{"id":927,"date":"2024-01-05T11:24:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-05T11:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blackandworldly.com\/?p=927"},"modified":"2025-12-17T12:16:20","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T12:16:20","slug":"updates-2023-highlights-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackandworldly.com\/updates-2023-highlights-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Updates, 2023 Highlights &amp; What&#8217;s up in 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>2023 was a transformative year. I spent a considerable amount of time in Europe; several cities in Spain &amp; France. Traveling is a huge privilege and one I don\u2019t take lightly or for granted. It was great to connect with so many wonderful people during my travels, make new friends and have exciting new adventures that I might not have had if I didn\u2019t push myself to be courageous and step out of my comfort zones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Two major highlights of 2023<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Launching Black &amp; Worldly<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Attending Art Basel Miami<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Art Basel Miami 2023<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I did my best to research black artists featured at Art Basel Miami 23\u2019 and use my Type A abilities to organize the art fair map when I arrived. But alas, the fair is HUGE and I couldn\u2019t find all of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Here are a few<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ndidi Emefiele<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kehinde Wiley<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Adrienne Elise Tarver<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jean-Michel Basquiat<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nina Chanel Abney<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Titus Kaphar<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reginald O\u2019Neal<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dozie Kanu<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hugo McCloud<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alioune Diagne<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Joe Overstreet<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lynette Yiadom-Boakye<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Arvie Smith<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rick Lowe<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ebony G. Patterson<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Whitfield Lovell<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Howardena Pindell<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wangechi Mutu<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Amoako Boafo<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sanaa Gateja<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lavar Munroe<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Devin N. Morris<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nickola Pottinger<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Texas Isaiah<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Azza El Siddique<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Maxwell Alexandre<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alvaro Barrington<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Blessing Ngobeni<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mary Lovelace O&#8217;Neal<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kandis Williams<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Marc Padeu<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lloyd Foster<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mickalene Thomas<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ja\u2019Tovia Gary<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Eric N. Mack<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jacob Lawrence<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ed Bereal- Elizabeth Leach<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vivian Browne<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Faith Ringold<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tyler Balloon<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fulton Leroy Washington<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Another highlight of attending the fair was sitting in on the&nbsp;<em>Conversations&nbsp;<\/em>live event featuring Chance the Rapper. If you aren\u2019t familiar with the work he\u2019s doing in collaboration with global black artists, I highly recommend checking that out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Black &amp; Worldly has a new&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@blackandworldly\">Tik Tok<\/a>&nbsp;page too!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-tiktok wp-block-embed-tiktok\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@blackandworldly\/video\/7312479168976063790\" data-video-id=\"7312479168976063790\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\" style=\"max-width:605px; min-width:325px;\"> <section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@blackandworldly\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@blackandworldly?refer=embed\">@blackandworldly<\/a> <p>Black artists featured this year at Art Basel Miami, Part 1 \u2022Ndidi Emefiele \u2022Adrienne Elise Tarver \u2022Jean-Michel Basquiat \u2022Nina Chanel Abney \u2022Titus Kaphar \u2022Kehinde Wiley <a title=\"artbaselmiami\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/artbaselmiami?refer=embed\">#artbaselmiami<\/a> <a title=\"artbasel\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/artbasel?refer=embed\">#artbasel<\/a> <a title=\"blackartists\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/blackartists?refer=embed\">#blackartists<\/a> <a title=\"art\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/art?refer=embed\">#art<\/a> <\/p> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c oceans - Sm0ked\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/oceans-7288806948421257218?refer=embed\">\u266c oceans &#8211; Sm0ked<\/a> <\/section> <\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What I\u2019m looking forward to in 2024:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Connecting with new artists in the U.S.&nbsp;&amp; countries I haven\u2019t visited yet<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Growing Black &amp; Worldly\u2019s audience&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Writing more articles for Substack&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Visiting more global art fairs similar to Art Basel &amp; Art Basel in other countries<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Check back soon for more updates &amp; check our socials for content like new conversations with artists etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/blackandworldly\/\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@blackandworldly\">Tik Tok<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Til next trip!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Adobuere E.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2023 marked a year of growth, travel, and new beginnings for Black &#038; Worldly. 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