Wifredo Lam No Longer Waits by the Coatroom

An overdue MoMA show reminds us that Lam pursued his own dialogue with African and Afro-diasporic visual cultures, even as the Parisian avant-garde exoticized his heritage.

Wifredo Lam No Longer Waits by the Coatroom
Wifredo Lam, “La Jungla” (1942–43), oil and charcoal on paper mounted on canvas (all photos Clara Apostolatos/Hyperallergic)