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Museum of the African Diaspora

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Photography From Africa that Refuses Easy Narratives

by Zoe Samudzi October 2, 2019October 25, 2019

Africa State of Mind does not pander to expectations audiences might have or desire of African artists, instead allowing for these artists from 11 different countries to devise their own frameworks for understanding the places they are from.

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A Caribbean Present Steeped in a Colonial Past

by Zoe Samudzi July 29, 2019July 29, 2019

In Coffee, Rhum, Sugar & Gold: A Postcolonial Paradox, ten artists explore the implications of colonialism’s violent legacy.

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The Studio Museum Conceives Its Future in a Traveling Exhibition

by Colony Little March 6, 2019October 22, 2020

Black Refractions: Highlights from the Studio Museum in Harlem first brings highlights from the iconic New York institution’s collection to the Museum of the African Diaspora in San Francisco.

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Conjuring an Afrofuturist Classroom with Paint and Chalk

by Benjamin Jones December 27, 2016

Nyame Brown has transformed the Museum of the African Diaspora into the time machine that a museum should be.

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Grace Jones’s Indelible Influence on Contemporary Art

by Rachel Cassandra August 26, 2016August 28, 2016

SAN FRANCISCO — The Jamaican-born supermodel, actress, singer, songwriter, and record producer Grace Jones has been a unique force in many worlds, which has led her to be both a subject and inspiration for much contemporary art.

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From Black Performance to Stuff on a Shelf, a Visit to Five Shows in San Francisco

by Gabriela Vainsencher August 11, 2015

SAN FRANCISCO — It’s summer in the USA, and that means it’s group-show season on both coasts.

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