Mark Steven Greenfield, “Xica Da Silva” (detail), 2021. Acrylic and gold leaf on wood panel, 20 x 16 inches. Collection of Linda Lott.
BAHIA REVERB: ARTISTS AND PLACE
September 16, 2023 – March 2, 2024
In Collaboration With California African American Museum
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Artist residencies are an important tool for artists to explore site-oriented practices and experience firsthand particular places and cultures. Bahia Reverb: Artists and Place presents the work of ten former fellows at the Sacatar Institute in Bahia, Brazil, all from North America and of African descent, to reflect on how Bahia, an epicenter of the African diaspora, has fueled their work and changed their understanding of themselves.
Artists include Gerald Cyrus, Juan Erman Gonzalez, Mark Steven Greenfield, Karen Hampton, Rik Freeman, Francis Tre Lawrence, Germaine Ingram, Sandra Brewster, Precious Lovell, and Tim Whiten.
Bahia Reverb: Artists and Place is organized by the California African American Museum (CAAM) and Art + Practice (A+P). The exhibition is curated by Bia Gayotto, independent curator, artist, and writer. CAAM at A+P is a five-year collaboration.
Karen Hampton, “Shape Shifter,” 2016. Repurposed cotton textile, pigment, and cotton thread, 78 x 47 inches. Courtesy the artist.
Juan Erman Gonzalez, “I am that I am, from the series Hombre de familia,” 2013. Hand-cut and painted paper, 32 x 21 x 1 1/2 inches. Courtesy the artist.
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