The exhibition at Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris tells us how artists can use their personal histories to address the social issues that govern the condition of women today. Examining a range of themes – the body, sexuality, self-representation, motherhood, beliefs – the exhibition asks how, for Black women, attitudes to privacy reveal what goes unsaid and their relationship with the world.
With Stacey Gillian Abe (Uganda), Njideka Akunyili, Crosby (Nigeria), Gabrielle Goliath (South Africa), Kudzanai-Violet Hwami (Zimbabwe), Keyezua (Angola), Lebohang Kganye (South Africa), Kapwani Kiwanga (Canada), Senzeni Marasela (South Africa), Grace Ndiritu (Kenya/United Kingdom), Wura-Natasha Ogunji (United States/Nigeria), Reinata, Sadimba (Mozambique), Lerato Shadi (South Africa), Ana Silva (Angola), Buhlebezwe Siwani (South Africa), Billie Zangewa (Malawi), Portia Zvavahera (Zimbabwe)
Curator: Suzana Sousa and Odile Burluraux
Keyezua (back); Ana Silva (front). “The Power Of My Hands”, Musée d’Art Moderne de la ville de Paris, 2021. Photo: Pierre Antoine
Ana Silva. “The Power Of My Hands”, Musée d’Art Moderne de la ville de Paris, 2021. Photo: Pierre Antoine
Ana Silva. “The Power Of My Hands”, Musée d’Art Moderne de la ville de Paris, 2021. Photo: Pierre Antoine
Billie Zangewa. “The Power Of My Hands”, Musée d’Art Moderne de la ville de Paris, 2021. Photo: Pierre Antoine
Bhulebezwe Siwani. “The Power Of My Hands”, Musée d’Art Moderne de la ville de Paris, 2021. Photo: Pierre Antoine
Bhulebezwe Siwani. “The Power Of My Hands”, Musée d’Art Moderne de la ville de Paris, 2021. Photo: Pierre Antoine
Bhulebezwe Siwani. “The Power Of My Hands”, Musée d’Art Moderne de la ville de Paris, 2021. Photo: Pierre Antoine
Gabrielle Goliath. “The Power Of My Hands”, Musée d’Art Moderne de la ville de Paris, 2021. Photo: Pierre Antoine
Grace Ndiritu. “The Power Of My Hands”, Musée d’Art Moderne de la ville de Paris, 2021. Photo: Pierre Antoine
Grace Ndiritu. “The Power Of My Hands”, Musée d’Art Moderne de la ville de Paris, 2021. Photo: Pierre Antoine
Grace Ndiritu. “The Power Of My Hands”, Musée d’Art Moderne de la ville de Paris, 2021. Photo: Pierre Antoine
Kudzanai Violet Hwami (left); Grace Ndiritu (right). “The Power Of My Hands”, Musée d’Art Moderne de la ville de Paris, 2021. Photo: Pierre Antoine
Kudzanai Violet Hwami. “The Power Of My Hands”, Musée d’Art Moderne de la ville de Paris, 2021. Photo: Pierre Antoine
Keyezua (left); Kapwani Kiwanga (right). “The Power Of My Hands”, Musée d’Art Moderne de la ville de Paris, 2021. Photo: Pierre Antoine
Kapwani Kiwanga (wall), Gabrielle Goliath (floor). “The Power Of My Hands”, Musée d’Art Moderne de la ville de Paris, 2021. Photo: Pierre Antoine
Keyezua. “The Power Of My Hands”, Musée d’Art Moderne de la ville de Paris, 2021. Photo: Pierre Antoine
Lebohang Kganye. “The Power Of My Hands”, Musée d’Art Moderne de la ville de Paris, 2021. Photo: Pierre Antoine
Portia Zvavahera (center, right); Kudzanai-Violet Hwami (left). “The Power Of My Hands”, Musée d’Art Moderne de la ville de Paris, 2021. Photo: Pierre Antoine
Portia Zvavahera (left, center); Kudzanai-Violet Hwami (right). “The Power Of My Hands”, Musée d’Art Moderne de la ville de Paris, 2021. Photo: Pierre Antoine
Reinata Sadimba (left); Grace Ndiritu (right). “The Power Of My Hands”, Musée d’Art Moderne de la ville de Paris, 2021. Photo: Pierre Antoine
Senzeni Marasela. “The Power Of My Hands”, Musée d’Art Moderne de la ville de Paris, 2021. Photo: Pierre Antoine
Senzeni Marasela (left); Kudzanai-Violet Hwami (right). “The Power Of My Hands”, Musée d’Art Moderne de la ville de Paris, 2021. Photo: Pierre Antoine
Senzeni Marasela.”The Power Of My Hands”, Musée d’Art Moderne de la ville de Paris, 2021. Photo: Pierre Antoine
Stacey Gillian Abe. “The Power Of My Hands”, Musée d’Art Moderne de la ville de Paris, 2021. Photo: Pierre Antoine
Stacey Gillian Abe. “The Power Of My Hands”, Musée d’Art Moderne de la ville de Paris, 2021. Photo: Pierre Antoine
Stacey Gillian Abe (left); Wura-Natasha Ogunji (center). “The Power Of My Hands”, Musée d’Art Moderne de la ville de Paris, 2021. Photo: Pierre Antoine
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