By Carolina Maya
Published May 7, 2024
Black Liquid Art Gallery of Italy that focuses on the best contemporary African artists, is from May 11 set to showcase a kaleidoscopic nature of women through African female portraiture. Curated by Antonella Pisilli, the exhbition that is titled ‘Beyond the Surface: The Inner World of Portraits’ investigates the beauty of the black woman that is often obscured by a world that perpetuates white supremacy.
The artists whose work shall be exhibited are Aida Muluneh, Olamilekan Abatan, Atiye Afolabi, Tukayo Bailey, Joseph Chiemerie, Osvaldo Ferreira, John Hopex, Henry James, Kayode, Toluwalase Raymond and Jessy Tessy.
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By exploring the interiorities depicted in the portraits, Beyond the Surface: The Inner World of Portraits invites the public to look beyond external appearances and immerse themselves in the complex and rich worlds of the people portrayed.
During the exhibition, a book, Fortunately Black by Nogaye Ndiaye and a docu-film, I am Black, I am Beautiful by Sabrina Onana, will be presented.
Black Liquid Art Gallery, in Viterbo, is open by appointment only.
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