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Art Decolonized: Wifredo Lam's Revelation
20 Mar
Summary
- Wifredo Lam's art is an act of decolonization.
- Helene Schjerfbeck's paintings glow with internal warmth.
- New York hosts rare exhibitions of global artists.
The Museum of Modern Art presents 'Wifredo Lam: When I Don't Sleep, I Dream' through April 11, featuring the Cuban modernist whose art proclaimed itself an "act of decolonization." This survey showcases his Afro-Caribbean motifs and chaotic, hallucinatory style, offering a full arc of his career.
Simultaneously, the Metropolitan Museum of Art displays 'Seeing Silence: The Paintings of Helene Schjerfbeck' until April 5. Schjerfbeck, a celebrated Finnish artist, is known for paintings whose "warm internal glow rescues their forms from surrounding darkness," especially evident in her later, dreamlike portraits.
New York's cultural landscape is further enriched by 'Robert Rauschenberg's New York: Pictures From the Real World,' on view at the Museum of the City of New York through April 19. These exhibitions offer a glimpse into significant, albeit temporary, artistic moments in the city.
