Through an African Lens: Sub-Saharan Photography from the Museum’s Collection

February 27 - July 05,2020

The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, presents Through an African Lens: Sub-Saharan Photography from the Museum’s Collection. Featuring a dynamic range of work by 20 artists from Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, and Zimbabwe, this exhibition of 70 photographs explores a variety of artistic styles and expression from the 1950s to the present. Through an African Lens will be on view from February 27 through July 5, 2020. Today, the list of premier photographers from Africa is ever-growing, as artists from midcentury are remembered and given a place in the larger history of the medium, and contemporary practitioners make their mark in an increasingly globalized culture. Offering a small segment of the breadth of photography created in sub- Saharan Africa, these works address performance and personal identity, cultural traditions and modern aspirations, and social and political context. The Museum organized this exhibition to coincide with the FotoFest Biennial 2020: African Cosmologies, and other associated exhibitions and programs presented around Houston in March and April.

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