SIGHTLINESonPeace, Power & Prestige: Metal Arts in Africabrings works by leading contemporary artists into conversationwith historic African metal arts.The exhibitionfeatureslarge-scale sculptures, photography, weavings, metal work, and multi-media installations by contemporary makersRadcliffe Bailey, Sammy Baloji, Sharif Bey, Lubaina Himid, Bronwyn Katz, Kapwani Kiwanga, Abigail Lucien, Tsedaye Makonnen, Otobong Nkanga, Julia Phillips, Zohra Opoku, Nari Ward, and Amanda Williams.The more than 140 historic works on view are drawn fromPeace, Power, and Prestige,anexhibition of historic African metal arts curated by Susan Cooksey at theUniversity of Florida'sHarn Museum of Art. Theyinclude staffs and figures from the Mande smiths of Mali; regalia of the Edo chiefs of Nigeria; sacred objects of the Tusian, Gan, and Lobi peoples of Burkina Faso; ceremonial swords, gold weights, and personal adornment of the Akan people of Ghana; currencies, ceremonial staffs, and weaponry from Congo, as well as a broad range of other extraordinary works in metal. SIGHTLINES, curated by Drew Thompson, features exhibition design by AD-WO, the architecture firm of Emanuel Admassu and Jen Wood.
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