Go see – Santa Monica: Barkley Hendricks “Birth of cool” through August 22, 2009
Wednesday, August 12th, 2009
Barkley L. Hendricks Lawdy Mama, 1969 via Gothamist
The exhibition “Birth of the Cool” by Barkley L. Hendricks will be shown in the Santa Monica museum of Art from May 16th until August 22, 2009. The work showcased is a retrospective of the first career of Hendricks from 1964 through the present. The renowned artist has explored an array of mediums throughout his career and has dived deep into a variety of subject matters. Hendricks is most reputed for his arresting and confrontational life sized portraits of African Americans the Urban Northwest during the 1960’s and 70’s.
Related Links:
Barkley L. Hendricks [The New York Times]
Barkley L. Hendricks: Birth of the Cool [Studio Museum Harlem]
Barkley L Hendricks: Birth of the Cool [Nasher Museum of Art]
Barkley L. Hendricks at the Santa Monica Museum of Art [Los Angeles Times]
Barkley L. Hendricks: Birth of the Cool at Studio Museum in Harlem [Gothamist]
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