Hauser & Wirth Downtown Los Angeles will present Destiny Is a Rose: The Eileen Harris Norton Collection, an exhibition of around 80 works from the influential collector’s holdings. Opening during Frieze Los Angeles, the show features major works by artists including Kerry James Marshall, Lorraine O’Grady, Alma Thomas, and David Hammons, highlighting Harris Norton’s longstanding commitment to supporting artists and shaping the contemporary art landscape.
After years of anticipation, the Studio Museum in Harlem will reopen on November 15 in a striking new seven-story building designed by Adjaye Associates. The inaugural exhibition honors the museum’s legacy, featuring the work of Tom Lloyd alongside highlights from its permanent collection, including works by Rashid Johnson, Lorraine O’Grady, and Faith Ringgold.
The Palais de Tokyo’s Joie collective – Apprendre à flamboyer ! celebrates joy as a form of resistance and solidarity. Featuring artists like Lorraine O’Grady and Thomas Hirschhorn, the exhibition merges art and activism. O’Grady’s 1983 performance Art Is...—framing Harlem paradegoers as art—embodies this empowering call for collective engagement.
Lorraine O’Grady (1934–2024), the conceptual and performance artist who transformed how audiences understand race, gender, and identity, died at 90. Beginning her art career at 45, she created groundbreaking works like Cutting Out The New York Times and championed Black female subjectivity, while her incisive writing and performances challenged systemic erasure and segregation in the art world.
Lorraine O’Grady (1934–2024), the trailblazing conceptual artist, used performance, collage, and writing to confront the art world’s racial and gender hierarchies. From her first collages in Cutting Out the New York Times to the fearless persona Mademoiselle Bourgeoise Noire, O’Grady challenged Black artists and institutions alike, blending wit, audacity, and Black feminist insight to transform how audiences see identity, creativity, and self-expression.
Lorraine O’Grady (1934–2024), a one-of-a-kind conceptual artist, challenged racism, sexism, and cultural hierarchies through fearless performances, photography, and writing. After early careers as an economist and rock critic, she turned to art in her 40s, creating provocative works like Mlle Bourgeoise Noire. A true risk-taker, O’Grady redefined the boundaries of art and identity, leaving an indelible mark on contemporary culture.
Lorraine O’Grady (1934–2024), an indefatigable conceptual artist whose work critiqued definitions of identity, died in New York on Friday aged 90. O’Grady confronted the structures of race, gender, and class while celebrating self-definition, dialogue, and the humanity at art’s core.
Lorraine O’Grady (1934–2024), a pioneering conceptual and performance artist, used her work to challenge racism, sexism, and class hierarchies while centering Black women’s voices. Known for her powerful persona Mlle Bourgeoise Noire and her iconic performance Art Is . . ., O’Grady redefined how identity, language, and art intersect in the fight for visibility and change.
Lorraine O’Grady (1934–2024) was a groundbreaking conceptual and performance artist whose work confronted race, gender, and power with incisive wit and emotion. From Mlle Bourgeoise Noire to Art Is . . ., her art and writing redefined Black female subjectivity and inspired generations to see themselves as part of art’s narrative.