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July 1, 2009 - February 21, 2010 (new closing date)
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Dedicated to young audiences, this exhibition explores how African artists create striking works of art using images from an array of domestic and untamed animals. On view are approximately 125 works that capture not only the physical characteristics of animals but also the many ways that animals, from spiders to leopards, act out our human shortcomings and successes. From rock art to contemporary painting, animals are used as symbols of royal arts and in masquerades for the ancestors. Many of the elements of design are derived through direct observation of the animals in their natural habitat. It is the animal's conduct and distinct behaviors that carry the messages in performances, stories, and proverbs. Themes include notions of nurturing, power, wisdom, transformation, beauty, and aggression.
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New: Mami Wata: Arts for Water Spirits in Africa and Its Diasporas
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April 1, 2009 - July 26, 2009
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Beautiful and seductive, protective yet dangerous, the water deity Mami Wata (pidgin English for "Mother Water") is the focus of this traveling exhibition. It explores 500 years of the visual culture and history of the water spirit that is celebrated throughout much of Africa and the African Atlantic world. Mami Wata also brings together both traditional and contemporary art from west and central Africa, the Caribbean, Brazil, and the United States. The exhibition includes a range of arts -- from masks and figures to paintings, sculptures, and installations by contemporary artists.
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New: Artists in Dialogue: Antonio Ole and Aime Mpane
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February 4, 2009 - August 2, 2009
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Artists in Dialogue is a new series of exhibitions in which talented African artists are invited to participate in a visual dialogue whereby each artist responds to the work of the other, resulting in original, site-specific works for the museum. In this first exhibition, Antonio Ole of Angola and Aime Mpane of the Democratic Republic of Congo -- two artists less familiar to U.S. audiences -- bring their subtle and sophisticated manipulation of found and organic materials to create visually rich, multimedia installations that speak to the political and economic challenges of their home countries.
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Last update: June 30, 2009, 09:05
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