Living through the cultural shifts of the 1980s, Carrie Mae Weems and other artists examined how images and language—whether in art, media, or advertising—shape and often distort the representation of identity. 

Although Introducing Tony Conrad: A Retrospective is the first retrospective of the art of this pioneering musician, filmmaker, and University at Buffalo educator, Conrad's work has been on view at the Albright-Knox numerous times throughout the years. 

Tony Conrad conceived of his Yellow Paintings not as paintings but as films of incredibly long duration, devoid of the action or narrative typically associated with Hollywood cinema.

In early 1971, Kay Brown, Dindga McCannon, and Faith Ringgold gathered a group of black women to discuss their common frustrations in trying to expand their careers as artists and to build support systems for making their work.

As one of the co-founders of AfriCOBRA, fashion designer Jae Jarrell made one-of-a-kind, brightly colored clothing that celebrates black families and culture.

Each week this month we're highlighting five women artists with works in our collection. This week we focus on artists whose works have been recently acquired by the museum.

Just Above Midtown Gallery supported the work of black artists engaged in noncommercial, nonrepresentational styles, including Lorraine O'Grady.

Five of the projects undertaken as part of our AK Public Art Initiative in the past year have featured works by women artists. We highlight five of them here.

Each Wednesday this month we're highlighting five women artists with works in our collection. This week we focus on artists whose works are included in our current exhibition Window to Wall: Art from Architecture.

Howardena Pindell first showed her video Free, White and 21 as part of Dialectics of Isolation: An Exhibition of Third World Women Artists of the United States.

Each Wednesday this month we're highlighting five women artists with works in our collection. This week we focus on artists whose works are also included in our current exhibition We Wanted a Revolution: Black Radical Women, 1965–85.

Guests gathered on March 4, 1989, for the Members' Preview of The Appropriate Object, which featured the work of seven contemporary black artists.