Halsey, Lauren (Artist)

Want to Buy This Painting? First, You’ll Have to Audition.

By M.H. Miller August 14, 2023Art, Collectors and Collections, Culture, Halsey, Lauren (Artist), Johnson, Rashid (1977- ), Kordansky, David, Gallery, Native Son (Movie)

A younger, more diverse generation of artists are demanding a greater say in which collectors end up with their work.

Pharaonic Funkatizing at the Met Roof Garden

By Holland Cotter April 16, 2023Architecture, Art, Black People, Central Park (Manhattan, NY), Cleopatra's Needle (Manhattan, NY, Restaurant), Clinton, George (1941- ), Fashion, Halsey, Lauren (Artist), Los Angeles (Calif), Metropolitan Museum of Art, Monuments and Memorials (Structures), Museums, Parliament-Funkadelic

Lauren Halsey built a personal monument drawing on sources from ancient Egypt to George Clinton to threatened neighborhoods of South Central Los Angeles.

Lauren Halsey Sees the Future

By Adam Bradley June 8, 2022Art, Clinton, George, Content Type: Personal Profile, Culture, Halsey, Lauren (Artist), Parliament-Funkadelic, South Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif)

The artist’s work looks at the storied past and present of the deeply misunderstood community of South Central Los Angeles and creates new possibilities.