Last week Swann Galleries had the pleasure of hosting an artist talk with Barkley L. Hendricks, whose "unique work resides at the nexus of American realism and post-modernism, a space somewhere between portraitists Chuck Close and Alex Katz and pioneering black conceptualists David Hammons and Adrian Piper.*" In the interview with Nigel Freeman, Hendricks discussed the role of education in his artistic development, painting technique and inspirations, and took questions from the audience.
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In Swann's June 10 auction The Shape of Things to Come: African-American Fine Art, Hendricks's Sergio, which served as the backdrop for their talk, brought $106,250. Stay tuned for a video of the revealing and entertaining conversation.
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In Swann's June 10 auction The Shape of Things to Come: African-American Fine Art, Hendricks's Sergio, which served as the backdrop for their talk, brought $106,250. Stay tuned for a video of the revealing and entertaining conversation.
*From the Nasher Museum of Art's page on their 2008 Hendricks retrospective Barkley L. Hendricks: Birth of the Cool.