Exhibition News
• A Virginian-Pilot article highlights seven works from the show. Learn more here.
• A review in the Daily Press of Newport News says "you'll discover an exhibit that's wrapped in secrets."
30 Americans
Masterpieces of Contemporary African-American Art
From Robert Colescott and Jean-Michel Basquiat to Kehinde Wiley and Nina Chanel Abney, 30 Americans surveys the most significant artistic contributions of the past three decades. Drawn from the Rubell Family Collection in Miami, this exhibition brings together 75 works by African-American artists who work within a variety of mediums. While some works probe the notion of racial and social difference in a gritty, direct manner, others evoke universal concepts and emotions using a sophisticated blend of visual beauty, humor, and irony. Read more.
Iona Rozeal Brown, Untitled (after Kikugawa Eizan's "Furyu nana komachi" [The Modern Seven Komashi]), 2007, acrylic and paper on wooden panel. Click image to enlarge. |
Kehinde Wiley, Equestrian Portrait of the Count Duke Olivares, 2005, oil on canvas. Click image to enlarge. |
30 SECONDS
After seeing 30 Americans, take 30 seconds—and a sticky note—to comment on the exhibition on our feedback boards. We're collecting your comments and posting them on our Flickr page.
As people have browsed through the nearly 100 comments collected so far, they have told us they found themselves completely absorbed in the conversation. The comments address big questions about art, about race, about our dealings with each other, and they are all told one sticky note at a time.
SPECIAL FEATURES
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