Clay—Modeling African Design

Date: 

Tuesday, February 1, 2022 (All day) to Sunday, November 13, 2022 (All day)

Location: 

Harvard Art Museums, 32 Quincy St., Cambridge

On View:
November 17, 2018–November 13, 2022
University Collections Gallery, African Art, Harvard Art Museums

This exhibition highlights artistic innovation and creativity in Africa as seen primarily through the traditions of ceramic arts from across the continent and over its long history. Countering the assumption that African arts and societies are largely unchanging and bound to traditions and customs, the remarkable diversity of objects and styles on display here tells a different story. A selection of more than 50 works on loan from the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at Harvard University, including those by newly discovered Nigerian artist Alice Osayewe, are shown alongside works from the Harvard Art Museums permanent collections, such as contemporary photographs by Malian artist Malick Sidibé.

Advance reservation required to visit.

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