Giants: Art from the Dean Collection of Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys

Chronicling the remarkable collection of contemporary art put together by Kasseem Dean and Alicia Keys over the past few decades, Giants features the work of artists from both Africa and the diaspora, and includes work in media ranging from photographs to paintings. While artworks by legends such as Jean-Michel Basquiat and Kehinde Wiley, and rising luminaries like Lynette Yiadom-Boakye are always a pleasure to see, it’s the photographs in Giants that really caught my attention. From an evocative gelatin print portrait by Malian photographer Malick Sidibe to a plethora of joyful photos of black New Yorkers by Jamel Shabazz, they are wonderful.