"Wifredo Lam, a Cuban-born painter, is not exactly little-recognized."
"Even during his day, he was considered a cornerstone of the Surrealist movement, befriending André Breton, Pablo Picasso, and others through connections forged in France, where he first gained fame."
"Curated by Christophe Cherix and Beverly Adams, along with Damasia Lacroze and Eva Caston, the MoMA show, billed as Lam's first US retrospective, comprises some 130 works, including rarely seen paintings and drawings that attest to the artist's engagement with Afro-Caribbean traditions such as the Lucumí religion."
"Among those pieces is one newly acquired work from MoMA's holdings that is making its public premiere after years in a private collection."
Wifredo Lam, a Cuban-born painter, gained early prominence in France and became a cornerstone of Surrealism through friendships with figures like André Breton and Pablo Picasso. He left Europe in 1941, and his subsequent work drawing on Afro-Caribbean cultures has been less visible outside the Caribbean. A US retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art presents roughly 130 works, including rarely seen paintings and drawings that demonstrate Lam's engagement with Afro-Caribbean traditions such as the Lucumí religion. The selection emphasizes non-European phases of Lam's career and includes a newly acquired work making its public premiere after years in private hands.
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