PAMM REOPENED AND EXHIBITS ‘ALLIED WITH POWER: AFRICAN AND AFRICAN DIASPORA ART FROM THE JORGE M. PÉREZ COLLECTION’
On view until July 2021, the show celebrates the most recent acquisitions to Jorge M. And Darlene Pérez’ Collection, which consists of a sizable selection of international African and African Diaspora artists.
Inspired by his upbringing in a number of Latin American countries, Pérez began collecting the work of Cuban and Afro-Latino artists several years ago. Recently he has expanded that focus to include artists of the full African diaspora. Allied with Power shows the result of these years of dedicated effort and exploration.
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Zanele Muholi. Ngwane I, Oslo, 2018. - Wallpaper. 137 8/10 inches. - © Zanele Muholi. - Courtesy of Stevenson, Cape Town/Johannesburg, and Yancey Richardson, New York
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Kara Walker. Securing a Motherland Should Have Been Sufficient, 2016. - Graphite lumber marker on paper. 104 1/2 x 180 3/4 inches. - © Kara Walker, courtesy Sikkema Jenkins & Co., New York. Photo: Jason Wyche
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Genevieve Gaignard. The Rise and Fall (Take Em Down), 2017. - Chromogenic print. 42 x 62 inches. - © Genevieve Gaignard, courtesy the artost and Vielmetter Los Angeles
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Firelei Báez. Untitled, 2018. - Acrylic on canvas. 108 x 192 inches. - Image courtesy Kavi Gupta, Chicago. Photo: John Lusis
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Elias Sime. Tightrope 5.7, 2009-14. - © Elias Sime 2019. Image courtesy the artist and James Cohan, New York
The exhibition highlights artists whose works embody the possibilities and complexities of our contemporary moment. Allied with Power showcases a wide range of practices and thematics, including abstraction, representation, politics, spirituality, and race. Collapsing national borders, the artists in the exhibition ally with power, representing a kaleidoscope of voices that declare their authority.
Artists: Igshaan Adams - Firelei Báez - María Magdalena Campos-Pons - Kudzanai Chiurai - Edouard Duval-Carrié - Tomás Esson - Genevieve Gaignard - Sam Gilliam - David Goldblatt - Sonia Gomes - Nicholas Hlobo - Pieter Hugo - Kudzanai-Violet Hwami - Rashid Johnson - Isaac Julien - William Kentridge - Kiluanji Kia Henda - David Koloane - Guido Llinás - Arjan Martins - Misheck Masamvu - Zanele Muholi - Odili Donald Odita - Naudline Pierre - Robin Rhode - Deborah Roberts - Chéri Samba - Yinka Shonibare - Elias Sime - Pascale Marthine Tayou - Hank Willis Thomas - Mickalene Thomas - Guy Tillim - Kara Walker - Stanley Whitney - Sue Williamson - Portia Zvavahera
