What is Wifredo Lam's 'When I Don't Sleep, I Dream' exhibition about?

The exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art through April 11 features the Cuban modernist Wifredo Lam, whose art is described as an "act of decolonization" and showcases his Afro-Caribbean motifs and chaotic, hallucinatory style.

Where can I see Helene Schjerfbeck's paintings?

Helene Schjerfbeck's paintings, known for their warm internal glow, are on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art through April 5.

What other art exhibitions are happening in New York?

In addition to Lam and Schjerfbeck, New York is hosting 'Robert Rauschenberg's New York: Pictures From the Real World' at the Museum of the City of New York through April 19.

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Art Decolonized: Wifredo Lam's Revelation

20 Mar

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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.

Art Decolonized: Wifredo Lam's Revelation

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.