Culture

Sonya Clark

museum of arts and design

Jerome and Simona Chazen Building, 2 Columbus Circle, New York, NY 10019

https://madmuseum.org/events/opening-celebration-sonya-clark-we-are-each-other

Price

Free

Event Dates

Mar 24, 2024

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When

Open during museum hours 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM

museum of arts and design

Highlighting thirty years of artmaking dedicated to the Black experience in America, Sonya Clark: We Are Each Other is the first comprehensive survey of the communal art-making projects that form the heart of the artist’s pioneering creative practice. Accompanied by a selection of Clark’s photographs, prints, and sculpture, the exhibition will feature five of Clark’s large-scale, collaborative projects, including her barrier-breaking The Hair Craft Project (2014) and the ongoing performance, Unraveling.

Working with a wide range of emotionally resonant materials and everyday objects—from cotton cloth and human hair to school desks and bricks— Clark encourages audiences to confront through material transformation the country’s historical imbalances and racial injustices. At the same time, Clark celebrates the complexities of the Black cultural experience. The uses of traditional craft materials, her applied knowledge of global craft techniques, and the communal collaborations that are integral to the integrity of Clark's art are among the many ways Clark represents and honors the legacies of the African diaspora in Black life.

Image: Naoko Wowsugi