Past exhibits
Common Ground
January 31 - June 1, 2008
The exhibition Common Ground is organized by CAAM and inspired by The African Presence in Mexico: From Yanga to the Present which originated with the National Museum of Mexican Art, Chicago, Illinois. Twenty one African American and Latino artists have provided contemporary pieces that explore the complexity of Black/Brown relationships in Los Angeles and California at large.
Common Ground includes paintings, drawings, collages, photographs, prints, videos, assemblages and mixed-media work, going from artists with a powerful and direct voice that demands undivided attention to others with a more exploratory approach, to those who uncover aspects of well known subjects from a very unique, fresh perspective. A few appear more introverted, bridging between peoples in an almost mystical, meditative manner. Artists displayed are Edgar Arceneaux, William Attaway, Milton Bowens, Dennis O. Callwood, Castillo, June Edmonds, Patrick “Pato” Hebert, Mildred Howard, Nery Gabriel Lemus, Samella Lewis, Dominique Moody, Andrés Montoya, John Outterbridge, Elliott Pinkney, José Ramírez, Favianna Rodríguez, Cindy Santos Bravo, Matthew Thomas, Timothy Washington, Carla Weber and Richard Wyatt.
Terreno en Común
La exposición Terreno en Común ha sido organizada por CAAM y está inspirada en La Presencia Africana en México: De Yanga al Presente, originada en el Museo Nacional de Arte Mexicano de Chicago, Illinois. Veintiún artistas afro-americanos y latinos presentan obra contemporánea que explora la complejidad de las relaciones entre gentes de piel negra y marrón en Los Angeles en concreto y en California en general.
Terreno en Común incluye pinturas, dibujos, collages, fotografías, grabados, vídeos, ensamblajes y obras de técnica mixta, creadas por artistas con una voz poderosa y directa que requiere una atención exclusiva, o que buscan una exploración artística que manifiesta lo inesperado dentro de lo familiar. También los hay más introvertidos, quienes favorecen el acercamiento entre los dos grupos de una forma meditativa, casi mística. La lista de artistas incluye a Edgar Arceneaux, William Attaway, Milton Bowens, Dennis O. Callwood, Castillo, June Edmonds, Patrick “Pato” Hebert, Mildred Howard, Nery Gabriel Lemus, Samella Lewis, Dominique Moody, Andrés Montoya, John Outterbridge, Elliott Pinkney, José Ramírez, Favianna Rodríguez, Cindy Santos Bravo, Matthew Thomas, Timothy Washington, Carla Weber y Richard Wyatt.
sampling of works Presented
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