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Global Contemporary

January 26 – December 1, 2019
A Focus on Africa

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  • Global Contemporary

    Global Contemporary: A Focus on Africa installed in the Hood Museum's Lathrop Gallery. Photo by Jeffrey Nintzel.

  • El Anatsui, Ghanaian, born 1944, Hovor, 2003, aluminum bottle tops and copper wire, 240 x 216 in. (609.6 x 548.6 cm). Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Purchased through gifts from the Lathrop Fellows; 2005.42. © El Anatsui

    El Anatsui, Hovor (detail), 2003, aluminum bottle tops and copper wire. Purchased through gifts from the Lathrop Fellows; 2005.42. © El Anatsui

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Global contemporary art encapsulates the practices of Western and non-Western artists alike who emobdy the spirit of the time. This installation presents a contemporary story of the continent of Africa through fifteen powerful works in diverse media and in myriad forms by multiple generations of artists. The works explore a range of issues, including the impact of the colonial past on present challenges of nation-building in Africa, feminism, urbanism and infrastructural changes, globalization, forced and voluntary immigration, and environmental challenges.

Exhibition Curator

Ugochukwu-Smooth C. Nzewi

Exhibition subject: AfricaModern & Contemporary Art