mosaic, expected to be ready later this summer, is located at the Binghampton Gateway Center.
On view through Sept. 26, an exhibit introduces visitors to the couple whose home and 17 acres of gardens became the Dixon Gallery & Gardens 45 years ago.
BLP Film Studios founder Jason A. Farmer hopes to fulfill a longtime Memphis dream with an ambitious Whitehaven film lot.
“Persevere and Resist: The Strong Black Women of Elizabeth Catlett” will be at Memphis Brooks Museum of Art through Aug. 29.
Emily Ballew Neff has resigned as executive director of Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, the board of directors announced in a release Thursday, June 3.
A gritty block of Summer Avenue is now the scene for a public art installation that is highly unusual for several reasons.