This year’s slate of exhibitions centering Black artists, thinkers, and histories is both expansive and electric. From the genre-defying work of Kandis Williams to the celebratory legacy of ...

Inspired by the likes of Faith Ringgold, Mickalene Thomas, Jacob Lawrence, Romaire Bearden, and Wangechi Mutu, Self illustrates the modernity of Black life and, more specifically, the iconographic ...

the painting is not an illustration of anything.” and “8. allow the paint as material to take care of the black thing.” These musings, though initially intended to inform only Whitten’s ...

In a recent episode of Riff X's Metal XS, Zakk Wylde, the metal legend's longtime collaborator and guitarist, teased what Black Sabbath's farewell show in 2025 could look like. According to Wylde ...

Lyndon French for The New York Times Supported by By Elisabeth Vincentelli A few weeks before the pioneering Norwegian black metal band Mayhem set off for a North American tour celebrating its ...

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Fortunately, the great outdoors isn’t the way it’s portrayed by hippies. You’ll encounter rot, decay, and danger. A step into virgin territories is a step into the unknown, especially when your music ...

Sigh, Sabbat, Abigail, Gallhammer — you’ve heard those names time and time again. They set the stage for Japanese black metal, and are forever etched in the history books of extreme music. But what ...