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Meer, 2026

Olympia's Maid group exhibition identity Clémence Gbonon representation Autumn Wallace Black Contemporary Art Brittney Leeanne Williams Lorraine O'Grady Legacy and Influence black women artists I dream I cross the river in one stride Black feminism Frantz Fanon black female subjectivity sculpture The Wretched of the Earth painting Contemporary Painting Mariane Ibrahim Chicago Art Scene feminist art Contemporary Art

"I dream I cross the river in one stride" brings together the work of Clémence Gbonon, Brittney Leeanne Williams, and Autumn Wallace in an exhibition inspired by Lorraine O’Grady’s landmark essay Olympia’s Maid: Reclaiming Black Female Subjectivity. Presented at Mariane Ibrahim, the exhibition explores Black female subjectivity beyond inherited binaries, embracing complexity, embodiment, vulnerability, and self-definition. Through painting and sculpture, the artists create images that are self-authored, expansive, and resistant to fixed categories, extending O’Grady’s enduring influence on contemporary art and feminist discourse.

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Chicago Reader, 2026

identity Rachel Dukes representation Clémence Gbonon Black Contemporary Art Autumn Wallace Lorraine O'Grady Brittney Leeanne Williams black women artists Exhibition Review Black feminism Legacy and Influence black female subjectivity sculpture painting Mariane Ibrahim feminist art Contemporary Art Olympia's Maid After O'Grady

Reviewing After O'Grady at Mariane Ibrahim, Rachel Dukes examines how three contemporary artists—Autumn Wallace, Brittney Leeanne Williams, and Clémence Gbonon—extend the legacy of Lorraine O'Grady’s influential essay Olympia’s Maid: Reclaiming Black Female Subjectivity. Through painting and sculpture, the exhibition explores Black women’s subjectivity beyond limiting binaries, emphasizing embodiment, movement, spirituality, and liberation. The exhibition demonstrates the continuing relevance of O'Grady’s ideas for contemporary artistic practice.

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Los Angeles Times, 2026

Southern California Art art history Private Collections women artists Museum Collections Eileen Harris Norton Art Patronage Contemporary Art Tara Anne Dalbow Destiny Is a Rose The Los Angeles Times Hauser & Wirth Art Collecting Los Angeles Art Art + Practice Artists of Color

A feature on legendary Los Angeles collector Eileen Harris Norton and her lasting impact on the art world. For more than five decades, Norton championed women artists, artists of color, and Southern California artists long before they received widespread institutional recognition. The article coincides with the exhibition Destiny Is a Rose: The Eileen Harris Norton Collection at Hauser & Wirth, showcasing more than 80 works from her influential collection and highlighting her role in reshaping museum collecting practices across the United States.

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The New York Times, 2026

The New York Times Black artists Contemporary Art Art Criticism Julia Halperin Mlle Bourgeoise Noire RoseLee Goldberg feminist art Klaus Biesenbach performance art Museum of Modern Art art history Performance Studies Lorraine O'Grady Martha Wilson

In this New York Times overview of performance art's history, curator Klaus Biesenbach, artist Martha Wilson, and historian RoseLee Goldberg reflect on the challenges of defining the medium. The timeline highlights pivotal moments from the early 20th century to the present, including Lorraine O’Grady’s groundbreaking 1980 performances as Mlle. Bourgeoise Noire, which challenged exclusion and inequality within the art world.

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Our Culture Mag, 2026

Noah Davis Hauser & Wirth Lynette Yiadom-Boakye artists of colour Alma Thomas Californian artists Mlle Bourgeoise Noire gender identity Mark Bradford David Hammons Glenn Ligon Jack Whitten Amy Sherald women artists Kara Walker Eileen Harris Norton Carrie Mae Weems race Frank Bowling Destiny Is a Rose

Destiny Is a Rose, on view at Hauser & Wirth Downtown Los Angeles through August 16, 2026, presents more than 80 works from the collection of Eileen Harris Norton, marking fifty years since her first acquisition in 1976. The exhibition celebrates her longstanding commitment to artists of color, women artists, and those connected to California, featuring works by Kerry James Marshall, Mark Bradford, Kara Walker, Carrie Mae Weems, and Lorraine O’Grady, among others.

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