In what ways have artists from the African continent and its far-flung diaspora processed the experience of the quotidian in their painting over the last 100 years? Koyo Kouoh, Director and Chief Curator of the Zeitz MOCAA in Cape Town, South Africa, and her team undertook extensive research to find out. The result is a comprehensive show that brings together works by 156 artists—a kaleidoscope of Black figurative painting over the last 100 years. This multifaceted special exhibition at the Kunstmuseum Basel | Gegenwart introduces viewers to figurative painting by Black artists from Africa and the African diaspora dating from the 1920s through the present. Sound stations and atmospheric staging provide complementary contextual elements as aids to interpretation. A multilayered series of public programs designed in collaboration with external partners provides additional approaches to the exhibition.
Curator Daniel Kurjakovic will be giving an English-language tour ofthis exhibition on this Sunday afternoon at 15:00.
Cost is CHF 5 plus admission to the museum.
Cost is admission plus CHF 5.

Website
shop.kunstmuseumbasel.ch/de/guided-tours/8203

Where
Kunstmuseum Basel | Gegenwart
St. Alban-Rheinweg 60
4052 Basel

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