More Than Meets the Eye: Modern and Contemporary Art from Africa

More Than Meets the Eye at Musée Rath in Geneva features El Anatsui’s Zulez, 2023 alongside the work of over 80 artists from 21 countries, spanning nearly a century of African creativity, from 1929 to 2024. Other exhibiting artists include Albert and Antoinette Lubaki, Djilatendo, Amoako Boafo, Yinka Shonibare, Abdoulaye Konaté, JP Mika, Omar Ba, Thandiwe Muriu, Cassi Namoda, Maku Azu, and Ayanfe Olarinde.

In More Than Meets the Eye, CBH (Compagnie Bancaire Helvétique) marks its 50th anniversary with the revelation of its collection of modern and contemporary African art to the public for the first time. The exhibition is presented in partnership with Musée d’art et d’histoire de Genève and  is co-curated by Jean-Yves Marin, Artistic Adviser to CBH and Ousseynou Wade, former Secretary General of the Dakar Biennale.