Philadelphia Museum of Art's newest exhibit, 'The Time Is Always Now: Artists Reframe the Black Figure,' will debut Saturday, Nov. 9.
" features 28 Black and African diasporic contemporary artists who use figurative painting, drawing and sculpture to"illuminate and celebrate the nuance and richness of Black contemporary life."According to the museum, the exhibition, curated by British writer and curator Ekow Eshun, highlights a sense of urgency around contemporary artistic expression.
"Past and Presence" explores the absence of Black figures in many mainstream narratives and shows how artists have responded. "Our Aliveness" features assertions and celebrations of Black assembly and gathering, the museum said.Artists include Michael Armitage, Claudette Johnson, Kerry James Marshall, Toyin Ojih Odutola, and Amy Sherald. For the show’s U.S.
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