The Time is Always Now Artists Reframe the Black Figure - The Box, Plymouth
29 June – 29 September 2024

Cingilli Collection were delighted to assist with the loan of 'She was learning to love moments, to love moments for themselves' by Amy Sherald and 'Untitled (Mask Boy)' by Kerry James Marshall.

A major study of the Black figure – and its representation in contemporary art.

The exhibition, curated by writer Ekow Eshun, showcases the work of contemporary artists from the African diaspora, including Michael Armitage, Lubaina Himid, Kerry James Marshall, Toyin Ojih Odutola and Amy Sherald, and highlights the use of figures to illuminate the richness and complexity of Black life. As well as surveying the presence of the Black figure in Western art history, it examines its absence – and the story of representation told through these works, as well as the social, psychological and cultural contexts in which they were produced.