Aindrea Emelife Instagram – Sitting in Lagos wishing I could explore the rooms of The Chrysler Museum of Art and their current exhibition: Black Orpheus: Jacob Lawrence and the Mbari Club, which displays Lawrence’s ‘Nigeria’ series as a full body of work for the first time since 1965. Comprised of over 25 paintings and drawings, the series explores themes of spirituality with a visual focus on the role of the marketplace within the community, created during Lawrence’s nine month stay in Nigeria.
The exhibition showcases the works of the Mbari Artists through the lens of their contributions to Black Orpheus, a groundbreaking arts and culture journal published in Nigeria between 1957 and 1975, which served as a key tool for circulating artwork and texts by African and Diaspora artists and writers. We need more publications like these.
A marker in art history and a call for museums to continue recognising work from the continent in this way. Looking to the future! | Posted on 08/Dec/2022 22:01:47
