“Concealed: Selections from the Permanent Collection” Exhibition
The Studio Museum in Harlem
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Concealed: Selections from the Permanent Collection includes works by modern and contemporary artists that address masking as art and performance. “Masking” is broadly defined in art history as the presence of one or more fully costumed spirits, ancestors or other characters, and includes the key elements of disguise, concealment and embodiment or transformation. Masking and masquerades are practiced globally and are particularly associated with African cultures. Although the works differ in size, media and approach to masking, each incorporates concealment and evokes masking practices to access African-American or African identity. Artists in this exhibition reference extant rituals, create new practices or incorporate traditional rituals, such as embodiment, into their work.
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Schedule
from March 26, 2015 to June 28, 2015