Snite Museum of Art at the University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN
This exhibition celebrates Modern and contemporary artists of African descent, many of whom were historically overlooked by collectors, critics, scholars, galleries, and museums. A central theme is the power of abstract art as a profound political choice and as a declaration of freedom. These artists not only resisted racist imagery, but, also, pressure to create positive representations of black Americans.
Ranging across 70 years, Solidary & Solitary reveals a rich and complex history woven from the threads of artistic debates about how to embody blackness; social struggle and change; migrations and the international African diaspora.
Credit: Exhibition overview from museum website.
Snite Museum of Art at the University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN