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This weekend at @lacolombedorhtx , guests stepped into history and artistry. Jazz welcomed them through the lobby and garden, leading into Legacy in Line and Color, a @bondcontemporary showcase honoring the late Floyd Newsum, Jr.—a visionary whose five decades of work shaped Houston and beyond.

Just a day before, @janicebond and Bond Contemporary presented the iconic @mingsmithphoto at Untitled Art’s Houston debut, marking the city’s arrival on the global art stage. For Bond, the mission is clear: build bridges between the local and the global, while ensuring Houston’s own creative voices are never overshadowed.

🎨 Bond Contemporary | @janicebond | bondcontemporary.art

Visit the link in our bio for the full article.

#ForwardTimes #JaniceBond #BondContemporary #FloydNewsumJr #MingSmith by @forwardtimes

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This past weekend, we hosted the opening ceremony for Cadence of Light: Signal, Surface, Field - a stunning exhibition of works by @floyd.newsum , curated by our gallery-in-residence, @bondcontemporary

The afternoon was filled with community, energy, and reverence for an artist who transformed line, color, and light into language. Newsum’s work invites us to slow down, to notice the rhythm between structure and improvisation, and to see how form can carry meaning in its purest sense.

We’re honored to share this exhibition within the intimate walls of La Colombe d’Or. Step inside and experience it for yourself.

#LaColombedOrHouston #BONDCONTEMPORARY #FloydNewsumJr #HoustonArtScene #HoustonArtGallery #UntitledArt taken in La Colombe d'Or hotel by @forwardtimes

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BOND CONTEMPORARY is delighted to share that we are the new Gallery in Residence at La Colombe d’Or.
 Inaugural Exhibition Opening Saturday, 1:30 PM: Cadence of Light: Signal, Surface, Field
Selected Works by Floyd Newsum, Jr.

Newsum’s abstract language lets line signal, color structure, and surface hold light. Grids and horizons meet drifting marks and pauses, works that don’t resolve into a single message but sustain a conversation between discipline and improvisation. Read the cadence: a held edge, a quick notation, a quiet interval.
Installed within La Colombe d’Or’s intimate architecture, Cadence of Light offers time and room to look slowly, an invitation to consider how form carries meaning and how light, color, and line reshape our seeing.

More about us at www.bondcontemporary.com  #BondContemporary #LaColombeDor #FloydNewsum #HoustonArt #ContemporaryArt #AbstractArt #ColorField #ArtOpening #ArtHouston #GalleryInResidence taken in La Colombe d'Or hotel by @forwardtimes

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Join us for an art exhibition curated by our gallery in residence BOND CONTEMPORARY.

Cadence of Light: Signal, Surface, Field presents a focused solo of Floyd Newsum Jr.’s abstractions, where color, line, and structure establish a measured rhythm. Grids meet glyphs; surfaces hold light. Installed in an intimate, design-forward setting, the exhibition invites sustained looking and rewards close study, revealing calibrated edges, layered fields, and the quiet tension between order and improvisation. Cadence of Light speaks to collectors, curators, and guests alike, affirming Newsum’s practice as both rigorously formal and deeply resonant.

Join us for the opening reception
Saturday, September 20, 2025 from 1:30-3PM. taken in La Colombe d'Or hotel by @forwardtimes

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Today is the final day to experience Floyd Newsum Jr.’s powerful works with BOND CONTEMPORARY at NADA NYC.

As one of the most compelling voices in American visual art, Newsum’s legacy lives through richly layered compositions that weave history, symbolism, and spirit.
A limited number of works remain available. This is the last opportunity to acquire from this collection at the fair.

On view at the TD Bank Curated Spotlight Booth C206 through close of day 11am-5pm ET.

