The traveling exhibition has been described as “a masterful showcase of some of the most innovative and influential contemporary black artists.” With works exploring a vast range of concepts from language, identity, sexuality, political and social struggle in African-American communities to the significance of color, abstraction, and landscapes, this exhibition is “a symphony of voices and visions from across generations all around the globe, creating a mellifluous confluence of style, media, and subject matter.” Featured Artistsĭerrick Adams, Tunji Adeniyi-Jones, Sadie Barnette, Kevin Beasley, Nayland Blake, Jordan Casteel, Jonathon Lyndon Chase, Caitlin Cherry, Bethany Collins, LaToya Ruby Frazier, Cy Gavin, Alteronce Gumby, Chase Hall, Allison Janae Hamilton, David Hammons, Kenyatta A. Young, Gifted and Black showcases artworks by emerging artists of African descent, alongside works by established artists who have paved the way for a younger generation. Curated by Antwaun Sargent and Matt Wycoff, this group exhibition features the work of fifty artists from the Lumpkin-Boccuzzi Family Collection of Contemporary Art, New York. EXHIBITION: Young, Gifted and Black The works will be on display through May 27 in the LUAG Main Gallery in Zoellner Arts Center. Including the work of two successive generations of Black artists, Young, Gifted and Black explores the lines of lineage and association in the ways contemporary artists of African descent impact the way we think about identity, politics, and art history itself.
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