Allied with Power: African and African Diaspora Art from the Jorge M. Pérez Collection

Overview

Through a large donation of Cuban art in 2017, an earlier donation of Latin American art in 2011, and significant gifts through acquisition funds, Jorge M. and Darlene Pérez have added more than 500 works of modern and contemporary art to PAMM’s permanent collection. Allied with Power: African and African Diaspora Art from the Jorge M. Pérez Collection celebrates their most recent acquisitions, which consists of a sizable selection of international African and African Diaspora artists. Inspired by his upbringing in a number of Latin American countries, Pérez began collecting the work of Cuban and Afro-Latino artists several years ago. Recently he has expanded that focus to include artists of the full African diaspora. Allied with Power shows the result of these years of dedicated effort and exploration.

The exhibition highlights artists whose works embody the possibilities and complexities of our contemporary moment. Allied with Power showcases a wide range of practices and thematics, including abstraction, representation, politics, spirituality, and race. Collapsing national borders, the artists in the exhibition ally with power, representing a kaleidoscope of voices that declare their authority.

Artists:
Igshaan Adams
Firelei Báez
María Magdalena Campos-Pons
Kudzanai Chiurai
Edouard Duval-Carrié
Tomás Esson
Genevieve Gaignard
Sam Gilliam
David Goldblatt
Sonia Gomes
Nicholas Hlobo
Pieter Hugo
Kudzanai-Violet Hwami
Rashid Johnson
Isaac Julien
William Kentridge
Kiluanji Kia Henda
David Koloane
Guido Llinás
Arjan Martins
Misheck Masamvu
Zanele Muholi
Odili Donald Odita
Naudline Pierre
Robin Rhode
Deborah Roberts
Chéri Samba
Yinka Shonibare
Elias Sime
Pascale Marthine Tayou
Hank Willis Thomas
Mickalene Thomas
Guy Tillim
Kara Walker
Stanley Whitney
Sue Williamson
Portia Zvavahera