When you see a picture for the first time, you have no idea who pressed the shutter. Photography can be a great equalizer when it comes to race and representation.

Ristorante Cavallino, managed by Luiz Diaz (once awarded Italy’s best young maître d’, is near the Ferrari Museum, but is no concession stand.

Somaya Critchlow, 31, is showing her provocative paintings alongside a storied collection that includes work by Rubens, van ...