Group show including María Magdalena Campos-PonsAfro-Atlantic Histories10.04. - 11.06.2022
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Initially organized and presented in 2018 by the Museu de Arte de São Paulo (MASP), the exhibition comprises more than 130 artworks and documents made in Africa, the Americas, the Caribbean, and Europe from the 17th to the 21st centuries. The U.S. tour further builds on the exhibition’s overarching theme of histórias—a Portuguese term that can encompass both fictional and non-fictional narratives of cultural, economic, personal, or political character. The term is plural, diverse, and inclusive, presenting viewpoints that have been marginalized or forgotten. The exhibition unfolds through six thematic sections that explore the varied histories of the diaspora.

The exhibition was preceded by a symposium, a day-long festival celebrating the art and culture of the African Diaspora and the first public performance of María Magdalena Campos-Pons‘ piece, „When We Gather“.