Studio Magazine

Studio magazine is a leading art publication with a focus on contemporary artists of African descent. In its second decade, Studio continues to celebrate artists and inform audiences through thought-provoking essays, insightful conversations,
and more.

Something Beautiful Waiting There for You: A Conversation with Kahlil Robert Irving

The artist speaks about community, craft, and his exhibition at MoMA.

Viewfinders and Vinyl: An Interview with Photographer Sen Floyd

An interview with Senetchut Men Ab Nehti, or Sen Floyd, 2011 Expanding the Walls participant. Sen is a Brooklyn-born filmmaker, photographer, and art director now based in New York and Los Angeles.

Harlem Tour

Participants from Expanding the Walls recently took a tour around Harlem with architectural historian John Reddick.

The Legacy Society

We are incredibly grateful for the leadership of our beloved current Trustee, Nancy Lane, and former Trustee and longtime supporter, Joyce Haupt, who have agreed to co-chair the Legacy Society,

Profiles in Genius

For our 2017 issue of Studio, Communications Director Elizabeth Gwinn interviewed artists Dawoud Bey and Njideka Akunyili Crosby. Both artists are 2017 recipients of the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship, or “genius grant,” awarded annually to talented individuals who have shown extraordinary originality and dedication in their creative or intellectual pursuits.

inConversation inHarlem

inHarlem: Kevin Beasley, Simone Leigh, Kori Newkirk, Rudy Shepherd is the first in a series of artist projects that take our institution beyond its walls.

I'm Here to Find Myself

The 2019—20 Teen Leadership Council Participants discuss their ideas, dreams, art, and reasons why they joined the program at The Studio Museum in Harlem.

Sight We See

Expanding the Walls, 2020 participants brought a personally meaningful object to create a collective piece that represents who they are at this moment, as individuals and as a community.

Perspectives on Teen Leadership from Hawa

Tell us a little bit about yourself!

Archive Spotlight

Arranging and describing an archival collection is called processing, and processing is ruled by a foundational principle called respect des fonds.

From the Archive c. 1970

As I continue with my fellowship in the Studio Museum archive, I have come to fully appreciate the role the Museum plays as an influencer of Black culture across the world.

Looking Back: History on Paper

As a Curatorial Intern at the Studio Museum in Harlem, it has been exciting to work behind the scenes as part of the planning process of exhibitions supporting the Museum’s mission as a site for th

Black Refractions

The Studio Museum was founded in 1968 amidst an atmosphere of national and global activism. The year brought the collective shock over the assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F.