The Detroit Institute of Art presents “A dynamic showcase of contemporary art by African American artists…”

Detroit Museum Basquiat-JM_BirdOnMoney 

“Identity, triumph, tragedy, pride, prejudice, humor and wit. 30 Americans: An exhibition bound by one nation and divided by 30 experiences… See more than 50 paintings, sculptures, installations, photographs and video… created by many of the most important African American artists working over the past 30 years, including Kerry James Marshall, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Kara Walker, Nick Cave, Kehinde Wiley, Carrie Mae Weems, Robert Colescott, Glenn Ligon and Lorna Simpson.”

 

30 Americans

October 18, 2015 to January 18, 2016

 

Detroit Institute of Arts, 5200 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, Michigan

(Image: “Bird On Money”, Jean-Michel Basquiat , 1981

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