ARTISTS
Talisman in the Age of Difference
Curated by pioneering British artist Yinka Shonibare MBE, 'Talisman in the Age of Difference' is a journey of encounters that explores ideas of magic and subversive beauty in work by artists of African origin and across the diaspora and artists who empathise with the spirit of African resistance and representation. Presenting an eclectic and surprising range of works, the exhibition includes painting, sculpture, drawing and other objects from the early twentieth century to the present day.
Like Shonibare, all of these artists value art as a talisman: a vehicle for change. At the heart of the exhibition, Shonibare is asking, 'Can political art truly convey the power of its subject? Can art that is unconventionally beautiful be a form of resistance? 'Talisman in the Age of Difference' seeks to answer these questions.
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Curated by pioneering British artist Yinka Shonibare MBE, 'Talisman in the Age of Difference' is a journey of encounters that explores ideas of magic and subversive beauty in work by artists of African origin and across the diaspora and artists who empathise with the spirit of African resistance and representation. Presenting an eclectic and surprising range of works, the exhibition includes painting, sculpture, drawing and other objects from the early twentieth century to the present day.
Like Shonibare, all of these artists value art as a talisman: a vehicle for change. At the heart of the exhibition, Shonibare is asking, 'Can political art truly convey the power of its subject? Can art that is unconventionally beautiful be a form of resistance? 'Talisman in the Age of Difference' seeks to answer these questions.
Artists on show
- Abdoulaye Konaté
- Armand Boua
- Benny Andrews
- Betye Saar
- Bill Traylor
- David Hammons
- Deborah Roberts
- Derrick Adams
- Faith Ringgold
- Frédéric Bruly Bouabré
- Genevieve Gaignard
- Ghada Amer
- Hassan Hajjaj
- Hew Locke
- Irvin Pascal
- Isaac Julien
- Jacob Lawrence
- Jake & Dinos Chapman
- Jeremiah Quarshie
- Kara Walker
- Kehinde Wiley
- Kendell Geers
- Kudzanai-Violet Hwami
- Larry Achiampong
- Leonardo Drew
- Lisa Brice
- Lubaina Himid
- Marlene Dumas
- Mel Edwards
- Michael Armitage
- Mickalene Thomas
- Otobong Nkanga
- Portia Zvavahera
- Romare Bearden
- Samuel Fosso
- Sonia Boyce
- Temitayo Ogunbiyi
- Thomas J. Price
- Wangechi Mutu
- Whitfield Lovell
- William Kentridge
- William Pope.L
- Zak Ové
- Zanele Muholi
- Zina Saro-Wiwa
