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Kerry James Marshall retrospective opens in Paris
Kerry James Marshall’s retrospective is on view in Paris at the Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris.
Called The Histories, the exhibition brings together about 70 works spanning four decades.
Marshall, an American painter who grew up in segregated Alabama and later moved to Los Angeles, is known for placing Black experience at the centre of his work.
His paintings pair major historical events with everyday scenes, including the history of slavery and civil rights alongside life in homes, gardens and hair salons.
He draws on both European painting and popular culture, treating comics and fine art as equally important influences.
The exhibition highlights Black figures with dignity and uses monumental scale and varied shades of black to challenge the way those figures have been represented.
The show is scheduled to remain open until the end of January; it began its European run at London’s Royal Academy about a year earlier.
A retrospective of Kerry James Marshall’s work is on view at the Museum of Modern Art in Paris.
Titled The Histories, the exhibition brings together about 70 works spanning four decades.
Marshall’s paintings place Black experience at the center, combining major historical events with ordinary scenes.
The exhibition follows a presentation at London’s Royal Academy that began its European tour a year earlier.
It is scheduled to remain in Paris until the end of January.
- Who
- Kerry James Marshall, a 71-year-old painter from Birmingham, Alabama.
- What
- A retrospective titled The Histories brings together about 70 of his works.
- When
- It is on view until the end of January. The opening date is not stated.
- Where
- The Museum of Modern Art in Paris.
- Why
- Not stated.
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The exhibition began its European tour at the Royal Academy in London.
The retrospective is scheduled to end its run at the Museum of Modern Art in Paris.
- Exhibition title
- The Histories
- Works
- About 70
- Span of work
- Four decades
- Venue
- Museum of Modern Art, Paris
- Previous venue
- Royal Academy, London
What people are saying
I never doubted I would end up here. It was my goal and I knew I would achieve it.
For me, comics and painting were the same.
I use Black figures, but I always try to ensure they are not ornamental or shown in an abject situation.
Although they may look the same, those three blacks are different. You can only appreciate the differences when you layer them.