In the Absence of Light: Gesture, Humor and Resistance in the Black Aesthetic

Group Exhibition at Stony Island Arts Bank, Chicago
19 September 2019 - 29 December 2019
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Includes works by Glenn Ligon, Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, Henry Taylor and El Anatsui

In the Absence of Light: Gesture, Humor and Resistance in the Black Aesthetic seeks to bring together artistic practices that reveal a strong sense of interiority and much more. The exhibition features Zebra Crossing III, 2007, a colourful tapestry of the Ghanaian master sculptor, El Anatsui’s signature style. It also features works by Glenn Ligon, Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, and Henry Taylor.

In The Absence of Light: Gesture, Humor and Resistance in The Black Aesthetic, 2019, Photo courtesy, Rebuild Foundation
Location
Stony Island Arts Bank, Chicago
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Exhibited Artworks