Imagining Black Diasporas: 21st-Century Art and Poetics
"Imagining Black Diasporas: 21st-Century Art and Poetics" explores aesthetic connections among 60 artists from Africa, Europe, and the Americas, examining nearly 25 years of Black artistic production. Featuring approximately 70 works—including painting, sculpture, photography, works on paper, and time-based media—the exhibition is organized into four themes: speech and silence, movement and transformation, imagination, and representation. Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), 5905 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90036. Runs through August 3, 2025.
This exhibition will take place at Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), 5905 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90036. Runs through August 3, 2025.
Exhibition Description
"Imagining Black Diasporas: 21st-Century Art and Poetics finds aesthetic connections among 60 artists working in Africa, Europe, and the Americas. The exhibition and its catalogue are among the first to examine nearly a quarter century of production by Black artists. The project debuts new acquisitions for LACMA and expands the Pan-African exhibition canon, historically focused on the Black Atlantic, by showcasing artists working along the Pacific Rim. Nearly 70 works of painting, sculpture, photography, works on paper, and time-based media are organized into four themes: speech and silence, movement and transformation, imagination, and representation." -LACMA