Hearts, Siphrah & Puah’s Journey
2019
Floyd Newsum Jr.
Gouache
10 x 14 inches

#FloydNewsum #BondContemporary #NADANYC2025 #ArtFairWeek #AmericanArtists #CollectingLegacy #ArtHistoryNow #ContemporaryBlackArt #MuseumCollecting #ArtAdvisory taken in NADA New York by @forwardtimes

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Final day to visit BOND CONTEMPORARY at NADA NYC.

We’re honored to present a curated selection of available works by the late Floyd Newsum Jr., a visionary artist whose practice spans over five decades. His textured, symbolic compositions speak powerfully to legacy, memory, and the Black American experience.

This is the last opportunity to acquire works from this important collection. Complimentary U.S. shipping is available.
Visit us at the TD Bank Curated Spotlight Booth C206 before the fair closes today 11am-5pm ET.

Outside the Square
2021
Floyd Newsum Jr.
Gouache and Transparencies on Paper
10 x 8 inches

#FloydNewsum #BondContemporary #NADANYC2025 #ContemporaryArt #ArtCollectors #LegacyInArt #BlackArtists #AmericanArt #ArtAdvisory #NADA taken in NADA New York by @forwardtimes

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Floyd Newsum, Jr.
Family Notes, 2023
Oil and mixed media on paper mounted on canvas
9 × 12 inches

A meditation on memory, ancestry, and resilience—Family Notes pulses with layered symbolism and intimate textures. In this compact yet powerful work, Floyd Newsum, Jr. invites us into a visual language shaped by history, heritage, and the stories that echo through generations.

Now on view at NADA New York – Booth C206
Presented by BOND CONTEMPORARY

Explore the work. Feel the legacy.

For inquiries: info@bondcontemporary.com

#FloydNewsum #FamilyNotes #BondContemporary #ContemporaryArt #BlackArtists #NADANewYork #ModernArt #MixedMediaArt #ArtCollectors #ArtInNYC #HoustonArtists #AfricanDiasporaArt #abstractart #LegacyThroughArt #MuseumQuality #SeeArtNow #WhatToSeeInNYC #GalleryExhibition #SupportBlackArtists #BondAtNADA taken in NADA New York by @forwardtimes

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Join us at NADA New York, Booth C206 as we celebrate the legacy of the legendary Floyd Newsum, Jr.—a visionary artist whose vibrant works pulse with history, spirit, and truth.

From bold symbolism to layered textures, Newsum’s practice spanned five decades and mediums including painting, printmaking, and collage. His work is held in the collections of the Smithsonian, Studio Museum in Harlem, MFA Houston, and beyond.

This is your chance to experience his extraordinary pieces in person—many on view for the first time since his passing. Don’t miss this tribute to a cultural force whose work continues to inspire across generations.

Now through May 11
@ NADA New York
Booth C206

Inquiries: janice@janicebond.com

#FloydNewsum #BondContemporary #NADANewYork #ContemporaryArt #ArtCollectors #BlackArtists #ArtExhibition #HoustonArt #SmithsonianArtist #GalleryWeekend #NADA2025 #MuseumQuality #MixedMediaArt #ArtInspo #ModernArt #abstractart #ArtCollectorLife #BlackArtMatters #SeeArtNow #WhatToSeeInNYC #SupportLivingArtists #ArtLegacy taken in NADA New York by @forwardtimes

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On View:
Floyd Newsum, Jr.
Good Gracious, 2024
Color lithograph on paper, varied editions
34 × 26 inches

Vibrant abstraction meets layered storytelling in this dynamic new work by Floyd Newsum, Jr. created at The Brandywine Workshop. Visit NADA Booth C206 and experience the power of printmaking in contemporary art today.

#FloydNewsum #ContemporaryArt #AbstractArt #Lithograph #Printmaking #ColorLithograph #abstractart #ModernArt #ArtCollectors #NADA #NADA2025 #ArtOnPaper #VisualPoetry #CollectArt taken in NADA New York by @forwardtimes

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Day 1 at NADA New York Grateful to all who joined us to experience the powerful work of Floyd Newsum Jr.—a singular voice in American art whose legacy continues to resonate. Visit us at Booth C206, presented as a TD Bank Curated Spotlight, through May 11.

