The exhibition was reviewed - generally favourably - in Saturday's Guardian: http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2010/jan/29/afro-modern-tate-liverpool David -------------------------------------------------- From: "Amanda Sives" <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Sunday, January 31, 2010 8:00 PM To: <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Afro Modern at Tate Liverpool > Dear Members > Below is information for those of you in the UK or coming to visit over > the next few months about an exciting exhibition in Liverpool. The curator > of the exhibition came to talk to the Caribbean Research Seminar in the > North in Liverpool on Jan 22 and it looks very exciting. More information > below. > best wishes > Amanda > > > > #yiv267963632 A { > FONT-WEIGHT:normal;COLOR:black;TEXT-DECORATION:none;} > #yiv267963632 A:visited { > FONT-WEIGHT:normal;COLOR:black;TEXT-DECORATION:none;} > #yiv267963632 A:hover { > COLOR:#ff6600;} > #yiv267963632 A:active { > COLOR:#ff6600;} > > > > > > > From > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > January 22, 2010 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Tate Liverpool > > > > Isaac Julien > Western Union Series No. 1 (Cast No Shadow) 2007 > Duratrans image in lightbox 120 x 120 cm Jochen Zeitz Collection > © Isaac Julien > Courtesy of Jochen Zeitz Collection > > > > > > > > > Afro Modern: > Journeys through the > Black Atlantic > 29 January - 25 April 2010 > > Tate Liverpool > Albert Dock > Liverpool, L3 4BB, UK > + 44 (0) 151 702 7400 > > http://www.tate.org.uk/liverpool > > > Share this announcement on: Facebook | Delicious | Twitter > > > Afro Modern: Journeys through the Black Atlantic takes its inspiration > from Paul Gilroy’s seminal book The Black Atlantic: Modernity and Double > Consciousness 1993. The exhibition explores the fusion of black cultures > with other cultures from around the Atlantic and its impact on art from > the early twentieth century to the present. It reflects on the notion of > the Atlantic Ocean as a ‘continent in negative’, a network of cultures > connecting Africa, North and South America, the Caribbean and Europe, and > traces the real and imagined journeys across the Atlantic from 1909 to > today. By placing the work of a range of artists in juxtaposition, it > opens up an alternative transatlantic reading of Modernism and reflects > how these artists have claimed the language of Modernism in diverse ways, > as a powerful tool to explore, formulate and assert their own identity. > > Liverpool’s location as a gateway to the Atlantic, and the history and > legacy of its involvement in slavery, makes this exploration of Black > Atlantic culture pertinent to the city and Gallery. The dispersal of > people of black African descent – many forcibly displaced by the slave > trade – had a profound impact on art and culture that has been frequently > overlooked or diminished. The exhibition is divided into chronological > chapters, ranging from early twentieth century avant-garde movements such > as the Harlem Renaissance to current debates around Post-Black art. > > Afro Modern: Journeys through the Black Atlantic features over 140 works > by more than 60 artists including Romare Bearden, Constantin Brancusi, > Edward Burra, Renée Cox, Aaron Douglas, Walker Evans, Ellen Gallagher, > David Hammons, Isaac Julien, Wifredo Lam, Jacob Lawrence, Norman Lewis, > Glenn Ligon, Ronald Moody, Wangechi Mutu, Uche Okeke, Pablo Picasso, Keith > Piper, Tracey Rose and Kara Walker. > > Afro Modern: Journeys through the Black Atlantic has been conceived by > Tanya Barson, Curator of International Art at Tate Modern and is curated > by her with Peter Gorschlüter, Head of Exhibitions and Displays at Tate > Liverpool. The exhibition is accompanied by an illustrated catalogue with > essays and interviews by key writers, curators and artists in the field of > Black Atlantic studies and practice including Petrine Archer, Roberto > Conduru, Huey Copeland, Thelma Golden and Glenn Ligon, Manthia Diawara and > Édouard Glissant, Courtney J. Martin and Kobena Mercer. > > On the occasion of the exhibition Tate Liverpool has initiated the > city-wide programme Liverpool and the Black Atlantic partnering with > numerous institutions and academic bodies in Liverpool and beyond, > including the Bluecoat, FACT (Foundation for Art and Creative Technology), > Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, Metal, Walker Art Gallery, Writing on the > Wall, Kuumba Imani Millennium Centre and Liverpool University. > > Supported by Liverpool City Council with additional funding from Tate > International Council, Tate Liverpool Members and a range of other > supporters. > > Director Christoph Grunenberg > Curators Tanya Barson & Peter Gorschlüter > Opening Hours - Tuesday - Sunday 10.00 - 17.50 > > > > > > > Become a fan on Facebook | Follow us on Twitter > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 41 Essex street > New York, NY 10002, USA > > > > > > Contact us > Subscribe > Unsubscribe > > > > > > >