The show features over 15 contemporary artists and visual influencers, IAM that IAM showcases the versatility and nuances of the modern black arts movement. The thematic expressions that embody these artists’ collections of work include themes of fractured identity, justice —or lack thereof—and beauty within the black expression and the specific contexts from which it emerges across the globe. Noticeable artists showcased include Sanusi Olatunji, a South African fabric collage artist who utilizes and recycles discarded fabric into vibrant, textured portraits of everyday people. He has discovered a love for working in several mediums, but paper and fabric collages have been his most favorite tools as he sees his method of collaging as a form of converting waste into wealth. Also on display is an original mixed media painting by the world-renowned Cuban artist, Wifredo Lam. Lam is celebrated for combining the rich heritage of his Afro-Caribbean origins with his passion for African sculpture making, resulting in an aesthetic language unique to Lam and soon available to a whole new generation through the IAM that IAM show.
The Afro-Diaspora is rising and the future is now. The “now” is a momentous occasion to celebrate artists of African descent as they expand the boundaries of the visual art medium through IAM that IAM’s eclectic palette of bold and vivid works that declare we are here—here to make our mark.
Featuring: Summer Brown Wifredo Lam Sansusi Olatunji Mlambi Siyabonga Olayinka Stephen Aragbada Moses Salihou Kum Cletus Daniel Asholasa Damola Adeyemo Anita Henley Carrington Boluwatife Lawal Paula Mans Aisha Tandiwe Bell Omoyeni Arogunmati Enoch Chinweuba Odeyemi Oluwaseun Ezekiel Franck Ezan Tim G. Hyman Merle A. Davison
Curated by Michael Hyman
The show is free and open to the public, we invite the general public, educators, art collector, and especially student groups. If you would like more information about this art exhibition, send inquires to tinywhitewall@hotmail.com
