Titled 'Sounds of Blackness', the newest exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Manila (M) gather the distinctive works of emerging and established artists of African descent from varying corners of the world
The newly opened space of the Metropolitan Museum of Manila (M) adds to its impressive roster of inaugural exhibitions this international ensemble curated by the renowned Larry Ossei-Mensah. Titled Sounds of Blackness, this group exhibition introduces to the Philippine contemporary art scene the ingenuity and artistry of African diasporic artists. It features a selection of works from the collection of Filipino art patron and enthusiast Timothy Tan, with additional works from private collectors across Asia that best encapsulate the magnanimity of top-notch emerging and established artists of African descent all over the world.
"The works evoke expressions of joy, pain, beauty, and the complexities of Black life around the globe, and highlight a range of styles from emerging to established artists, many of whom will be exhibiting in the Philippines for the first time," states the exhibition note.
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The exhibition features the works of Tunji Adeniyi-Jones, Izere Antoine, Amoako Boafo, Kim Dacres, Delphine Desane, Sesse Elangwe, Patrick Eugène, Charles Gaines, Alex Gardner, Hugh Hayden, Rashid Johnson, Spencer Lewis, Hugo McCloud, Simphiwe Ndzube, Toyin Ojih Odutola, Wahab Saheed, Tschabalala Self, Vaughn Spann, Hank Willis Thomas, Bongani Tshabalala, and David "Mr StarCity" White, who graced the exhibition opening last March 14. The selection includes paintings, sculptures, a short film on dance, and other unique, conceptual pieces that push the limit of traditional, two-dimensional visual art.