African American artists

Painter Stanley Whitney found freedom in restriction. In his first retrospective exhibition “Stanley Whitney: How High the Moon” at the ICA Boston, viewers can see how the artist found his signature structure of colored blocks and the way he has explored that structure for decades.

While many might suggest that the world is on fire and that times are ironically dark, it must be remembered that fire not only has the power to destroy but also to cleanse.

Step Afrika!, the first dance company devoted to the art of stepping, returns to ArtsEmerson this fall for a two-week engagement of their newest production, “Drumfolk.”