Artblog | Janyce Denise Glasper

January 14, 2022 by Janyce Denise Glasper

Upstairs and downstairs, the question of what goes where and why, at the museum

Our contributor Janyce Denise Glasper writes an opinionated essay about artists’ placement in museums. Where does Jasper Johns go? Where does Emma Amos? Some artists receive accolades mostly after their death, while others receive praise again and again in life. The art world is still a mostly white world and mostly a white man’s club.

December 13, 2021 by Janyce Denise Glasper

Quiet, beautiful and atmospheric, Jennifer Packer’s people and funerary bouquets at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles

Filled with saturated color and light emanating from unexplained places, Jennifer Packer’s atmospheric works suggest a “provocative harmony,” says Janyce Denise Glasper, in her review of the artist’s solo show at LA MOCA. The show is up to Feb. 21, 2022. Packer also has a solo show at the Whitney Museum right now, on view til April 17, 2022. Be sure to catch this rising star, whose approach to figuration is truly new.

November 30, 2021 by Janyce Denise Glasper

Inclusive and engaging, the Scantland Collection’s “Present Generations” at the Columbus Museum of Art shows contemporary art’s power to connect

The Scantland Collection show of contemporary art at the Columbus Museum of Art is inclusive and powerful and invites a more engaged public, says reviewer Janyce Denise Glasper.

September 29, 2021 by Janyce Denise Glasper

Delivering joy, wonder and deep thoughts, Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson at the Columbus Museum of Art

In this joyful review of “Raggin’ On: The Art of Aminah Robinson’s House and Journals,” Janyce Denise Glasper dives into the expansive exhibition– which includes paintings, sculptures, books, photographs, and historical recreations of Robinson’s home– and is filed with wonder and praise. “Raggin’ On,” which Janyce says would interest both children and adults, is on view at the Columbus Museum of Art through October 3, 2021.

September 10, 2021 by Janyce Denise Glasper

“Eyimofe (This is My Desire),’ beautiful, sensuous and moving, delves into dreams and hard reality of three lives in Lagos, Nigeria

Janyce applauds the BlackStar feature film “Eyimofe (This is My Desire)”, winner of the 2021 film festival’s “Best Narrative Feature” award, for its beautiful cinematography, emotionally tuned-in music and heart-grabbing stories.

August 25, 2021 by Janyce Denise Glasper

BlackStar Film Festival’s short films center love from fresh perspectives

Janyce Denise Glasper highlights her 5 favorite short films from BlackStar Film Festival 2021’s Oscar-qualifying shorts program! Janyce says BlackStar curated an impressive selection that showcases new talent, and that love is baked in to each of the films. BlackStar Film Festival was August 4-8, 2021.

June 3, 2021 by Janyce Denise Glasper

Incarcerated creatives voice urgent truths in ‘128-G: Art and Writing from a California State Prison’

Artblog contributor Janyce Denise Glasper reviews the book “128-G” — a collection of photos, paintings, letters, writings and more, from incarcerated men in Calipatria State Prison, Southern California. Janyce says the book is poignant, inspiring, and articulates urgent truths about structural inequality. Book purchase details in this post!

May 28, 2021 by Janyce Denise Glasper

Pandemic conversation, Imani Roach and Janyce Denise Glasper talk about art, life, flowers

Two Artblog favorites, Janyce Denise Glasper, writer, artist and Artblog contributor, and Imani Roach, artist, educator, Vox Populi member and former Artblog Managing Editor, spend some time on Zoom catching up during the pandemic’s Winter surge. Enjoy this time capsule of our lives back in February, 2021.