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Noah’s Arc

Noah Davis had a brilliant career as a painter, curator, and community builder until it was cut short at 32 by cancer. Now a retrospective of his work—currently at the Barbican in London but coming to Los Angeles this summer—launches his legacy on a new trajectory.

Noah Davis
I saw the current version of the Noah Davis show at the Barbican Art Gallery after multiple people told me how good it was. Someone even said they’d been moved to tears. Photo: Patrick O’Brien-Smith
Julie Brener Davich
April 1, 2025

Noah Davis will be the talk of Los Angeles this summer; the late painter’s retrospective, which is traveling to the Hammer Museum in June, is already the talk of London. I saw the current version of the show at the Barbican Art Gallery a couple weeks ago after multiple people told me how good it was. Someone even said they’d been moved to tears.