African Fashion and a 'rocket launch' of Black Artists of Oregon
Briefly

from Oregon ArtsWatch | Oregon Arts & Culture News6 months ago
The exhibition arrives in Portland after a 2022 debut at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London and its most recent stint at the Brooklyn Museum.
Oregon ArtsWatch | Oregon Arts & Culture Newshttps://www.orartswatch.org/african-fashion-and-a-rocket-launch-of-black-artists-of-oregon/
In the words of Christine Checinska, the show's curator and the first curator of African and African diaspora fashion at the Victoria and Albert Museum, the show focuses on 'abundance rather than lack,' a reversal of the way Africa is often portrayed in Western contexts.
Oregon ArtsWatch | Oregon Arts & Culture Newshttps://www.orartswatch.org/african-fashion-and-a-rocket-launch-of-black-artists-of-oregon/
The undulating, stepped dais that accommodates the mannequins in the largest space of the exhibition, the Maribeth Collins Gallery, not only facilitates viewing the clothing from all angles but also gives the impression of a sculptural catwalk.
Oregon ArtsWatch | Oregon Arts & Culture Newshttps://www.orartswatch.org/african-fashion-and-a-rocket-launch-of-black-artists-of-oregon/
Imane Ayissi's brilliant magenta satin couture gown that incorporates the traditional grass fringe of the designer's native Cameroon sets the tone for the exhibition: The fashions on display are as innovative as they are culturally resonant.
Oregon ArtsWatch | Oregon Arts & Culture Newshttps://www.orartswatch.org/african-fashion-and-a-rocket-launch-of-black-artists-of-oregon/
Read at Oregon ArtsWatch | Oregon Arts & Culture News
#Africa Fashion #Portland Art Museum #Exhibition #African fashion #Contemporary fashion
[
add
]
[
|
|
]