Saturday, November 10th, BGS Museum Trip: MOMA - Charles White Retrospective
What’s up Blerds!
Let’s check out this amazing retrospective on the art of legendary African-American artist, Charles White at the Museum of Modern Art.https://www.moma.org/calendar/exhibitions/3930?locale=en
Get your tickets here – https://www.moma.org/tickets/select
Afterward, we’ll try and find a bit to eat, perhaps at the delicious Pio Pio, one of our favorites!
See you there!
“Art must be an integral part of the struggle,” Charles White insisted. “It can’t simply mirror what’s taking place. … It must ally itself with the forces of liberation.” Over the course of his four-decade career, White’s commitment to creating powerful images of African Americans—what his gallerist and, later, White himself described as “images of dignity”—was unwavering. Using his virtuoso skills as a draftsman, printmaker, and painter, White developed his style and approach over time to address shifting concerns and new audiences.
“Charles White: A Retrospective is the first major museum survey devoted to the artist in over 30 years. The exhibition charts White’s full career—from the 1930s through his premature death in 1979—with over 100 works, including drawings, paintings, prints, photographs, illustrated books, record covers and archival materials.”