Lyman Allyn Exhibition Features Works by African American Artists From Across the Country
Personal to Political
Lyman Allyn Art Museum • 625 Williams St, New London, CT 06320
October 13, 2024 – January 5, 2025
Opening reception is Friday, Oct. 18, from 5 – 7 p.m.
Museum members are free, and non-members are $10.
Registration is required see below for more information
Personal to Political
There is no singular way to address the conversation of race and representation in contemporary art. Personal to Political: Celebrating the African American Artists of Paulson Fontaine Press presents the unique vision and personal narratives of African American artists from across the country. Channeling the poetics of the human experience, this exhibition reflects on history, identity, personal stories, and spiritual inspiration. With 46 fine art prints by 17 different artists and a large-scale basketball pyramid installation by Berkeley artist David Huffman, this exhibition presents a powerful array of figurative and abstract art. It is on view Oct. 13, 2024 — Jan. 5, 2025.
Personal to Political highlights the work of African American artists who are reshaping the world of contemporary art. Included are works by Martin Puryear, known globally for his elegant abstract sculptural forms; San Francisco Bay Area artist Lava Thomas, who considers themes of social justice and female subjectivity; and Lonnie Holley, a self-taught artist and prodigious mixed-media master; as well as art by Kerry James Marshall, Gary Simmons, and Radcliffe Bailey. Abstract quiltsa by Alabama’s celebrated Gee’s Bend quilters, including Loretta and Essie Pettway and Louisiana and Mary Lee Bendolph, have been adapted into prints, creating dynamic graphic art from the group’s work in traditional textiles.
The fine art prints in this exhibition were produced at Paulson Fontaine Press in Berkeley, California, an artistic hub known for amplifying important, often underrepresented, voices in the visual arts. In 1997, after hearing the painter Kerry James Marshall speak of the need for more Black voices and artwork in museums and art institutions, press co-founder Pam Paulson realized there was work to be done. For over 25 years, Paulson Fontaine Press has worked with a diverse group of artists, collaborating and experimenting with different processes and materials to bring new art and artists to a wider range of audiences.
Collectively, the artists in Personal to Political confront the personal and public significance of past and current events while working in a variety of media. The artists have taken aesthetic action in making this work, and it reminds us that we can all take action. Artists featured in the exhibition are as follows: Edgar Arceneaux, Radcliffe Bailey, McArthur Binion, Woody De Othello, Gee’s Bend Quilters (Louisiana Bendolph, Mary Lee Bendolph, Loretta Bennett, Essie Bendolph Pettway, Loretta Pettway), Lonnie Holley, David Huffman, Samuel Levi Jones, Kerry James Marshall, Martin Puryear, William Scott, Gary Simmons, and Lava Thomas.
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