NYAB Event - "Signs Taken for Wonders" Exhibition

"Signs Taken for Wonders" Exhibition

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At Jack Shainman Gallery
Media: Painting, Photography, Sculpture

In this exhibition curated by Isolde Brielmaier, six artists use Africa as their muse as they examine representation, symbolism and the power of the image within the social, economic, political, historical and cultural spheres of the 20th and 21st centuries. Their work explores iconic figures, events and ideas that have contributed, explicitly and implicitly, to the imaging of the African continent around the world.

In Signs, the artists use a range of media - painting, sculpture, photography, video, mixed media and installation - to articulate a particular person, idea, event or time period that is significant to the role that African countries, cultures and individuals occupy within global politics, popular culture and economy. In so doing, they spotlight both the acknowledged and overlooked roles that international players, African individuals and the continent as a whole, maintain on every level of the world stage.