African LGBTQ+ art at the Smithsonian, the Iran crisis, Louise Nevelson at Pompidou Metz-podcast

"The Smithsonian's National Museum of African Art in Washington, D.C. this week opens Here: Pride and Belonging in African Art, a new exhibition focusing on LGBTQ+ artists from across Africa and its diaspora. Ben Luke talks to its co-curator, Kevin Dumouchelle, about the exhibition and forthcoming book. Ṣọlá Olúlograve;de, Eternal Light (2020) Courtesy of Sapar Contemporary and the artist We explore the cultural effects of the protests in Iran that began at the end of last year, and the brutal crackdown that followed, with Sarvy Garenpayeh, one of The Art Newspaper 's reporters on the Middle East. Garenpayeh has attempted to contact art workers after the Iranian government cut off the internet two weeks ago."

"And this episode's Work of the Week is Louise Nevelson's Tropical Garden II (1957), which relates to the sculptor's Moon Garden Plus One (1958), a landmark installation first staged in New York that is being reprised, at least in part, in a new survey of the American sculptor's work at the Centre Pompidou-Metz in Metz, France. We speak to the curator of the exhibition, Anne Horvath. Louise Nevelson, Tropical Garden II (1957) Photo : © Centre Pompidou Here: Pride and Belonging in African Art, National Museum of African Art, Washington, D.C., 23 January-23 August. The related book, published by Smithsonian Books, will be available later this year."

Here: Pride and Belonging in African Art opens at the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art in Washington, D.C., from 23 January to 23 August, showcasing LGBTQ+ artists from across Africa and its diaspora. Kevin Dumouchelle is co-curator of the exhibition and a related book will be published later this year by Smithsonian Books. Cultural effects of protests in Iran include a brutal crackdown and an internet cutoff that hindered contact with art workers. London's Ab-Anbar gallery has extended Amin Bagheri's solo exhibition until 22 February and hosts solidarity gatherings. Centre Pompidou-Metz presents Louise Nevelson: Mrs. N's Palace from 24 January to 31 August, highlighting Tropical Garden II (1957) and curated by Anne Horvath.

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