Constantin Brancusi's sculpture Head (1919 - 1923, Tate Collection) and the photos La Négresse blonde (1926), Vue d'atelier (after 1930) and Portrait of Nancy Cunard (1925-1927) from Pompidou Centre in Paris are part of the Afro Modern: Journeys through the Black Atlantic exhibition at Tate Liverpool.
This is the first exhibition to trace in depth the impact of different black cultures from around the Atlantic on art from the early twentieth century to today. From the influences of African art on the modernist forms of artists like Picasso, to the work of contemporary artists such as Ellen Gallagher and Chris Ofili, the exhibition will reflect how artists around the Atlantic have claimed the language of Modernism in diverse ways, as a powerful tool to explore, formulate and assert their own identity.
Afro Modern: Journeys through the Black Atlantic also features work by Romare Bearden, Edward Burra, Renee Cox, Aaron Douglas, Walker Evans, Ellen Gallagher, David Hammons, Isaac Julien, Wilfredo Lam, Jacob Lawrence, Norman Lewis, Glenn Ligon, Ronald Moody, Wangechi Mutu, Uche Okeke, Pablo Picasso, Keith Piper, Tracey Rose and Kara Walker.
Talks and discussions: www.tate.org.uk/liverpool.
The Romanian Cultural Institute in London supports the exhibition alongside Liverpool City Council, Tate International Council, Tate Liverpool Members, The Granada Foundation and The Embassy of the United States in London.
When: 29 January - 25 April 2010
Where: Tate Liverpool, Albert Dock, L3 4BB
Admission: £6.00 (£4.50 concessions).