"African Guernica, drawn by Dumile Feni in 1967, may lack the scale of Picasso's masterpiece, but its depth, anger and unnerving juxtaposition of man and beast, light and dark, and innocence and cruelty, are every bit as disturbing."
"The aim of the Reina Sofia's new exhibition series is to take works from different cultural and geographical frameworks and put them alongside Guernica, allowing for re-readings of the museum's famous work."
"Just as western art has relegated women to one side when it comes to the history of art, so has the history of art been constructed according to racist parameters that have condemned African art to handicrafts or to savagery."
African Guernica, created by Dumile Feni in 1967, is now displayed at the Reina Sofia museum, opposite Picasso's Guernica. This drawing, while smaller, conveys deep anger and disturbing contrasts. Feni's work reflects the horrors of apartheid in South Africa, featuring a three-legged man and a cow with a baby. The exhibition series aims to juxtapose diverse cultural works with Guernica, challenging historical biases in art that have marginalized African contributions and women's roles in art history.
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