Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art

Several local museums and galleries are featuring work created by Black artists and centering Black experiences from Kansas City to the Caribbean.

A baseball-themed, fantasy role-playing game with Kansas City ties has gained popularity during the pandemic, the Kemper Museum is reopening with limited capacity, and how free bus fares in the Kansas City region give residents equal chances at a vote.

Women are partly responsible for the private art gallery scene that's flourished in Kansas City over the past 20 years. And despite the stereotype of the…

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Segment 1: An exhibit at the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art explores the theme of British colonialism.The artist behind the exhibit grew up in Guyana…

Some in the art world are protesting the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art because of a tenuous connection to the Trump administration’s immigration…

Segment 1: A Ralph Steadman exhibit at the Kansas City Public Library excites local fans.Ralph Steadman and Hunter S. Thompson satirized big moments in…

Segment 1: Hair and IdentityHow you wear your hair is part of your identity. We explore a growing movement to recognize that fact. Chavonna Adams, local…

The artist Polly Apfelbaum doesn't just want people to look at her work. She wants them to be in it.Apfelbaum is a major artist based in New York, with…

The Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art announced Friday that Sean O'Harrow has been selected as the new executive director.The museum, founded by banker…

It's a commanding image: an enormous close-up photograph of a tongue sticking out from bright-red-lacquered lips, underneath facial-hair stubble."It goes…

Segment 1: After nearly 30 years, Cafe Tacvba continues legacy of pushing the boundaries of Latin rock.Mexican rock band Cafe Tacvba, deemed by some to be…