ON ART MEDIAON ART MEDIA
Notification
Dernières publications
El Anatsui, Elephant-in-the-Room-2022
Beyond Tradition: The startling evolution of contemporary African art
Large Format
Isaac Julien: a bridge between art and activism in contemporary African expression
News
Discover the finalists of the Prix Ellipse 2023: Revelation of Togolese contemporary Art
News
fabiennelevygallery-ekene-emeka-maduka-found-in-wondering-contemplation-2022
Ekene Emeka Maduka: the fusion of tradition and modernity in contemporary Nigerian art
Portraits
Wu Tsang, Des baleines, 2022 courtoisie : l'artiste, Galerie Isabella Bortolozzi, Berlin ; Antenne spatiale, Shanghai ; Cabinet, Londres © Nicholas Turki
Oceanic psychedelia: “Of Whales” by Wu Tsang at the Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza
Events
Aa
  • News
  • Events
  • Portraits
  • Large Format
  • FR
Lecture : “When We See Us” a group exhibition at Zeitz MOCAA in Cape Town
Partager
Aa
ON ART MEDIAON ART MEDIA
  • News
  • Events
  • Portraits
  • Présentation
  • Mentions Légales
  • Nous contacter
  • FR
Suivez-nous
ON ART MEDIA > media > News > “When We See Us” a group exhibition at Zeitz MOCAA in Cape Town
News

“When We See Us” a group exhibition at Zeitz MOCAA in Cape Town

Dernière mise à jour : 2023/05/11 at 1:31 PM
La Rédaction Publié sur 23 February 2023
3 Min Read
Partager

The Zeitz MOCAA presents until September 03, 2023, an exhibition that examines black self-portraiture in painting. Entitled “When We See Us”, this exhibition celebrates the subjectivities of the world and black consciousness from the perspective of the African diaspora.

The “When We See Us” exhibition will include works by artists such as Njideka Akunyili Crosby, Zandile Tshabalala, Jacob Lawrence, Chéri Samba, Danielle McKinney, Archibald Diverse, Ben Enwonwu, Kingsley Sambo, Sungi Mlengeya, Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, Cyprien Tokoudagba, Amy Sherald, Mmapula Mmakgabo Helen Sebidi, and Bliss Labinjo, among many others.

With a focus on painting, explicitly works created from the 1920s to the present, When We See Us celebrates how artists from Africa and its diaspora have envisioned, situated, commemorated and declared African encounters.

The title of the exhibition is prompted by the film “When They See Us,” by Ava DuVernay, a 2019 American drama series. It depicts different types of brutality against dark bodies as they are still seen around the world today.

The shift from “they” to “we” is a persuasive shift that focuses the discussion on a differential view of self-composition, according to Achille Mbembe’s hypothesis.

“When We See Us“ is the largest exhibition of this extension to hang on the African continent and includes more than 200 masterpieces from the past 100 years. 

The exhibition is related to the affirmation of organization and self-confidence in the black world. Therefore, the flexibility, embodiment, and political charge of black joy and black ordinariness are essential to this exhibition.

The exhibition highlights how the different ages of artists have appreciated and fundamentally participated in the expansion of different ideas of Africanness that are self-intelligent and challenge the imposed view of Black cultures.

“When We See Us” presents the creative genealogies, art schools and developments from the Nsukka School in Nigeria, the Dakar School in Senegal, the Kumasi School in Ghana and the British Black Arts Movement to the Expressive Arts Division of Makerere University in Uganda and the Federated Union of Black Artists (FUBA) in South Africa, to give a few examples.

La Rédaction 23 February 2023
Partager cet article
Facebook Twitter Whatsapp Whatsapp Email Print
Partager

Vous aimerez peut-être aussi

El Anatsui, Elephant-in-the-Room-2022
Large Format

Beyond Tradition: The startling evolution of contemporary African art

2 June 2023
News

Isaac Julien: a bridge between art and activism in contemporary African expression

1 June 2023
News

Discover the finalists of the Prix Ellipse 2023: Revelation of Togolese contemporary Art

30 May 2023
fabiennelevygallery-ekene-emeka-maduka-found-in-wondering-contemplation-2022
Portraits

Ekene Emeka Maduka: the fusion of tradition and modernity in contemporary Nigerian art

30 May 2023
ON ART MEDIAON ART MEDIA
Suivez-nous

© ON ART MEDIA. by Taboo Agency. All Rights Reserved.

  • Accueil
  • Présentation
  • Mentions Légales
  • Nous Contacter
  • FR
Rejoignez-nous !

Inscrivez-vous à notre newsletter et ne manquez pas nos dernières publications.

    Zéro spam, désinscription à tout moment.
    Go to mobile version
    Welcome Back!

    Sign in to your account

    Vous avez perdu votre mot de passe ?