The Time is Always Now
Artists Reframe the Black Figure

An exhibition at The National Portrait Gallery, curated by Ekow Eshun, showcasing the work of contemporary artists (all works are post 2000) of the African diaspora - From the US and UK.

1) The Marchioness, Toyin Ojih Odutola, 2016
2) Standing Figure with African Masks, Claudette Johnson, 2018
3) Conjestina, Michael Armitage

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The Time is Always Now
Artists Reframe the Black Figure

An exhibition at The National Portrait Gallery, curated by Ekow Eshun, showcasing the work of contemporary artists (all works are post 2000) of the African diaspora - From the US and UK.

1) Father Stretch My Hands, Nathaniel Mary Quinn, 2021
2) Still you Bloom in the Land of No Gardens, Njidika Akunyili Crosby, 2021
3) Untitled, Kerry James Marshall, 2009

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