Featured image:
Floyd Newsum, Jr. UNTITLED, 2021 Gouache, Ink, Acrylic and Transparencies on Paper 9 × 9 inches

#FloydNewsum #BondContemporary #NADANY #abstractart #TDSpotlight #LegacyInFocus #ContemporaryArt #ArtFairSeason taken in NADA New York by @forwardtimes

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STEWARDING LEGACY
BOND CONTEMPORARY is honored to announce representation of the Floyd Newsum Jr. Art Estate, marking a significant new chapter in stewarding the legacy of this visionary artist.

Floyd Newsum Jr. (1950–2024) was a pioneering force in contemporary American art, known for a multidisciplinary practice encompassing painting, sculpture, drawing, and installation. His vibrant palette and symbolic iconography—drawn from African American heritage, ancient cultures, and spiritual traditions—formed a poetic, politically resonant visual language. His work powerfully reflects on identity, resilience, and ancestral memory.

Beyond the studio, Floyd’s civic impact was equally profound. As a co-founder of Project Row Houses in Houston’s Third Ward, he reimagined the role of the artist in community life. His legacy continues to shape generations of creatives and social visionaries.

Newsum’s work is held in major institutions including the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

BOND CONTEMPORARY will lead estate efforts around exhibitions, institutional placement, collector engagement, and scholarship—ensuring Floyd Newsum Jr.’s vision continues to resonate across time and place.

“Floyd Newsum Jr. was not only a master of form and color, but a profound cultural narrator whose work expands our collective memory.”
— Janice Bond, Founder & Director, BOND CONTEMPORARY

“His practice was always rooted in the spirit of community, storytelling, and joy.”
— Floyd Newsum III, Sr. Advisor to the Estate

We proudly debut this partnership at NADA New York, Booth C206, May 7–11. A solo exhibition follows this Fall at our Houston gallery.

Inquiries: info@bondcontemporary.com
www.bondcontemporary.com

Featured artwork:
Floyd Newsum Jr., I Know the Grackle, But You Don’t Know Me, 2012
Oil and mixed media on paper mounted on canvas
48 × 60 inches

#FloydNewsum #BondContemporary #EstateRepresentation #ProjectRowHouses #ContemporaryArt #BlackArtists #LegacyMatters #NADANY2025 taken in Starrett-Lehigh by @forwardtimes

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Introducing BOND CONTEMPORARY. Where vision is collected.

BOND CONTEMPORARY is a contemporary art gallery and curatorial platform committed to presenting exceptional work by mid-career and established artists, as well as stewarding significant artist estates and engaging the secondary market with discernment and depth. With a focus on artists whose practices carry enduring cultural and historical weight, the gallery foregrounds work that is materially rigorous, conceptually refined, and positioned within the continuum of contemporary and postwar art history.

Headquartered in Houston, BOND CONTEMPORARY operates at the intersection of scholarship, connoisseurship, and cultural stewardship. Through curated exhibitions, select fair presentations, and institutional partnerships, the gallery serves as a trusted destination for collectors, museums, and foundations seeking work of lasting significance and value.
Representing practices that span painting, sculpture, installation, new media, and time-based work, the gallery prioritizes legacy, provenance, and formal integrity. Whether reintroducing masterworks into the public sphere or strategically placing contemporary works by career-defining artists, BOND CONTEMPORARY is guided by a curatorial ethos that bridges historical perspective with forward-looking engagement.

Distinct for its thoughtful approach to both artist representation and market strategy, the gallery is deeply invested in long-term relationships and the careful placement of culturally consequential work. More than a site of display, BOND CONTEMPORARY is a conduit for influence—where context, care, and commitment converge.

#BONDCONTEMPORARY #contemporaryart #artcollecting taken in Houston, Texas by @forwardtimes

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