Curated by June Sarpong | Brussels: Filling in the Pieces in Black
Past Exhibitions exhibition
Overview
Curator June Sarpong, OBE
The gallery is pleased to present Filling in the Pieces in Black, a group exhibition curated by leading television broadcaster, author, and diversity advocate June Sarpong OBE, featuring works by international artists Cornelius Annor, Larry Amponsah, Reginald Armstrong, Ofunne Azinge, Radcliffe Bailey, Kwame Akoto Bamfo, Kwesi Botchway, Samuel de Saboia, Godfried Donkor, Esiri Erheriene-Essi, Johnson Eziefula, Modupeola Fadugba, Marcel Gyan, Nicola Green, Lyle Ashton Harris, Yinka llori, Hassan lssah, Nate Lewis, Sthenjwa Luthuli, Alexis McGrigg, Mario Moore, Kaloki Nyamai, Joshua Oheneba-Takyi, Zak Ové, Patrick Quarm, Sheena Rose, Emmanuel Taku, Mickalene Thomas, Uthman Wahaab, WonderBuhle, Khari Turner, Lulama Wolf, and Kwaku Yaro, among others.
First opening at the gallery's Brussels location, the exhibition concurrently takes place at London's revered Saatchi Gallery featuring different artworks by the same participating artists, instigating an international dialogue. They say "history is written by victors" when it comes to the Black experience and the racism that often impacts it. The negative ramifications of this quote in relation to colonialism and the transatlantic slave trade have corrupted the full truth of Black history. Filling in the Pieces in Black aims to help redress this imbalance by bringing together a collection of some of the most talented artists of today, and through the power of visual storytelling they Redefine the past, Refocus the present and Reshape the future.
Installation Views
Works
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Mario MooreCommodities, 2023oil on linen182.9 x 121.9 cm
72 x 48 in -
Mickalene ThomasJet Blue #55, 2023Color photograph, mixed media
paper, and rhinestones on museum paper mounted on dibond with gold leaf227.2 x 177.8 x 5.1 cm
89 1/2 x 70 x 2 in -
Kwesi BotchwayGaze Emerge, 2023acrylic and oil on canvas94 x 74 cm
37 x 29 1/8 in
Framed: 98.5 x 77 cm
38 1/2 x 30 in -
Modupeola FadugbaIn Liquid Bronze, 2023acrylic and metal leaf on canvas177.8 x 114.3 cm
70 x 45 in -
Hank Willis ThomasA Place to Call Home (Africa-America), 2009polished aluminum with enamel coating203 x 168 x 5 cm
79 14/16 x 66 2/16 x 1 15/16 in -
Joshua Oheneba-TakyiCrystal Teal Monobloc, 2023oil on canvas219 x 179 cm
86 1/4 x 70 1/2 in -
Alexis McGriggPerpetual Escape, 2022procion dye and gold mica powder on canvas170 x 129.5
67 x 51.2 in
framed: 174 x 134.5 x 5.2 cm -
Nicola GreenChange, Noir, 2010two colour silkscreen print with water-based ink on cotton paper133.5 x 102 cm
52 1/2 x 40 1/8 in -
Samuel de SaboiaWhy Did You Separate me From the Earth?, 2023acrylic on canvas227 x 277 cm
89 3/8 x 109 in -
Wonder BuhleUkuzisola, 2023mixed mediadiameter: 107cm
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Patrick QuarmGleem of The Still Yellow Past, 2022Mixed media
Three layers Acrylic, oil on African print fabric149.9 x 99.1 cm
59 x 39 in -
Khari TurnerUntitled, 2023mixed media on canvas183 x 183 cm
72 x 72 in -
Mario Moore1701, 2023oil on copper45.7 x 30.5 cm
18 x 12 in -
Zak OvéDP74, 2023vintage Crochet blankets, glued on aluminium and wood canvas190 x 190 cm
74 3/4 x 74 3/4 in -
Sheena RoseWe All Have Dreams, 2023acrylic on canvas91.4 x 152.4 cm
36 x 60 in -
Yinka IloriPoint of Reflection, 2022wood and paint83 x 40 x 43 cm
32 5/8 x 15 3/4 x 16 7/8 in -
Sthenjwa Luthuli“Isisekelo” The Foundation, 2023Super wood hand carved block & paint184 x 138 cm
72 1/2 x 54 3/8 in -
Lulama WolfIs this still life XXI, 2022acrylic and sand on canvas80 x 80 cm
31 1/2 x 31 1/2 in -
Zak OvéDP71, 2023vintage Crochet blankets, glued on aluminium and wood canvas150 x 150 cm
59 x 59 in -
Larry AmponsahCome The Rising, I Shall Know I Helped, 2023Collage and acrylic paint on canvas188 x 160 cm
74 x 63 in -
Alexis McGriggPortrayal of the Same, 2022procion dye and gold mica powder on canvas180 x 142 cm
70 7/8 x 55 7/8 in -
Kaloki NyamaiUntitled, 2023mixed media, acrylic, collage
stitching on canvas220 x 216 cm
86 5/8 x 85 in
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