BMA Stories
BMA Stories is much more than what's on view, though we cover that too! BMA Stories explores the questions art raises, the conversations it sparks, and the stories that surround it.
Elissa Blount Moorhead and Bradford Young in Conversation with Arthur Jafa, Part 3
Elissa Blount Moorhead and Bradford Young’s Back and Song considers the labor and care provided by generations of black healers, including their historic contributions to and resistance of Western medicine’s flawed and discriminatory structures.
A Timeline of The Freedom Quilting Bee
At the height of the Civil Rights Movement, the quilters of a small, rural town in Alabama founded the Freedom Quilting Bee. The woman-led cooperative used their craft skills to establish new forms of income and expand their quilting audience.
Elissa Blount Moorhead and Bradford Young in Conversation With Arthur Jafa, Part 2
Elissa Blount Moorhead and Bradford Young’s Back and Song considers the labor and care provided by generations of black healers, including their historic contributions to and resistance of Western medicine’s flawed and discriminatory structures. The Baltimore-based artists’ four-channel video installation is on view through January 3, 2021, in the Contemporary Wing of The Baltimore Museum of Art.
Gold Barbra by Deborah Kass
Each about 4-feet tall, the Gold Barbras debuted at the Simon Watson Gallery. A few months later, Kass made more and scaled the works up for her solo at José Freire’s gallery, Fiction/Nonfiction.
Jay McKean Fisher’s Legacy
Jay McKean Fisher’s impact on the BMA cannot be overstated. In more than 45 years in curatorial and leadership roles, he helped secure museum-making collections, more than doubled the number of works by Henri Matisse in the BMA’s collection...
8-Minute Guided Meditation with Mark Rothko’s Black over Reds
During this guided meditation, we’ll focus our gaze on Mark Rothko’s Black over Reds. Before beginning, take a seated position and be sure you have a clear view of the work.
Anti-Chinese Messages Poured Out of 19th-Century Pitcher
Why does this object with an aggressive racialized scene remain on view at the BMA?